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'''Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani''' is a notable [[Iran]]ian [[author]], [[translator]], essayist, journalist, women's rights activist<ref>[http://www.voanews.com/english/news/news-analysis/Iranian-Women-Campaign-to-End-Discriminatory-Laws-against-Them-79052162.html Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani]</ref> and community activist.<ref>[http://www.rferl.org/content/How_Does_Iran_Celebrate_International_Womens_Day/1977828.html][http://www.voanews.com/english/news/news-analysis/Iranian-Women-Campaign-to-End-Discriminatory-Laws-against-Them-79052162.html Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani]</ref> She is one of the founding members of the [[One Million Signatures]] campaign.<ref>PBS's ''Frontline'': [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2010/08/post-3.html Courageous and Principled: Shiva Nazar Ahari.]</ref> She was also a founder of Women's Cultural Center.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cyrusnews.com/news/en/?mi=6&ni=442 |title=CyrusNews.com - Cyrus News Agency English<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=27 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708220635/http://www.cyrusnews.com/news/en/?mi=6&ni=442 |archive-date=8 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (Markaz-e Farhangi-ye Zanan). The Women's Cultural Center is an "NGO that focuses on women's health, as well as legal issues".<ref>"Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani: Two Decades in the Struggle For Women's Rights" : [https://tavaana.org/en/content/noushin-ahmadi-khorasani-two-decades-struggle-womens-rights]</ref> Khorasani also wrote several books about the women's movement in Iran.<ref>[http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/womens-rights-in-iran/ '''Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani''']</ref> Khorasani was the 2004 winner of the Latifeh Yarshater Award, given by the Persian Heritage Foundation, for a book she co-authored with [[Parvin Ardalan]] about the country's first female lawyer, [[Mehrangiz Manouchehrian]], titled "Senator: the Work of Senator Mehrangiz Manouchehrian in the Struggle for Legal Rights for Women".<ref>[http://direland.typepad.com/direland/2006/06/index.html Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani]</ref>
'''Noushin Ahmadi''' is a notable [[Iran]]ian [[author]], [[translator]], essayist, journalist, women's rights activist<ref>[http://www.voanews.com/english/news/news-analysis/Iranian-Women-Campaign-to-End-Discriminatory-Laws-against-Them-79052162.html Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani]</ref> and community activist.<ref>[http://www.rferl.org/content/How_Does_Iran_Celebrate_International_Womens_Day/1977828.html][http://www.voanews.com/english/news/news-analysis/Iranian-Women-Campaign-to-End-Discriminatory-Laws-against-Them-79052162.html Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani]</ref> She is one of the founding members of the [[One Million Signatures]] campaign.<ref>PBS's ''Frontline'': [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2010/08/post-3.html Courageous and Principled: Shiva Nazar Ahari.]</ref> She was also a founder of Women's Cultural Center.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cyrusnews.com/news/en/?mi=6&ni=442 |title=CyrusNews.com - Cyrus News Agency English<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=27 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708220635/http://www.cyrusnews.com/news/en/?mi=6&ni=442 |archive-date=8 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (Markaz-e Farhangi-ye Zanan). The Women's Cultural Center is an "NGO that focuses on women's health, as well as legal issues".<ref>"Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani: Two Decades in the Struggle For Women's Rights" : [https://tavaana.org/en/content/noushin-ahmadi-khorasani-two-decades-struggle-womens-rights]</ref> Khorasani also wrote several books about the women's movement in Iran.<ref>[http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/womens-rights-in-iran/ '''Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani''']</ref> Khorasani was the 2004 winner of the Latifeh Yarshater Award, given by the Persian Heritage Foundation, for a book she co-authored with [[Parvin Ardalan]] about the country's first female lawyer, [[Mehrangiz Manouchehrian]], titled "Senator: the Work of Senator Mehrangiz Manouchehrian in the Struggle for Legal Rights for Women".<ref>[http://direland.typepad.com/direland/2006/06/index.html Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani]</ref>


