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Iran: ‘Mourning Mothers Iran’ Stand with Activist Mothers Worldwide
In silent public protest, the ‘Mourning Mothers of Iran,’ known locally in Tehran as the ‘Mothers of Laleh,’ stand together each week, on Saturday evening vigils in Tehran’s Laleh Park.
Iran: Jelveh Javaheri Receives 6 Month Sentence
One Million Signatures campaign activist Jelveh Javaheri has been issued a six month prison sentence by Iran’s Revolutionary Courts for her participation in a peaceful protest on June 12, 2008.
Iran: Rape and other torture victims at renewed risk
Victims of rape and other torture by Iranian security forces are facing renewed risk after documents detailing abuses against them were confiscated, Irene Khan, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, said today.
Iran: 72 victims of the recent protests are identified
The identity of 72 victims, killed in the recent uprising against dictatorship and religious regime in Iran has been published.
Iran: Ahmadinejad's women ministers not representative
Since Iran's Ahmadinejad named the Islamic Republic's first women to cabinet-level posts, rights activists have denounced it as a cynical move. Leila Mouri explains why the nominees now facing Parliament don't represent her.
Iran: Journalist held in Evin prison at risk of torture
Hengameh Shahidi, a female journalist arrested on 30 June, is being held without charge in Evin prison, in Iran's capital, Tehran. She is a prisoner of conscience, held solely for the peaceful exercise of her right to freedom of expression and association
Iran: Senior clerics oppose nominations of women ministers
Some senior clerics want Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to reconsider the nomination of three women as ministers in his new government, a conservative lawmaker was quoted as saying yesterday.
Iran: Woman at risk of execution by stoning
Iranian woman, Sakineh Mohammadi is at risk of execution by stoning in Tabriz Prison, western Iran. She was convicted in 2006 or 2007 of “adultery while being married”. She was previously flogged for “having an illicit relationship”.
MISE A JOUR: Iran: L’avocate des droits des femmes, Shadi Sadr, a été libérée !
Le réseau Femmes sous lois musulmanes a le plaisir d’annoncer la libération de Shadi Sadr de la prison d’Evin, ce mardi matin, peu après 11 heures.
UPDATE: Iran: Human rights lawyer Shadi Sadr released from jail
Women Living Under Muslim Laws is very happy to announce that Shadi Sadr was released from Evin Prison on Tuesday, a little after 11 a.m. She returned home to her family earlier than the 6 p.m. time the court had said she would be released. Shadi’s family was planning to welcome her upon her arrival when they saw her standing at the door. Apparently, Shadi Sadr had arrived several hours earlier so that her friends and family would not have to gather outside the prison.
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