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6/12/2006
UPDATE: Iran: 'Stop Stoning Forever' Campaign
The Minister of Justice and spokesman for the Judiciary, Mr. Jamal Karimi-Rad, is the first Iranian judicial authority who has made official remarks in reaction to the Stop Stoning Forever campaign. In a press conference held on November 21, 2006, he denied that stoning is practiced as a punishment in Iran.
7/11/2006
Iran: 'Stop Stoning Forever' Campaign
WLUML supports, and urges you to support, this campaign with the objective of changing the Islamic Penal Code of Iran so that stoning will never again be issued as a sentence or practiced as a punishment.
29/8/2006
Iran: Campaign to collect one million signatures demanding changes to discriminatory laws
Iranian women’s rights activists are initiating a wide campaign demanding an end to legal discrimination against women in Iranian law. The Campaign aims to collect one million signatures to demand changes to discriminatory laws against women and is a follow-up effort to the peaceful protest of the same aim, which took place on June 12, 2006 in Haft-e Tir Square in Tehran.
10/8/2006
UPDATE: Iran: Stay of execution for Ashraf Kalhori but your solidarity is still needed
We are glad to inform you that we have heard that Ayatollah Shahroudi has acted to stop the execution of Ashraf, the 37 year old mother of four, who was sentenced to stoning for having had extramarital sex. However, her fate is not yet clear and we urge you to continue writing to the Iranian authorities on her behalf.
7/8/2006
Iran: Urgently appeal against the execution, by stoning, of Ashraf Kolhari
WLUML has received the following request for solidarity from an Iranian networker who is voluntarily representing Ashraf Kalhori, currently in Evin prison in Tehran and scheduled to be stoned to death as a result of having an extramarital affair, despite her earlier request for a divorce being denied.
24/6/2006
Update: Kyrgyzstan: Continued access to abortion - safe, for now
We have heard from friends from The Forum of Women's NGOs of Kyrgyzstan who recently requested support in the protest against initiatives that restrict women's right to abortion. They send their thanks and warm wishes to those who sent letters of support and solidarity. For now, these initiatives have not been adopted by the Kyrgyztsan Parliament.
21/6/2006
UPDATE: Iran: Support Iranian women - demonstration 12 June 2006
We have heard from friends who say, "Thanks to everybody who participated in this solidarity action, the website of the Iranian Presidency drastically slowed down and came to a halt several times on the 18th and 19th of June. We can be sure they have received the word. We are ending this action for now with an urgent note."
12/6/2006
Kyrgyzstan: Support the campaign to ensure continued access to abortion
The Forum of Women's NGOs of Kyrgyzstan is requesting your support in the protest against initiatives that restrict women's right to abortion.
7/6/2006
Iran: Support Iranian women - demonstration 12 June 2006
We urge individuals and organizations to sign up to support the peaceful protest of Iranian women demanding equal rights.
26/4/2006
UPDATE: Afghanistan: Don’t allow warlords to silence Malalai Joya
According to the Defense Committee of Malalai Joya, on 14 April 2006, the staff of Malalai Joya's office in Farah province uncovered a plot planned by Joya's opponents against her.