March 8, 1979 Iranian Women March Against Hijab and Islamic Laws http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxGYLk92edY&feature=player_embedded
http://www.astreetjournalist.com/ Women’s rights activists announce March 8 day of protest / فعالان جنبش زنان ایران: سهشنبه روز اعتراض استWritten by Amir Heydari<http://www.astreetjournalist.com/author/amirh/> Headlines <http://www.astreetjournalist.com/category/headlines/>, Women's Rights <http://www.astreetjournalist.com/category/womens-rights/> اسفند 15, 1389 <http://www.astreetjournalist.com/2011/03/06/iranian-opposition-calls-for-protests-on-international-womens-day-%d9%81%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%ac%d9%86%d8%a8%d8%b4-%d8%b2%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%b3/iranian-women-activists-vanak-2/>A group of Iranian women’s rights activists have announced that Tuesday, March 8, the International Women’s Day, will be a “day of protest” against gender inequality. The announcement, which has been signed by 300 women’s rights activists and their supporters, echo the earlier statement from Shirin Ebadi, who called for the day of protest on behalf of Iranian men and women who have been struggling against oppression, stressing that their fight for equal rights can only be realized with a democratic government. Ebadi, the Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate, issued her statement on Wednesday, calling the March 8 protests a continuation of recent anti-government demonstrations in Tehran and other major cities. Today’s statement links the demands of the women’s rights movement to the fight for gender equality in Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon and other countries in the region. “We believe that no law can deliver justice and democracy unless every article of it is based on equal gender rights,” says the statement. “Therefore, changing the law will constitute the beginning of our movement toward democracy, gender equality and respect for all citizen rights.” The activists add that until that day comes, “every March 8 will be a day of protest for us.” The statement follows one put out yesterday by the Coordination Council of the Green Path of Hope, the umbrella group that has been speaking for the opposition since its leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi were put under house arrest and cut off from public. The council declared International Women’s Day as a day to protest the Islamic Republic government’s policies and the incarceration of the opposition leaders and their wives. A group of Middle Eastern feminists has also issued a rally call for demonstrations on the hundredth anniversary of women’s rights struggles. Women’s groups in Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia and Iran have spoken in support of the rally. In the past year, any demonstration on the occasion of International Women’s Day has been violently oppressed by the Islamic Republic. Source: Radio Zamaneh<http://radiozamaneh.com/english/content/womens-rights-activists-announce-march-8-day-protest> Ebadi calls for Iranian protests for equal rights on International Women’s Day / شیرین عبادی: ۸ مارس برای حقوق برابر به خیابانها میرویم Written by Amir Heydari <http://www.astreetjournalist.com/author/amirh/> Headlines <http://www.astreetjournalist.com/category/headlines/>, Women's Rights <http://www.astreetjournalist.com/category/womens-rights/> اسفند 12, 1389 <http://www.astreetjournalist.com/2011/03/03/ebadi-calls-for-iranian-protests-for-equal-rights-on-international-womens-day-%d8%b4%db%8c%d8%b1%db%8c%d9%86-%d8%b9%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%af%db%8c-%db%b8-%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%b3-%d8%a8%d8%b1%d8%a7/e0276/>The Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi says Iranians fighting for equal gender rights will take to the streets on March 8, International Women’s Day. Ebadi released a statement saying that a “democratic government” in Iran requires a review of the constitution, and such a legal review would be the first step toward “a civil movement in Iran.” In recent years, Iranian women’s rights activists have been prevented from staging demonstrations on March 8, with Islamic Republic security forces crushing any attempt. “Beware not to forget your rightful and persistent demand for equal rights in the midst of political events!” Ebadi warns Iranian women. “On this day, side by side our brothers and compatriots, we will come to the streets to support popular demands because equal rights can only be realized under democratic rule.” The Iranian opposition has invited protesters to take to the streets on every Tuesday leading to Iranian New Year on March 21, to demand the release