Campaign for equality writes [1] that Nafiseh Azad, a woman activist who was arrested in the mountains in the north of Tehran on Friday January 30, 2009 along with two others while collecting signatures in support of the “One Million Signature Campaign [2]“’s petition.[update:Nafiseh Azad was released after 6 days].
Iran:A woman activist was jailed
· Written by Fred Petrossian
Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Iran, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Women & Gender