Iran: Attempts to persecute human rights defender Mehrangiz Kar by silencing her husband

Submitted by wluml on Wed, 05/16/2001 - 00:00

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Mehrangiz Kar, journalist and Iranian women's rights activist, who was jailed in April 2000 for her writings and speeches on women's rights, was allowed to leave Iran for medical treatment for breast cancer in autumn 2001.