The Fight for Women's Rights in Iran


	The Fight for Women's Rights in Iran

chestnut501

5-27-2009 1:32 AM

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The Iranian women's movement is growing stronger each day. But it faces severe repression.

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arrested at a peaceful women's rights demonstration in Tehran. Originally 
sentenced to a prison term of three years, four months and 20 lashes, 
Eghdamdoost is now serving a three-year sentence, making her the first woman 
imprisoned for activism on women's rights in Iran.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/139981/the_fight_for_women%27s_rights_in_iran/">Dozens of other activists have been detained and prosecuted and are at risk of 
imprisonment, solely because of their work promoting gender equality.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/139981/the_fight_for_women%27s_rights_in_iran/"><P>At present, men have the sole right to divorce and to custody in Iran. In court, one man's testimony equals that of two women, and men can ban their wives from working outside the home. Although the state has taken steps to discourage stoning, it remains in the penal code as punishment for women who commit adultery.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/139981/the_fight_for_women%27s_rights_in_iran/"> help by signing a petition to Iranian authorities calling for the release of 
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