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International campaign for human rights in Iran: Reza Khandan, husband of imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that his wife is in solitary confinement and in isolation, even though her lawyer has been told that her case’s investigations are complete. Khandan told the Campaign that in the absence of any news about Sotoudeh’s condition, he cannot confirm nor deny the rumors about her torture.
Several days after rumors about (...)

Feminist School:Fatemeh Masjedi and Maryam Bidgoli, women activists from Qom, have been summoned by the revolutionary court of their home town to appear in prison on Saturday. They have to serve their terms of six months of imprisonment in addition to paying $200 and $100 respectively. These two activists were both arrested in May 2010 and were charged for their activities for the Campaign for Equality.
While they were expected to be discharged in their appeal, the court of appeal, sadly (...)

Feminist School :Fatemeh Masjedi and Maryam Bidgoli, women’s movement activist from Qom are informed by their lawyers that their prison sentence might be implemented in two days, they are both sentenced to 6 months of imprisonment and $200 . The women’s movement activists were both arrested on May 2010 by the security forces and later they were released on bail , the court passed judgment on both to have propagated against the state to favour the feminist group (Campaign ) . The court of (...)

Feminist School: Fatemeh Masjedi and Maryam Bidgoli, women’s movement activist from Qom have the final judgment on their appeal. 6 months of imprisonment and $200 .
The judgment was reached because of the time already spent in prison so a reduction to 6month but the court did not revert on payment. The women’s movement activists were both arrested on May 2010 by the security forces they were released on bail , the court passed judgment on both to have propagated against the state to favour (...)

Feminist School:Nasrin Sotoudeh called home and informed her family that she had ended her hunger strike since Thursday, she also confirmed that she had been transferred to the prison’s medical centre on Wednesday following her poor health due to her hunger strike.She mentioned that because of her maternal responsibility towards her two young children she has decided to finish her hunger strike.
Reza Khandan , her husband , said: in comparison with her last call I think her voice showed (...)

PRISON MESSAGE
“If you are going to hell then go like a man,†...she told The Times in a message sent from the infamous Evin prison in Tehran via her husband, Reza Khandan.
“Let them give me a harsh sentence because that brings a person honour.â€
Mr Khandan, who risked reprisals for speaking to a foreign journalist, told The Times that he was proud of his wife and supported her stand whatever the price.
“I very much fear for her life but I don’t know what I can do to save her,†he said. (...)

Zahra Rahnavard, writer, university professor and wife of Mir Hossein Mousavi (well known political leader), visited the family of Nasrin Sotoudeh, imprisoned lawyer and women & human Rights activist who is on hunger strike, to comfort them.
In this meeting while expressing sympathy with her family, Rahnavard mentioned that "Nasrin Sotoodeh will soon be an icon of resistance for Iranian men and women; that day is not far away, when the people of Iran will finally be free."
Nasrin has (...)

A group of Iranian women rights activists have organised a sit-in protest infront of the United Nations offices in Genève from 20th December 2010.their first statement is as follows :The life of Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian human rights lawyer and women rights activist, is in danger. Nasrin was arrested by Iranian authorities on 4th September 2010 for her activity in defending human rights in Iran and has been held in prison for more than 103 days. The prosecutor has charged her with propaganda against the state and also for actions against national security.

Feminist School:Nearly hundred days has passed since the arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh a human right lawyer. One hundred days of solitary confinement without the use of any time off or transfer to general ward, even though she has been on hunger strikemost of all these time.
She has many times requested from those in charge to transfer her to the general ward as her requests have been ignored. Nasrin is on hunger strike and her husband and the 2 children are extremely concerned. No time has (...)

The government of Afghanistan has confused the people with its ambiguous policies in the past nine years. We are of the opinion that the lack of a united strategy between the government of Afghanistan and the international community has turned the country into a scene of rivalry between the domestic forces and other countries. Women of Afghanistan have always warned the government that it is not possible to move toward democracy, moderation and conciliation among all the people without (...)