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Iran Bans Renowned Poetess from Travelling Abroad on Women's Day
Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said the travel ban was "another affront to this great creator" and an "unacceptable new violation of human rights in general and women's dignity in particular".
"The activities of this arbitrary and negationist police state can only reinforce democrats' determination to fight it," added Delanoe, a socialist.
Iranian women's rights activists have for years called for changes to the Shiite country's laws which are deemed as unfair to women in marriage, divorce and inheritance.
Under Iranian laws, a woman's life and her testimony are valued at half those of a man. Married women can be prevented from working by their husbands and need his consent to obtain a passport.
Since the Islamic revolution three decades ago, women have been barred from working as judges and the age of legal responsibility has been lowered to nine for women compared to 15 for men.
Iranian authorities have cracked down on women's rights activists since President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to power in 2005. Scores have been arrested and jailed for organising rallies, petitioning or writing feminist articles.
Several have also been banned from leaving the country.
Iranian women account for over 60 percent of university entrants and came out strong in street protests against hardliner Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election last year.
Source-AFP
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