“DON’T FORGET US!”
These are the words of two young women, Ronak Safarzadeh and Hana Abdi, detained by the Iranian government for the last six months accused of:
· ‘Endangering national security’
· ‘Collaboration with foreign backed groups’
· ‘Disturbing public opinion and moral’
They are not terrorists. Ronak Safarzadeh and Hana Abdi are equal rights advocates working in the deprived Kurdistan villages of Iran.
Since 12th June 2006, there have been over 300 known cases of arrests/detention for advocates of equal rights. These men and women have worked within the confines of the existing Islamic laws governing Iran yet the very same laws have been used to arrest and detain them.
They are advocates of freedom for all in Iran, and yet they are faced with social and legal discrimination, as well as cultural barriers. Still these Iranians citizens have found ways of working within the system towards equal social and political rights.
On Saturday, March 8th 2008, International Women’s Day, Association des Chercheurs Iraniens (ACI) will launch a year long programme of celebrations to honour the courage and achievements of Iranian women under oppression.
For more information contact:website: http://www.aciiran.com/, email: http://mail.google.com/mail/h/qenjqxqu7xhb/?v=b&cs=wh&to=London@aciiran.comACI - PO Box 7630 London NW6 3ZB, England. Tel 44 20 7328 8415 Fax 44 20 7328 1484Registered Offices: Paris-France, London-England, Berlin-Germany, Zurich-Switzerland, Washington D.C.-USA
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