UPDATE: Iran: Amnesty International joins in support of activists arrested in Tehran

Submitted by wluml on Tue, 03/06/2007 - 00:00

Fundamentalisms
[fund] persecution of opposition

Amnesty International today called for the immediate and unconditional release of over 30 women activists who were arrested on Sunday, 4 March while staging a peaceful demonstration in Tehran. The organization believes the arrests may be intended to deter activists from organizing events to mark International Women's Day on 8 March.