of Iranian opposition leaders and to protest government policies toward demonstrators. On March 1st, the birthday of MirHosein Mousavi, protesters took to the streets in the face of widely deployed security personnel in Tehran and other major cities. The next Tuesday on the Iranian protest calendar falls on International Women’s Day. Some women’s rights activists have criticized opposition websites for failing to call for the protests in the name of International Women’s day. Source: Radio Zamaneh<http://www.radiozamaneh.com/english/content/ebadi-calls-iranian-protests-equal-rights-international-womens-day> UMMA <http://www.tlaxcala-int.org/rubrique.asp?reference=6> / Senior judicial expert condemns actions of Iranian government Date of publication at Tlaxcala: 07/03/2011 Original: بیانیه شدید اللحن آیت الله موسوی اردبیلی خطاب به مسئولان حکومتی<http://www.tlaxcala-int.org/article.asp?reference=4162> Translations available: Deutsch<http://www.tlaxcala-int.org/article.asp?reference=4164> Senior judicial expert condemns actions of Iranian government Ayatollah Moussavi-Aredbili آیت الله موسوی اردبیلی Translated by * Radio Zamaneh رادیو زمانه<http://www.tlaxcala-int.org/biographie.asp?ref_aut=327&lg_pp=en> * Ayatollah Mousavi Ardebili, a senior and influential member of the Iranian clergy, has come out with a strong statement condemning immoral government actions, saying he is moved to defend Islam and the Islamic regime. آیت الله موسوی اردبیلی Ayatollah Moussavi-Aredbili Mousavi Ardebili, who was the top judicial administrator during the leadership of the late Ayatollah Khomeini, writes that such actions are “in violation of religion, the law, morality and human dignity.” In the statement published on his personal website, Mousavi Ardebili says that “insulting and defaming” individuals and groups is completely unacceptable. The senior cleric doesn’t directly name the particular cases of violation currently occurring in the country; however, in recent months accusations of treason and sedition have been rampant against opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi as well as other moderate political figures in the regime. “Today slander has become a normal and far-reaching activity, and anyone will unscrupulously insult whomever they want,” the former judiciary expert says. “Or before someone is convicted of a crime and handed a punishment in a legitimate court, [some authorities] accuse people and issue their sentence without fear of any consequence.” The two opposition leaders, Mousavi and Karroubi, and their wives were put under house arrest and completely cut off from outside contact since they called for a rally on February 14 to support the recent Arab uprisings. While several members of the judiciary and the government have accused the two men of sedition and involvement in foreign conspiracies against the regime, there has been no official attempt to prosecute them. However, they have been put under arrest and no one can visit them. Mousavi Ardebili emphasizes that such actions “distort the eminent teachings of Islam.” The state-backed daily *Keyhan* attacked Ayatollah Mousavi Ardebili’s statement, calling it an evident declaration of support for the two opposition leaders. While once again accusing Mousavi and Karroubi of collaborating with Israel and the U.S., the *Keyhan* editorial insists that Ayatollah Mousavi Ardebili’s statement is not in line with his “well-known and Revolutionary” character and concludes that he must have been influenced and exploited by the wrong elements. In recent weeks, other senior members of the clergy have spoken out more directly against the treatment of the two opposition leaders. Ayatollah Yousef Sanei condemned their arrest as a sign of the state’s “political weakness and insolvency.” Ayatollah Bayat Zanjani protested the treatment of Mousavi and Karroubi referring to them as the “faithful friends of Imam [Khomeini] and the Revolution.” Ayatollah Dastgheib, a member of the Assembly of Experts has called for the establishment of a panel approved by both political camps in order to review the opposition leaders’ challenges to the 2009 presidential election results. The senior member of the clergy has also called for an immediate end to their house arrest, which he refers to as “against the law and religion.” ------------------------------ Courtesy of Radio Zamaneh رادیو زمانه <http://radiozamaneh.com/> Source: http://radiozamaneh.com/english/content/senior-judicial-expert-condemns-actions-iranian-government Publication date of original article: 06/03/2011 URL of this page: http://www.tlaxcala-int.org/article.asp?reference=4165 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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