5 September 2008, 9:44 am
Iran has reportedly sentenced four female activists to six months in prison for writings demanding equality for women, a move denounced Friday by Sweden, which awarded a human rights prize to one of the activists earlier this year. The reported sentencing is apparently the latest move in a crackdown... read more
5 September 2008, 9:28 am
Iran has reportedly sentenced four female activists to six months in prison for writings demanding equality for women, a move denounced Friday by Sweden, which awarded a human rights prize to one of the activists earlier this year.... read more
5 September 2008, 8:29 am
Iranian women struggle against restrictions... read more
5 September 2008, 8:28 am
The BBC's Hugh Sykes reports from Tehran on the restrictions faced by women and the campaign for their rights.... read more
5 September 2008, 4:44 am
TEHRAN, Iran -- A bill that would allow Iranian men to take additional wives without the consent of their first wife has angered women and the country's top justice official, who say it would undermine women's rights and could be a government attempt to more deeply enshrine its strict Islamic interp... read more
5 September 2008, 2:05 am
TEHRAN, Iran — A bill that would allow Iranian men to take additional wives without the consent of their first wife has angered women and the country's top justice official, who say it would undermine women's rights and could be a government attempt to more deeply enshrine its strict Islamic inter... read more
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