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Gay refugee protest at Pride parade

Posted 07/04/2008 11:20PM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
Gay and lesbian revellers plan to protest against the treatment of gay people from other countries by governments including Britain's at a colourful Pride parade.

Iran: death penalty for "corrupt weblogs"

Posted 07/04/2008 11:14PM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
New legislation has been proposed in Iran that could make blogging a crime punishable by death.

Report: Iran Human Rights Seminar in San Jose, California

Posted 06/26/2008 01:38PM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
Everyone at the recent Iran Human Rights Seminar in San Jose got a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights .

Conservative dress code rule for Malaysian business women

Posted 06/24/2008 10:04PM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
The northeastern Malaysian state of Kelantan, which is ruled by a hardline Islamic party, has issued a ban on lipstick and high-heeled shoes for working Muslim women.

Iranian Women's Rights Activist Sentenced to Prison

Posted 06/24/2008 05:45PM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
An Iranian women's rights activist was sentenced to a five year prison term last week, the maximum penalty for her so-called crime.

Iran: Guarantee Fair Court Hearings for Two Kurdish Women

Posted 06/24/2008 02:43PM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
Iranian judicial authorities should guarantee two Kurdish women's rights activists transparent court proceedings when their cases come up for a hearing, Human Rights Watch said today.

Poll: Across the World Many See Discrimination Against Widows and Divorced Women

Posted 06/23/2008 04:49PM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
A WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 17 nations around the world finds a widespread perception that widows and divorced women are treated worse than other women.

Iran Women's Activist Jailed For Five Years, Lawyer Reports

Posted 06/21/2008 02:14PM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
An Iranian women's rights activist has been sentenced to five years in prison on security-related charges, her lawyer said on Saturday.

Women's Rights Activists arrested in peaceful solidarity demonstrations in Iran

Posted 06/20/2008 07:50PM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
Nine women attempting to take part in a small, peaceful seminar to commemorate a day of solidarity with Iranian women were arrested in Tehran on Thursday.

In the name of the lord

Posted 06/20/2008 06:48PM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
Although most countries have abolished the practice of triple talaq, it still continues among Muslims in India, writes Samim Ahmed Time to rise The Bombay High Court has recently set aside the divorce case of a ...

Report Finds Human Rights Defenders Face Increasing Suppression

Posted 06/19/2008 01:02PM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
A new international report is warning that human rights defenders around the world are facing increasing efforts to stifle their actions.

Report Finds Human Rights Defenders Face Increasing Suppression

Posted 06/19/2008 11:58AM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
A new international report is warning that human rights defenders around the world are facing increasing efforts to stifle their actions.

Dictators on U.N. Human Rights Council Complain about British Monarchy

Posted 06/16/2008 10:20AM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
At least we're getting some laughs in exchange for all the tax money we flush down the U.N., whose Human Rights Council - a snake pit of corrupt totalitarians - has announced that Britain should hold a ...

Iran's Hamyaran Mosbat wins UN red ribbon award on HIV/AIDS

Posted 06/13/2008 02:00AM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
UN agencies unveil winners of Red Ribbon Awards in fight against HIV/AIDS Iran's Positive Club , based in Mashhad, Khorsan Razavi Province, among the laureates 10 June 2008, UN News Center - Twenty-five local ...

Iran:Arrest of Eight Women's Rights Activists

Posted 06/12/2008 01:03PM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
In We-Change we read that eight women's rights activists were arrested today, on the anniversary of the national day of solidarity of Iranian women .

Iran wins UN red ribbon award on HIV/AIDS

Posted 06/12/2008 02:00AM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
Twenty-five local organizations from around the world, including Positive Club in Mashhad , have received the Red Ribbon Award 2008, a United Nations laurel given every two years to celebrate outstanding ...

UNAIDS Announces Winners Of Red Ribbon Award 2008

Posted 06/12/2008 02:00AM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Article Date: 12 Jun 2008 - 0:00 PDT On the occasion of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS, the United Nations Development Programme and the Joint United ...

Iran's Hamyaran Mosbat wins UN Red Ribbon Award in fight against HIV/AIDS

Posted 06/11/2008 10:37PM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
Twenty-five local organizations from around the world, including Positive Club in Mashhad , have received the Red Ribbon Award 2008, a United Nations laurel given every two years to celebrate outstanding ...

Iran's Hamyaran Mosbat wins UN red ribbon award on HIV/AIDS

Posted 06/11/2008 02:58PM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
Iran - UN - Hamyaran Mosbat Twenty-five local organizations from around the world, including Positive Club in Mashhad , have received the Red Ribbon Award 2008, a United Nations laurel given every two years to ...

Obama VEEPwatch: Who Is Jim Webb?

Posted 06/11/2008 02:57PM CDT on Search for Women Rights Iran
In the search for VEEP, Jim Webb's name has been floating around a lot, but why? If you're in-the-dark about what makes Virginia Senator Jim Webb so special, here's a comprehensive guide of all you need to know ...

Shahab launched near Tehran

Posted 11/04/2007 12:14PM CST on Search for Zahra Ebrahimi
Tehran based aviation and pilot training company, PAAviation www.paaviation.com has recently opened the world's first Muslim skydiving centre.

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