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Another Attack on the Rights of Iranian Women Activists

(5 March 2007) More than 32 women were arrested on Sunday, March 4th, and charged with endangering national security, propaganda against the state and taking part in an illegal gathering. The women were protesting outside a courthouse in Tehran to demand a fair trial for five prominent women’s rights activists arrested last June during a peaceful protest in support of women’s rights. The June protest turned violent as police used force to disburse the crowd and arrested over 70 people. Mirroring the former protests, those in attendance on Sunday have given appalling reports of police brutality as well.

The women on trial - Nusheen Ahmadi Khorasani; Parvin Ardalan; Sussan Tahmasebi; Shahla Entesari; and Fariba Davoodi Mohajer – left the courtroom in support of the demonstrations taking place and were promptly arrested along with their lawyer.

These latest arrests signal yet another crackdown on rights activists in Iran. Last month three journalists and women’s rights activists were detained without charge while on their way to India to participate in a journalism workshop.