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*CALL FOR GLOBAL ACTION*
International Woman's Day, March 8
100 Years of Struggle for Woman’s Emancipation
Women in Iran and in many other countries today continue to be deprived of
many very basic human rights, although the UN designated March 8 as the day
to “honor women” in 1975 and the first international woman’s day was
celebrated 100 years ago in Europe. A tragic garment factory fire in New
York in 1911 killed 149 women workers, but ignited public interest in the US
and eventually led to improvements in working conditions. Yet today,
millions of women throughout the world work under horrific socio-economic
conditions. Equal Rights movements in many countries have achieved much in
the past 100 years, ironically Iranian womn’s struggle for freedom and
equality is hostage to medieval laws imposed by the Islamic regime in Iran.
Women of the world come together on this day to celebrate their achievements
and re-affirm their commitment to continue their fight for the complete
equality of all women throughout the world.
We invite all individuals and groups advocating equal rights to join us
between March 3-13: organize conferences, seminars, rallies, concerts,
petition writing campaigns and other innovative initiatives. Our primary
focus will be the abolishment of gender apartheid and the abolishment of
mandatory dress codes (hejab). We ask you to stand with us, and condemn
violation of Women's rights in Iran.
Through our joint action we ask the United Nations to pressure the Islamic
regime in Iran:
· Stop gender-based apartheid
· Stop the incessant execution of political prisoners
· Stop the stoning of women
· Send a delegation to Iran to investigate the conditions of the
prisoners
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*Fact sheet on the discriminatory laws in Iran:***
· 1. Testimony of two women is equal to one man.
· 2. A man can marry a female child as young as nine years old.
· 3. A female is considered male property and subservient to him
even in matters of sex
· 4. Forceful sex by a husband is not recognized as rape.
· 5. Divorce is the right of man.
· 6. The custody of children is the right of man.
· 7. Men have the right to have up to four wives and many female
concubines.
· 8. Inheritance right of a male is twice that of the female.
· 9. Mandatory Hejab (covering of women) with no freedom of
clothes for women.
· 10. Honor killings of the women have increased in Iran. Iran
Human Rights reported <
http://iranhr.net/spip.php?article803> on November
· 29, 2008: “A high ranking official in the Iranian police
said in an interview with the daily newspaper Etemaad that there have been
50 honor killings in the last 7 months” <
http://www.etemaad.ir/Released/87-09-09/97.htm#124602>
· 11. Article 1117 of the IRI constitution empowers the husband to
forbid his wife from accepting a job.
· 12. Article 1005 of the IRI Constitution dictates that the
husband has the right to control his wife's freedom of movement and
behavior.
Organizers and Supporters:
