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20 June 2008
Further Information on UA 297/07 (MDE 13/130/2007, 07 November 2007) and follow-up (MDE 13/063/2008, 14 April 2008) - Prisoner of conscience/fear of torture or other ill-treatment
IRAN Ronak Safarzadeh (f)
Hana Abdi (f), aged 21
Hana Abdi has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, to be served in exile in West Azerbaijan province, in the small town of Germi, on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan, while Ronak Safarzadeh is in custody awaiting a further trial (...)

One Million Signatures Campaign Demanding Changes to Discriminatory Laws against Women in Iran
Liberation congratulates the activists in the “One Million Signatures Campaign Demanding Changes to Discriminatory Laws against Women†in Iran and supports their courageous struggle for the promotion of human rights/women rights in Iran.
We condemn all kinds of anti-women traditions, cultural norms and discriminatory laws and strongly support campaigns and actions in favour of people’s (...)

Signature Campaign Activists Do Not Belong on Trial New York, July 17, 2008–The Iranian government should drop charges against four women’s rights defenders facing imminent trial, and set aside other convictions for peaceful activities to promote equal rights for women in Iran, said Human Rights First. On July 14, human rights defenders Nasrin Sotoudeh and Mansoureh Shojaee appeared before the Revolutionary Court with their attorney, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi. Nasrin (...)

Iranian women’s rights activists are calling for international support in observance of the June 12, 2006 demonstrations. Two years ago on this day, activists organized a peaceful protest demanding the revision of discriminatory laws against women in Iran. Seventy people were arrested during the gathering and continue to this day to be summoned, charged, arrested and sentenced for peaceful activism. June 12th has since been chosen by Iranian women’s rights activists as their national day of (...)