Iran

Iran: le chef de la justice critique les arrestations des femmes mal voilées

Le chef de la justice iranienne, l'ayatollah Mahmoud Hachémi Chahroudi, a critiqué la campagne actuelle de la police contre les femmes mal voilées, a rapporté mardi la presse iranienne.

Iran: More women's rights defenders summoned to the Revolutionary Court; two arrested

Fariba Davoudi Mohajer and Sussan Tahmasebi, two of the eleven women’s rights activists summoned by the Revolutionary Court, were sentenced to prison on April 18 for threatening “national security.” The two activists were organizers of the peaceful protest on June 12, 2006 and the “One Million Signatures” campaign demanding an end to discriminatory laws against women. Davoudi Mohajer, who was tried in absentia as she is currently abroad, was sentenced to one year in prison and three years suspended sentence. Tahmasebi was sentenced to six months in jail and one year suspended sentence. Their lawyers are appealing the sentences.

Iran: UPDATE: 'One Million Signatures Campaign': Two Iranian Women Activists Released; 11 Others Summoned to Revolutionary Court

Activists Mahboubeh Hossein Zadeh and Nahid Keshavarz have been released from Evin prison on 15 April, after 13 days of incarceration.

Iran: UPDATE: Imprisoned women's rights activists Nahid Keshavarz and Mahboubeh Hossein Zadeh, record their experiences of imprisonment amongst other female inmates

Human rights defenders Nahid Keshavarz and Mahboubeh Hossein Zadeh, were arrested for collecting signatures in support of the "One Million Signatures Campaign" demanding changes to discriminatory laws against women in Iran.

Iran: UPDATE: Update on the condition of imprisoned activists

Women's rights defenders, Mahboubeh Hossein Zadeh and Nahid Keshavarz, remain in prison: families and lawyer denied information and the opportunity to post bail

Iran: UPDATE: Human Rights Watch demands the release of two imprisoned women's rights activists

The Iranian government should immediately release two women's rights activists arrested on April 1 and end its harassment and persecution of human rights defenders, Human Rights Watch said today.

Iran: UPDATE: Iranian Women's Human Rights Defenders Once Again Targeted and Arrested

Mahboubeh Hossein Zadeh and Nahid Keshavarz, two members of the One Million Signatures Campaign, were arrested on Monday April 2nd while collecting signatures in support of a petition to change discriminatory laws against women in Iran.

Iran: The “One Million Signature Campaign”: Face- to- face, Street- to- street

A synopsis of the Campaign to end discriminatory laws in Iran, by front-line activist and journalist, Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani.

UPDATE: Iran: All women's rights activists have been released although crackdown on Iranian civil society escalates

Women's human rights defenders released on exorbitant bail, but repression of civil society continues.

UPDATE: Iran: Last two women human rights defenders released from prison on heavy bail

Shadi Sadr and Mahboubeh Abasgholizadeh were released from prison on Monday. However, the charges against the two women have not been dropped and the bail has been set at an exorbitant rate.