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By: Banafsheh Zand Bonazzi Source: Alliance of Iranian Women March 2010 In the late 1800’s Iranian women were the main force behind the constitutional movement and the subsequent revolution. The Qajar dynasty’s kings (1799 – 1925) sat idly by and allowed the intrusion of the British and Russian political and economic domination; Russia in the [...]
By Fereshteh Ghazi Source: Rooz Online March 10, 2010 In a gathering to mark the International Women’s Day, Iranian women’s rights activists called for the “eradication of discrimination against women in all laws, the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination, equal opportunities in politics and management, release of political [...]
Source: Reporters and Human Rights Activists of Iran (RAHANA) March 9, 2010 Simin Behbahani was prevented from leaving for France for International Women’s Day ceremonies. RAHANA – “Paris municipality had invited me for March 8 and I had prepared a text about feminism and a poem about women which I was going to read at [...]
Source: The Green Voice of Freedom (GVF) March 10, 2010 The physical condition of Evin prisoners Mahdieh Golroo, Pakhshan Azizi and Zahra Jabbari have been reported as dire. According to this report, the lack of medical care in their ward has become very problematic, such that Kurdish prisoner Pakhshan Azizi has been suffering from jaw [...]
Source: Reporters and Human Rights Activists of Iran (RAHANA) March 6, 2010 The 15th branch of the Revolutionary Court issued its verdicts for Khadijeh Moghaddam and her husband, Dr. Khosro-Shahi. RAHANA – The 15th branch of the Revolutionary Court acquitted Khadijeh Moghaddam on 2 counts of propaganda activity against the regime and disobeying police order, [...]
Source: Reporters and Human Rights Activists of Iran (RAHANA) March 6, 2010 Parisa Kakaee is a women’s and human rights activist and a member the Committee of Human Rights Reporters. She was arrested on November 3, 2009 and detained for a month and a half. The following is an article written by Parisa Kakaee. Mr. [...]
By Pamela Philipose, Womens Feature Service Source: News Blaze March 2, 2010 Fatemeh Simin Motamed-Arya, 49, is one of Iran’s best-known and loved actresses. Starting with theatre, she quickly adapted to Iran’s vibrant cinema scene and today has over 40 films to her credit. But what’s even more interesting about Motamed-Arya is her political activism. [...]
By Benjamin Joffe-Walt Source: The Media Line March 7, 2010 International Women’s Rights Day campaign launched two months after beatings of the ‘Mourning Mothers’ Iranian women’s activists have launched a campaign for gender equality to mark International Women’s Rights Day. The campaign, Call for Solidarity: Freedom and Gender Equality in Iran, targets gender-based discrimination against [...]
Source: Reporters and Human Rights Activists of Iran (RAHANA) 3 March , 2010 Mahboobeh Karami, a member of the 1 Million Signatures Campain, was arrested at her home last night. RAHANA – Mahboobeh Karami was arrested last night at her home by intelligence agents who had a warrant for her arrest. The agents also seized [...]
