Weeping woman statue. Image: Luc De Leeuw 2009 A mother protecting her child isn’t anything unique. But in Iran, humanitarian activist mothers are now becoming
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http://www.learning partnership. org/en/advocacy/ alerts/iranwomen arrests0307 One Million Signatures campaign activist Jelveh Javaheri has been issued a six month prison sentence by Iran ‘s Revolutionary Courts
Akbar Ganji was a commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from the establishment of this religious guard in 1979. This guard has been
Shadi Sadr, Iranian feminist and human rights activist, working as lawyer and journalist was released from prison on Tuesday on bail the equivalent of over
San Francisco Chronicle: Ordinary women in long black chadors and head scarves – both young and old – are performing extraordinary acts of bravery in
(WOMENSENEWS)–As the world knows by now, the announcement of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election victory on June 12 has led to massive and sustained street protests.
Jelveh Javaheri of Iran and Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma have many differences at personal and political level. But, other than sharing the same
The new Shiite Family Law that was passed swiftly in Parliament and signed by president Karzai, sent a shock wave to all the gender equality
On the brink of the Persian New Year, the first day of Spring, Iranian women activists heard some encouraging news. The illustrious honoree [at the
[Women News Network->http://womennewsnetwork.net/2009/02/25/moral-victory-of-iranian-women-30-years-after/#more-973] Iran Report – 30 years ago, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, the first female judge in Iranian history, was removed from her post when