IRAN WATCH CANADA

Tuesday, March 13, 2007












Pic: Shadi with Mahbubeh
Pic: women activists
Pic: Shadi alone
News update-
Mass women arrest , how did it happen?
While March 8 the International Women's Day was approaching the court of revolution in Tehran summoned five women activists who were participated in last years peacefull demonstration in "Hafte Tir square' . These women activists were : Shahla Entesari, Fariba Dawoodi Mahajer, Parvin Ardalan, Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani and Susan Tahmasebi.
And during the last year , many other women activists have been summoned, interrogated , beaten , insulted and imprisoned . These women were: Jila Baniyaqub, Delaram Ali, Alieh Eghdam-doost, Azadeh Forghani, Bahareh Hedayat, Nasim Soltanbeigi, Maryam Zia, Leila Musa -zadeh , Fatemeh Haj-hosaini, Masumeh Zia , Farideh Farrahi and ....
In protest to courts action and in support for their colleagues and for democracy and human rights, against illegal pressure on women activists ,many women journalists,writers,bloggers, human rights activists and ... signed a statement with a title " We are looking to the future" staged a rally in front of the court of revolution on Sunday March 4 at 8:30am. These women were: Ms. Nasrin Afzali, Ms. Zara Amjadian, Ms. Asieh Amini, Ms. Shahla Entesari, Ms. Jila Bani-Yaqub, Jelveh Javaheri, Jadi, Ashraf Chitgarzadeh, Fariba Dawoodi- mahajer , Parastoo dokohaki , Shadi Sadr, Mahbubeh Abbasgholizadeh, Azadeh Forghani, Leila Farhadpoor, Gisu Faghuri, Parisa Kakaei, Fatemeh Govaraei, Saghi Laghaei, Sara Loghmani, Mahnaz Mohammadi, Sahar Maranlu, Minu Mortazi Langrudi, Mr. Kaveh Mozafari, Rezvan Moghadam, Firuzeh Mohajer, Mr. Ruzbeh Mircharkhchian, Zahra Minuei, Shiva Nazarahari and Mr. Mostafa Nili..........
follow up News
One news indicate 33 women activists have been arrested. Another news 32 women activists were detained. Shadi Sadr is in Solitary confinement, Shahla Entesari is also in Solitary confinement, Maryam and Nasrin are in general cell, lots of women have been arrested. Among the detainees there are representative of women whom previousely U.S. did not give entering visa to participate in women conference and now these women are in Evin.The first 32 hours of arrest there was no news about the detainees.
32 Star in prison !
52 hours have past but there are no news from detainees. there was good news the other night some of the detainees are released, and in this morning around 6 person are going to be released , families are worried and have come to the gate of Evin prison and are waiting for their loved one to be released.
Everyone have been released and only two are still in Evin prison . Shadi Sadr ( Lawyer and human right activist ) , Mahbubeh Abbasgholizadeh ( Journalist and women activist ). Only 7 days have left to "Nourooz" The Persian New Year.










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