{"id":348157,"date":"2026-09-19T14:31:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T13:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=348157"},"modified":"2026-09-19T14:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T13:31:06","slug":"ncri-womens-committee-chair-receives-courage-award-at-major-youth-conference-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/ncri-womens-committee-chair-receives-courage-award-at-major-youth-conference-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"NCRI Women\u2019s Committee Chair Receives Courage Award at Major Youth Conference in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_348158\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348158\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-348158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italian-Senator-Marco-Scurria-Sarvnaz-Chitsaz-18092026.jpg\" alt=\"Italian Senator Marco Scurria presents the Courage Award to Sarvnaz Chitsaz, Chair of the NCRI Women\u2019s Committee, at the Fenix Festival in Rome on 18 September 2026\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italian-Senator-Marco-Scurria-Sarvnaz-Chitsaz-18092026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italian-Senator-Marco-Scurria-Sarvnaz-Chitsaz-18092026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italian-Senator-Marco-Scurria-Sarvnaz-Chitsaz-18092026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italian-Senator-Marco-Scurria-Sarvnaz-Chitsaz-18092026-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italian-Senator-Marco-Scurria-Sarvnaz-Chitsaz-18092026-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italian-Senator-Marco-Scurria-Sarvnaz-Chitsaz-18092026-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-348158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Italian Senator Marco Scurria presents the Courage Award to Sarvnaz Chitsaz, Chair of the NCRI Women\u2019s Committee, at the Fenix Festival in Rome on September 18, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sarvnaz Chitsaz, Chair of the Women\u2019s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), received the Courage Award on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gioventunazionale.it\/programma-fenix-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Friday at Fenix 2026<\/a>, a major national gathering organized by Giovent\u00f9 Nazionale, the youth organization of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni\u2019s Brothers of Italy party.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The official Fenix program listed Chitsaz as the recipient of the \u201cPremio Coraggio\u201d during a September 18 session titled <em>Giovani in Rivolta<\/em> \u2014 \u201cYouth in Revolt\u201d \u2014 with Senator Marco Scurria, deputy leader of Brothers of Italy in the Italian Senate, presenting the award. The five-day gathering has featured ministers, lawmakers and other senior Italian political figures and is scheduled to conclude Sunday with an address by Prime Minister Meloni.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chitsaz attended as head of an NCRI delegation invited to the conference and addressed participants on Iran\u2019s political situation, the role of women and young people in opposition to the ruling theocracy, and the NCRI\u2019s vision for a post-theocratic Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Accepting the award, <a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2026\/09\/19\/sarvnaz-chitsaz-receives-courage-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chitsaz said<\/a> she regarded it not as a personal distinction but as recognition of Iranians confronting repression inside the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt is a tremendous honor for me to have been chosen as the recipient of the Courage Award on behalf of the courageous women and young people of Iran who are resisting religious oppression,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, this award belongs to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The \u201cCourage Award\u201d was presented to .<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/s_chitsaz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@s_chitsaz<\/a>, Chair of the Women\u2019s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), at the Fenix Festival in Rome today.<\/p>\n<p>Fenix is the annual festival organised by Giovent\u00f9 Nazionale, the youth organisation of Fratelli d\u2019Italia.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nEDq2vsKvF\">pic.twitter.com\/nEDq2vsKvF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/womenncri\/status\/2101053653578580139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Award Dedicated to Iran\u2019s Political Prisoners<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chitsaz dedicated the award in particular to young Iranians imprisoned or executed in connection with opposition activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She cited the cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-executes-man-over-january-protests-judiciarys-news-agency-says-2026-07-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mehdi Khanaki<\/a>, a 26-year-old law graduate and a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/pmoi-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> and was recently executed, and Arghavan Falahi, a 25-year-old political prisoner and supporter of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) who has been sentenced to death.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chitsaz also quoted a message attributed to Falahi and fellow political prisoner Forough Pourtaghi, presenting it as representative of the outlook of a younger generation rejecting both Iran\u2019s current theocracy and a return to monarchical rule.