Iran

WLUML is deeply concerned about the arrest of Ms. Mahboobeh Abbasgholizadeh on November 1, 2004 on the orders of Tehran's General Prosecutor, Saeid Mortazavi (who ordered the arrest of the Canadian woman journalist who died in prison).
Nous, liées par le réseau Femmes sous lois Musulmanes, sommes profondément préoccupées par l’arrestation de Madame Mahboobeh Abbasgholizadeh survenue le 1er novembre 2004 sur les ordres du procureur général de Téhéran, Mr Saeid Mortazavi (qui avait ordonne l’arrestation de la journaliste canadienne decedee en prison).
The Iranian authorities have arrested around 20 people since September 2004, all suspected of contributing to news websites.
Mahboubeh Gholizadeh held indefinitely, under undisclosed charges and her whereabouts still unknown.
Translated excerpts from an interview with Alireza Alavitabar, published in the Farvardin 1382 (March 2003) issue of Aftab magazine in Iran.
The hard-liners who won Iran's parliamentary elections last February have focused on women's rights in their efforts to reverse some of the reforms carried out under the moderate president, Mohammad Khatami.
A presentation from the Asia Pacific NGO Forum of Beijing +10.
Presentation from the Asia Pacific NGO Forum of Beijing +10.
Iran's morality police have made several raids in Tehran, in an apparent crackdown on women who flout the strict Islamic dress code.
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