Thursday, July 10, 2008

ஈரான்: சிறைக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்ட பெண்ணுரிமை போராளிகள் சிறையில் உண்ணாவிரதம்

பெண்ணுரிமை பேசியதற்காக இரண்டு பெண்ணுரிமை போராளிகள் ஈரானின் அரசாங்கத்தால் கைது செய்யப்பட்டு சிறையில் அடைக்கப்பட்டனர்

தங்களது சிறைதண்டனையை எதிர்த்து அவர்கள் சிறையிலேயே உண்ணாவிரத போராட்டத்தை ஆரம்பித்துள்ளனர்

Iran: Jailed women activists begin hunger strike

Tehran, 9 July (AKI) - Ten Iranian women activists imprisoned in the notorious Evin Prison have begun a hunger strike to protest against what they consider harsh treatment.

The women are aged from 17 to 70 and were arrested in the Iranian capital, Tehran, only a fortnight ago.

"These women, the youngest 17 years old and the oldest 70 years old, were arrested two weeks ago in one of Tehran's parks, Mellat Park, while they were collecting signatures calling for a revision of the laws that discriminate against women," women's rights' activist Mahboubeh Akrami told Adnkronos International (AKI) on Wednesday.

About 200 people were arrested at Mellat Park, and many of them were later released. But many others remain in prison.

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