Iranian women activists and Islamic law

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Amnesty International Canada run a letter writing campaign to support Iranian campaigners working to end discrimination in law against women in Iran.

Just let us see what kind of discrimination Iranian women go through under Islamic law in Iran, here are some of them:

They are excluded from key areas of the state. They cannot, for example, be judges or stand for the presidency;

Criminal harm suffered by a woman is less severely punished than the same harm suffered by a man;

Evidence given by women in court is worth half that given by a man;

Men are allowed to practice polygamy, and have an incontestable right in law to divorce their spouse. Women do not.

Well, this list doesn't end up here and it goes on like "women need their husbands’ written permission to travel" or even to get passport!

So Iranian women activists movement is all about getting their rights but unfortunately Iranian regime stepped-up crackdowns against the women’s rights movement and therefore

If you think so you can make a difference by sending a mail or email, do something about it. A letter can really make a difference.

some of activists have been arrested or tried for activities which are entirely legal, such as organizing peaceful gatherings or educational workshops, or petitioning for legislative change.

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Three members of the Campaign, Ronak Safarzadeh, Hana Abdi and Zeynab Beyezidi are currently detained as prisoners of conscience in Kordestan Province only because of their work for women’s rights and the rights of Iran's Kurdish minority.