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are Generation Z of Iran. We oppose dictatorship and seek independence. We reject both the Shah and the mullahs,\u201d the message said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Much of Chitsaz\u2019s address focused on the role of young people and women in successive anti-government protests. Referring to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2022-nationwide-uprising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 nationwide uprising<\/a> and subsequent unrest, she said women had emerged not merely as victims of state repression but as active participants and leaders in demands for political change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe women and young girls of Iran demonstrated that they are not powerless victims but the driving force for change,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also pointed to what she described as a new wave of political executions since mid-March, saying many of those targeted had been young protesters arrested during the uprisings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Message to the freedom-loving Iranians commemorating the 2022 uprising<br \/>The footsteps of uprising echo once again in Iran\u2019s cities<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dl4l2owZXr\">https:\/\/t.co\/Dl4l2owZXr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tWThpGCQRp\">pic.twitter.com\/tWThpGCQRp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/2098789828204671135?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chitsaz Presents NCRI\u2019s Political Alternative<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chitsaz used the appearance to outline the NCRI\u2019s proposed political framework for Iran, arguing that political change should come through the Iranian people rather than foreign military intervention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe path to change is neither appeasement of the regime nor foreign war,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is change brought about by the Iranian people themselves and their organized Resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She placed particular emphasis on <a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2026\/09\/05\/womens-leadership-in-the-pmoi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">women\u2019s leadership<\/a> within the Iranian Resistance. According to Chitsaz, women constitute 52 percent of the NCRI, while the PMOI\/MEK recently elected a woman as its secretary-general for the ninth consecutive term. Maryam Rajavi, the NCRI\u2019s President-elect, is also a woman.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe clearest difference between our vision and the ruling theocracy can be seen in the role of women,\u201d Chitsaz said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She then outlined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a>, which advocates universal suffrage and free elections, political and press freedoms, separation of religion and state, gender equality, an independent judiciary, abolition of the death penalty, minority rights and a non-nuclear Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under the NCRI\u2019s proposed transition process, Chitsaz said, a provisional government would serve for no more than six months, restore basic freedoms and organize elections for a Constituent Assembly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIts goal is to transfer power to the people of Iran,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Maryam Rajavi&rsquo;s 1996 Vision: 14 legal rights women will hold in a free, democratic Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_mMgYkzq70FI\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FmMgYkzq70FI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mMgYkzq70FI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT7M33S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-06-30T20:02:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_mMgYkzq70FI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FmMgYkzq70FI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Maryam Rajavi\u2019s 1996 Vision: 14 legal rights women will hold in a free, democratic Iran<\/div><\/div><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"play\"><\/button><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mMgYkzq70FI\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FmMgYkzq70FI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Maryam Rajavi&rsquo;s 1996 Vision: 14 legal rights women will hold in a free, democratic Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Read More: June 21, 1996 \u2013 London At a time when the Iranian regime denied women even the most basic rights, NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi unveiled a bold vision for the future: a free Iran founded on full gender equality. These 14 articles\u2014ratified by the NCRI\u2014outline the legal rights women will hold in tomorrow\u2019s Iran: \u2022 Equal rights in all areas of life \u2022 No forced hijab, child marriage, or polygamy \u2022 Equal pay, political participation, and legal protection \u2022 Freedom to choose, speak, move, and lead She didn\u2019t just defend women\u2019s rights\u2014she placed women\u2019s leadership at the heart of solving the region\u2019s deepest crises, long before the world was ready to hear it. https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/women-rights-in-iran\/ https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3SMgEla\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Appeal to Italy\u2019s Youth<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Concluding her remarks, Chitsaz urged young Italians to draw attention to political prisoners and Iranians facing execution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Iranian people are not asking the international community to liberate their country for them,\u201d she said, calling instead for international pressure over executions and accountability for human rights violations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She asked participants to \u201cbe the voice of Iran\u2019s political prisoners\u201d and of young people involved in the MEK\u2019s Resistance Units.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarvnaz Chitsaz, Chair of the Women&rsquo;s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), received the Courage Award on Friday at Fenix 2026, a major national gathering organized by Giovent&ugrave; Nazionale, the youth organization of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni&rsquo;s Brothers of Italy party. 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