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We are Human too; Half of Iran and the World<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/2013/06/05/iran-election/> Politics <http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/category/politics/> by Maryam Namazie<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/author/maryamnamazie/> [image: brand-identity_fitnah]<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/files/2013/06/brand-identity_fitnah.jpg>When asked about the women registering for Irans upcoming presidential election, Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, a member of the Guardian Council, which vets all candidates, said: It is reminiscent of the person who wasnt allowed to enter a village but was nonetheless asking to meet the village elder. The law doesnt allow women to run The general conditions are specified in Article 115 of the constitution; it says one must be elected from amongst religious-political men. Imagine a society in which half the population is excluded from running for office! Clearly, the election is a farce for women but also men. After all, Iran is a theocracy. Only those with a convinced belief in the fundamental principles of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the official religion of the country can run for office. There are no political freedoms. Political parties opposed to the government are banned. Parties and associations cannot be formed unless they obey the criteria of Islam, and the basis of the Islamic republic. There is no freedom of expression and press. Dissidents are routinely tortured, imprisoned and executed for questioning the regime, its leaders, and transgressing Islamic norms. Over 130 offences are publishable by death, including blasphemy, apostasy, heresy, enmity against God, adultery, and homosexuality. Women in particular are treated as second class citizens. Women have no right to work or travel without a male guardians permission, certain fields of study are closed to women; veiling is compulsory; and a womans testimony is worth half that of a mans, amongst others. The international medias portrayal of the election circus as legitimate ignores the repressive and misogynist nature of the state and peoples resistance. Fitnah Movement for Womens Liberation reiterates its opposition to the Islamic regime of Iran and the election farce. Women and men in Iran like people everywhere have a fundamental right to democratic politics, equality, freedom and secularism. A precondition for real change is an end to the Islamic regime not by US-led militarism or economic sanctions but by the womens liberation movement and the people of Iran. On 14 June, join us to oppose the election and to show solidarity with the people of Iran. We are Islamisms worst fitnah! To join Fitnah Movement for Womens Liberation, visit here<https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/fitnah> . For more information, contact: Mina Ahadi, +49 (0) 1775692413 Keyvan Javid: +44 (0) 7861476869 Maryam Namazie: +44 (0) 7719166731 BM Box 1919, London WC1N 3XX, UK Email: [email protected] Blog: http://fitnahmovement.blogspot.co.uk/ Website: www.fitnah.org/ ----------------------------------------------- JUN052013 Amina Akbar<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/2013/06/05/amina-akbar/> Politics <http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/category/politics/> by Maryam Namazie<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/author/maryamnamazie/> [image: zkkRgXYV13] Tunisian FEMEN activist Amina was brought back to court today in handcuffs and covered in a blanket. The secret hearing under police supervision meant that the decision of the court is unknown, according to FEMEN. Amina faces up to two years in prison <http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/2013/06/02/release-amina-and-femen-activists-now/>for writing FEMEN on a mosque wall and carrying pepper spray for her own protection. Whilst Islamists are free to roam the streets to kill and intimidate at will, our dissenters are locked up behind bars and threatened with imprisonment. We must not leave Amina alone. She speaks for all of us. Also, the three FEMEN activists Marguerite, Josephine and Pauline who staged a topless protest at the court in Tunisia at Aminas first hearing and who are now in jail and face prison terms must be freed immediately. In the courtroom, the activists bags had been put over their heads and they were covered in blankets; the judge banned photos and videos. According to human rights activist Patrick Klugman, who came from Paris to represent the interests of the FEMEN said: I am horrified. Without giving FEMEN activists permission to speak, the court listened only to Salafi organizations which are not even the defendants in this case! Fair trial did not take place because the accused have not been released from custody, and they were not even heard. Pre-trial is set for June 12. Any day the four spend in prison is a day too long. They have done nothing wrong. [image: 4PHGns01MU]<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/files/2013/06/4PHGns01MU.jpg> On the eve of the hearing, FEMEN activists held a prayer on the road near the Tunisian embassy in Paris chanting Amina Akbar! Amina is great indeed [image: YfcecsT7R6]<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/files/2013/06/YfcecsT7R6.jpg> For more information, visit FEMENs website. <http://femen.org/en> [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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