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Violent Crackdown on Iranian Women's June 12 DemonstrationJune 15, 2006Dear Friends, Thank you for your continued support. June 13, 2006Dear Friends and Colleagues, We have received disturbing news from Iran. Police and security agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran violently suppressed the peaceful demonstration for women's rights held yesterday in Tehran. Organizations in Iran called for a protest march on June 12 to demand an end to legal discrimination against women (See WLP's earlier alert.) Peaceful demonstrators, women and men, congregated in Haft'eh Teer Square, carrying placards protesting discrimination against women and chanting in support of women's, children's, and human rights. Many demonstrators were beaten and injured by the police. 70 demonstrators were arrested, according to the Ministry of Justice, but some eyewitness accounts put the number much higher. Among those arrested are leading women's rights and children's rights activists, journalists, and leaders of student associations. The houses of a number of activists have been raided and vandalized. (See more pictures from the demonstration.) We are concerned for those who have been injured and arrested, and for the well-being of our colleagues who organized and participated in the protest march. Please join us in calling for the release of all demonstrators and sending messages of solidarity to Iranian women's rights activists. Best regards, Support Iranian Women's Demonstration on June 12 to Demand an End to Legal DiscriminationJune 7, 2006Dear Friends and Colleagues, We have received information from colleagues in Iran of a demonstration they plan to hold next Monday, June 12, 2006 to demand an end to legal discrimination against women. They are seeking support for changes to the civil and penal laws as follows:
Please join us in supporting Iranian women and their ongoing struggle to gain equal rights. ACTION:Sign on at http://herlandmag.com/news/06,06,07,12,33,14/. Best regards, ( categories:
Iran | Human Rights Alerts )
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