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33 Women's Rights Activists Arrested in Iran, Taken to Evin Prison

Iranian security forces have arrested 33 women's rights activists after they demonstrated against the regime's discriminatory and repressive policy against them.

The activists, who are well-known and considered to play a central role in the women's rights struggle in Iran, are being held at Evin prison.

Source: Roozna, Iran, March 4, 2007

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