Demand release of women's rights campaigners

Ten of the activists are members of the ‘One Million signatures campaign’, which aims to collect a million signatures from Iranians in support of equality for women. The remaining two belong to ‘Mothers for Peace’.

Amnesty International considers all twelve to be prisoners of conscience, held solely for the peaceful exercise of their internationally recognized right to freedom of assembly.

Relatives of the twelve detainees have said that they have been accused of "creating unease in the public mind" and "disrupting public order". The offences carry sentences of imprisonment and/or flogging.

Update 2 April 2009: Ten of the 12 people arrested on 26 March 2009 have now been released on bail. Khadijeh Moghaddam and Mahboubeh Karami remain in detention. Make sure you take action for them now.