==Activism==
==Activism==
In 2007 she, together with [[Parvin Ardalan]], was sentenced to three years in prison for "threatening the national security."<ref>''Civil Society in Comparative Muslim Contexts'': [http://www.zibamirhosseini.com/documents/mir-hosseini-book-chapter-debating-women-gender-public-sphere.pdf Debating Women: Gender and the Public Sphere in Post-Revolutionary Iran.] Ziba Mir-Hosseini, 2002.</ref> Khorasani was released on 22 September 2010 after she appeared before the Evin Prison Court "to provide some explanations," and was informed of her charges.<ref>[http://www.cswatch.org/threat/further-attempts-to-silence-the-campaign-activist-noushin-ahmadi-khorasani-facing-charges-of- Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani]</ref> Khorasani was interrogated when she first appeared in court on Tuesday following a summons, and was asked to return the next day to meet with "case analysts." On 23 September, she was informed of her charges of "propagation activities against the regime through: (a) writing and publishing content against the regime on the Feminist School website,<ref>[http://www.ifex.org/iran/2010/10/08/feminists_targeted/ Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani]</ref> and (b) participation in the illegal gatherings after the 2009 elections,".<ref>[http://www.iranalmanac.com/news/lastnews.php?newsid=13399 Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani]</ref> After being informed of her charges, Khorasani defended herself and she was released to a custodian. She was released until her trial date.<ref>[http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2010/09/khorasani-awaits-trial/ Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani]</ref> Khorasani's trial was held on 11 March 2012 in Branch 26 of the Islamic revolutionary court. On 9 June 2012, she was sentenced to one year of suspended imprisonment and five years of probation.<ref>[http://en.rsf.org/iran-press-freedom-violations-recounted-16-04-2012,41718.html Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani]</ref>
In 2007 she, together with [[Parvin Ardalan]], was sentenced to three years in prison for "threatening the national security."<ref>''Civil Society in Comparative Muslim Contexts'': [http://www.zibamirhosseini.com/documents/mir-hosseini-book-chapter-debating-women-gender-public-sphere.pdf Debating Women: Gender and the Public Sphere in Post-Revolutionary Iran.] Ziba Mir-Hosseini, 2002.</ref> Ahmadi was released on 22 September 2010 after she appeared before the Evin Prison Court "to provide some explanations," and was informed of her charges.<ref>[http://www.cswatch.org/threat/further-attempts-to-silence-the-campaign-activist-noushin-ahmadi-khorasani-facing-charges-of- Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani]</ref> Ahmadi was interrogated when she first appeared in court on Tuesday following a summons, and was asked to return the next day to meet with "case analysts." On 23 September, she was informed of her charges of "propagation activities against the regime through: (a) writing and publishing content against the regime on the Feminist School website,<ref>[http://www.ifex.org/iran/2010/10/08/feminists_targeted/ Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani]</ref> and (b) participation in the illegal gatherings after the 2009 elections,".<ref>[http://www.iranalmanac.com/news/lastnews.php?newsid=13399 Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani]</ref> After being informed of her charges, Ahmadi defended herself and she was released to a custodian. She was released until her trial date.<ref>[http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2010/09/khorasani-awaits-trial/ Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani]</ref> Ahmadi's trial was held on 11 March 2012 in Branch 26 of the Islamic revolutionary court. On 9 June 2012, she was sentenced to one year of suspended imprisonment and five years of probation.<ref>[http://en.rsf.org/iran-press-freedom-violations-recounted-16-04-2012,41718.html Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 13:30, 1 June 2021

Noushin Ahmadi is a notable Iranian author, translator, essayist, journalist, women's rights activist[1] and community activist.[2] She is one of the founding members of the One Million Signatures campaign.[3] She was also a founder of Women's Cultural Center.[4] (Markaz-e Farhangi-ye Zanan). The Women's Cultural Center is an "NGO that focuses on women's health, as well as legal issues".[5] Khorasani also wrote several books about the women's movement in Iran.[6] Khorasani was the 2004 winner of the Latifeh Yarshater Award, given by the Persian Heritage Foundation, for a book she co-authored with Parvin Ardalan about the country's first female lawyer, Mehrangiz Manouchehrian, titled "Senator: the Work of Senator Mehrangiz Manouchehrian in the Struggle for Legal Rights for Women".[7]

Activism

In 2007 she, together with Parvin Ardalan, was sentenced to three years in prison for "threatening the national security."[8] Ahmadi was released on 22 September 2010 after she appeared before the Evin Prison Court "to provide some explanations," and was informed of her charges.[9] Ahmadi was interrogated when she first appeared in court on Tuesday following a summons, and was asked to return the next day to meet with "case analysts." On 23 September, she was informed of her charges of "propagation activities against the regime through: (a) writing and publishing content against the regime on the Feminist School website,[10] and (b) participation in the illegal gatherings after the 2009 elections,".[11] After being informed of her charges, Ahmadi defended herself and she was released to a custodian. She was released until her trial date.[12] Ahmadi's trial was held on 11 March 2012 in Branch 26 of the Islamic revolutionary court. On 9 June 2012, she was sentenced to one year of suspended imprisonment and five years of probation.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani
  2. ^ [1]Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani
  3. ^ PBS's Frontline: Courageous and Principled: Shiva Nazar Ahari.
  4. ^ "CyrusNews.com - Cyrus News Agency English". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2007.
  5. ^ "Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani: Two Decades in the Struggle For Women's Rights" : [2]
  6. ^ Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani
  7. ^ Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani
  8. ^ Civil Society in Comparative Muslim Contexts: Debating Women: Gender and the Public Sphere in Post-Revolutionary Iran. Ziba Mir-Hosseini, 2002.
  9. ^ Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani
  10. ^ Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani
  11. ^ Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani
  12. ^ Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani
  13. ^ Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani

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