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A fight for women's rights in Iran has ignited a wider battle against totalitarianism. Iranians need support this International Women's Day.
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A fight for women's rights in Iran has ignited a wider battle against totalitarianism. Iranians need support this International Women's Day.
The Iranian prisoner sponsored by Quebec MNA Ruba Ghazal has been released, it was learned Monday. Bita Haghani, a young blogger arrested in October, had been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
In an attempt to save them from the death penalty, 11 Iranian political prisoners are now being symbolically sponsored by Quebec MNAs. Quebec Solidaire (QS) elected members announced Saturday that they would participate in the act of solidarity.
Iran Human Rights claim the number is an absolute minimum, with the Islamic Republic "intensionally creating confusion" by sharing contradictory statements on death penalty cases.