Iran’s Silent Spring

Hedayat represents a new generation of young women educated within Islamic Iran who demand full partnership in their society. Some 60% of University students in Iran are female and as they educate, they are empowering themselves to stand up for their rights. Back in 2006, she became an active member of the One Million Signature Campaign, a grassroots effort demanding that the government change discriminatory laws against women. She actively promoted this demand for change among female university students across Iran.

Kian Tajbakhsh’s Furlough Extended

9 April 2010 The New Year’s furlough of Kian Tajbakhsh has been extended. Tajbakhsh is a researcher and an author who was arrested after the Iranian...