Women's Rights

Flogging and Prison Sentences for Women’s Rights Activists

April 22, 2008

(22 April 2008) The Iranian Judiciary has issued flogging and prison sentences for four campaigners for women’s rights, thus continuing its program of harassment and prosecution of the women’s rights movement. ...

Iranian Women’s Movement: More International Support, More Persecution at Home

March 16, 2008

(16 March 2008) While leading international figures continue to associate themselves with a statement of support for equal rights and solidarity with Iranian women’s rights campaigners, authorities have prevented several from traveling abroad, bringing discriminatory laws and practices into international focus. ...

International Support for Persecuted Women’s Rights Campaigners in Iran

March 7, 2008

(7 March 2008) In a strong show of international support for the Iranian women’s rights movement, over 280 leading women’s right advocates and organizations from around the world including six Nobel Peace Laureates have expressed their serious concern about the persecution and prosecution of their Iranian colleagues. ...

New Wave of Detentions, Summons, and Trials Targets Women’s Rights Activists

February 29, 2008

(29 February 2008) The Iranian government has intensified its prosecution of women’s rights activists. During the past week, two activists were detained, two summoned to court, and two others put on trial. ...

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Women's Rights

Flogging and Prison Sentences for Women’s Rights Activists

Iranian Women’s Movement: More International Support, More Persecution at Home

International Support for Persecuted Women’s Rights Campaigners in Iran

New Wave of Detentions, Summons, and Trials Targets Women’s Rights Activists

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