Fundamentalisms

Iran: Arrests of women may be an attempt to prevent International Women's Day calls for equality

Amnesty International today called for the immediate and unconditional release of over 30 women activists who were arrested on Sunday, 4 March while staging a peaceful demonstration in Tehran.

UPDATE: Iran: Amnesty International joins in support of activists arrested in Tehran

Amnesty International today called for the immediate and unconditional release of over 30 women activists who were arrested on Sunday, 4 March while staging a peaceful demonstration in Tehran. The organization believes the arrests may be intended to deter activists from organizing events to mark International Women's Day on 8 March.

Iran: Women activists detained following peaceful protest

33 women activists were arrested in front of the Revolutionary Court on Saturday March 3, 2007.

Iran: Campaign to Free Women's Rights Defenders

Dozens of women's rights defenders were arrested in Tehran on Saturday during a peaceful gathering in front of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran. The gathering was to protest the recent state pressures on women's rights defenders. Sign the petition condemning the arrest and detention of the women activists.

Iran: Iranian women activists arrested at peaceful protest over the weekend.

Dozens of the women's rights movement activists were arrested in front of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran.

Algeria: Women's rights organization, AFEPEC, given formal notice to evacuate their premises

The Association Féminine pour l’Epanouissement de la Personne et l’Exercice de la Citoyenneté (AFEPEC) has campaigned for women's rights for over 20 years. On 6 Feb. AFEPEC was ordered to leave the premises they have occupied since 2003.

L'AFEPEC mise en demeure de quitter les locaux qu'elle occupe

Association Féminine pour l'Epanouissement de la Personne et l'Exercice de la Citoyenneté (AFEPEC) reçu une mise en demeure pour quitter les locaux qu'occupe l'association depuis 2003.

Palestine: Female Activists a Force in Male-Dominated Gaza

Secular women take to the streets while Hamas harnesses more women's support