A prominent international media rights group says Iran has launched a crackdown on women journalists. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says two journalists -- Mahbubeh Hosseinzadeh and Nahid Keshavarz -- have been arrested and held for nearly two weeks after covering a demonstration calling for the repeal of laws that discriminate against women.
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Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are accusing Iran of increasing persecution and legal prosecution of women's rights activists. As VOA's Stephanie Ho reports, the two groups held a joint news conference in Washington Thursday to mark International Women's Day.
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Police in Tehran today clashed with rights activists who gathered in front of the Iranian parliament to mark International Women's Day.
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An Iranian Nobel Peace laureate and the head of rights group Amnesty International have made a joint call for an end to Iranian laws that discriminate against women.
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Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of more than 30 women activists who were arrested on March 4 while staging a peaceful protest in Tehran.
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More than 30 Iranian women have been arrested in Tehran for protesting against government pressure being put on women's rights activists.
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Three Iranian women's rights activists and journalists have been released from detention, Radio Farda reports.
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