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Amini founded the 'Stop Stoning Forever Campaign' in October 2006. She worked together with a well known feminist from Iran and two writers from outside the country who could publish without censorship. [1] She is fighting gender-based injustices in Iran's judicial system and is advocating for an end to stoning as a form of execution. [4]
Shadi Sadr (Persian: شادی صدر; born 1974) is an Iranian lawyer, human rights advocate, essayist and journalist. She co-founded Justice for Iran (JFI) in 2010 and is the Executive Director of the NGO. She has published and lectured worldwide. [1]
Another campaign was 'Stop Stoning Forever'. [33] By all accounts, the degree of mobilization and consciousness among women in Iran is remarkable. [34] The women's rights movement is vibrant and well-organized. [35] The movement has also been credited with very smart use of information and communication technologies. [36]
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, 33, was arrested in October 2022 after publicly backing protests that erupted in the aftermath of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini's death in police custody.
An Iranian court has sentenced a woman to death for adultery, state media said. A report by the IRAN newspaper on Wednesday said the woman worked as a trainer in a gym for females. The husband ...
By Simon Lewis (Reuters) -The Biden administration is concerned that a weakened Iran could build a nuclear weapon, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday, adding that ...
Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh (Persian: محبوبه عباسقلیزاده) is an Iranian women's rights activist, researcher, journalist and film-maker. [1] She is a director of Zanan Broadcasting Network (www.zanantv.org), and an active member of the Stop Stoning Forever campaign and the Iranian Women's Charter movement.
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