1-Nawal ElSaadawi , 2-Partow Nooriala 3-، Elahe Amani,4- Shahin Nawai ,
5-Negeen Mossaed, 6-Shadie Shahin, 7-Esmail Khoi, 8-Seba Khoi , 9-Shahla
Abghari -10-Siavash Abghari 11-Kourosh Parsa, 12-Jaleh Behruzi, 13-Elahe
Machouf, 14--Mahshid Pegahi, 15-Golrokhe Jahangiri, 16-Samar Samremi,
17-Nastran Sameei, 18-Kathy Soltani, 19-Manij Marashi, , 20- Panta
Bahrami,21-B. Kordi, 22-
Sorya Fallah, 23-Zohreh Sadeghi, 24--Sima Hafez, 25-F. Noori, ,26- Sudi
Zadeh , 27-Farzaneh Azimi, 28-Farid Ashkan, 29-Behrooz Setoodeh,30- Parviz
Showkat, 31-Bijan Karimi, 32-Nassrin Almassi,33- Reza Goharzad, 34-shahnaz
shayni, 35-hosain mahjoob,36- farah saniefar, 37-reza saniefar, 38-khosrow
Bandari,39- mehdi saeidpour, 40-Mo Kamali, 41-A. Mohabbatzadeh, 42-Homayoun
Mobasseri, 43-Arjang borhan, 44-Pouran R. Falae, 45-Reza Brahani,
46*-*Masoud
Fathi, 47-Misagh Parsa, 48*-*Akbar Moarefy,49-Niloofar Beizayee, 50-ShahlA
BaharDoost, 51-Ayandeh Azad, 52- Roya Kashefi, 53-Mohammad Amini, 54-Parviz
Dastmalchi, 55- Hamid Kowsari, 56- Maliheh Mahamadi,57- Reza Safari, 58-
Amir Mombiani, 59-Esmail Khataei, 60-Mazdek Limakashi,61- Torab Mostofi,
62-Manijeh Shokohi, 63-Arjang borhan Azad, 64-Maliheh Zehtab, 65-Vida
Meshayekhi, 66- Amir Hosein Tavasoti 67- Hasan Nayab Hashem, 68-Faranak
Aeini, 69- Mohammad Barzanje, 70-Aria khosravi, 71- Shahin Anzali, 72-
Ahmad Pourmandi, 73- Abar Doustdar, 74- Mehdi Fetapour, 75- Maryam Setat,
76- Ahmad Farhadi, 77-Behruz Beyat, 78. Reza Alavi, 79, Mohammad Taghdiri,
80. Ahmad Taghvaie, 81- Fariba Dawoudi, 82-Bijan Sina، - 83 Bijen Mehr 84.
Mohammad Taghavi, 85. Mehrdad Darishpour, 86. Hassan Naderi 87. Mina Ahadi,
88. Maryam Namazi 89. Marzieh Danesh 90. Siroos Kasraian 91. Hamed ebrahimi
92. Taraneh Moheet, 93. Ali Oghazian, 94. Nader Forouzi
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*North America: *
1. Union for Advancement of Secular Democracy in Iran [North America]
2. Association des femmes Iranienne de Montreal [Montreal]
3. Supporters of Mothers of Laleh Valley- Los Angeles
4. Esmail Khoi Foundation [Atlanta]
5. Iranian National Solidarity Network [Fresno]
6. Florida for Human Rights in Iran [Florida]
7. UASDI [Washington DC]
8. Persian Cultural Association [Ottawa]
9. Progressive American Iranian Committee [North America]
10. Committee in Solidarity with Iranian people [Dallas]
11. Radio Hamseda, Ottawa
12. Iran Modern Committee (Anjoman Araye Iran) : [Dallas]
13. Democracy and Freedom for Iran [Arizona]
14. Iran Committee [Boston]
15. Solidarity with Iranian People [Tornoto]
16. SabzHouston [Houston]
17. Secular Democracy [Chicago]
*Global groups*
18. Global Solidarity for Secular Society (Global)
19. World Women for Life
20. Neda for Free Iran (Global)
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*Europe*
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*Belgium*
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21. Federation Europerse, Belgium
22. United for Iran in Belgium
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*Germany*
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23. Foundation to support democracy and freedom in Iran- Iran Voice
24. Supporters of Mothers of Laleh Valley- Dortmund
25. Solidarity with the people of Iran
26. Iranian Women Association of Parto
*Austria*
27. Supporters of Mothers of Laleh Valley- Viena
28. Committee in defense of Iranian people's Rights
29. Committee in defense of Human Rights in Iran
30. Generation of Iranian freedom lovers
31. Foundation in defense of freedom and Democracy in Iran - Voice of
freedom
France
32. Independent committee against repression of the citizen's rights:
[Paris]
Sweden
33. Solidarity movement with Iran people [Stockholm]
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*If you wish to add your name or organization's name to this list, contact
one of the numbers/emails*
*below: *
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*Contact numbers and e- mails *
*North America:*
1. *Atlanta:* 404-483-0256
2. *Chicago*: 224-766-0216
3. *Dallas*: 972-400-5272 **
4. *DC:* 703-340-7726**
5. *Florida *Florida for human rights in Iran:
info@floridaforfreeiran.org**
6. *Fresno*: 559-908-1979: **
7. *Los Ángeles*: 818-472-9996* *
8. *Montreal*: 514-624-4648**
9. *New York *203-570-6964
10. *Orange County*: 714 469 6126* *
11. *San Francisco*: 0248-397862
12. *San Jose*:* *0248-397-862
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*Europe:*
1*3**-**Brussels *
europerse@gmail.com Federation Europerse –
Belgique
14- *Germany( Essen) *49-2330-74959**
* 15- Austeria* (
http://www.ilga.at)
www.iranma.org
uasdi.action@gmail.com
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