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16/7/2007
Iran: UPDATE: Stop the imminent stoning of Mokarrameh Ebrahimi
Jafar Kiani was stoned to death in Iran on 5 July...this could soon happen to his partner, Mokarrameh Ebrahimi, unless action is taken now.
16/7/2007
UPDATE: Iran: Stop the stoning to death of Mokarrameh Ebrahimi
16/7/2007
UPDATE: Iran: Stop the stoning to death of Mokarrameh Ebrahimi
16/7/2007
UPDATE: Iran: Stop the stoning to death of Mokarrameh Ebrahimi
8/7/2007
International: The 'Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice' advocates for the use of the ICC to advance women’s rights and gender equality
The Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice is an international women’s human rights organization advocating for gender-inclusive justice and working towards an effective and independent International Criminal Court (ICC).
5/7/2007
Nigeria: "For God's Sake" - An interview with Archbishop Peter Akinola of Nigeria
Archbishop Akinola of Nigeria, the world's most powerful Anglican leader, tells Religion Correspondent Ruth Gledhill that his conservatism is the true faith and that evangelism can combat Islamic terrorism.
5/7/2007
Thailand: Thailand votes against making Buddhism the national religion
The group drafting Thailand's new constitution voted Friday against a proposal to include a clause designating Buddhism as the national religion.
5/7/2007
Iran: Ayatollah Khamenei tells women not to "play with Islamic law"
Activists should not try to change Islamic laws relating to women's rights, Iran's supreme leader said on Wednesday, two days after one campaigner was reportedly sentenced to 34 months in jail and ten lashes.
4/7/2007
Saudi Arabia: Men and Women to be Segregated in Bank Headquarters
Saudi authorities have ordered banks to separate female and male workers at their headquarters in a new setback for women's rights in the conservative kingdom.
3/7/2007
Pakistan: 12 dead, 150 injured in armed conflict at Lal Masjid, Islamabad
Twelve people were killed and around 150 injured in a daylong shootout between madrassa students and Rangers near Lal Masjid on Tuesday.