A million signatures: Equality for women in Iran

The women of Iran launched a campaign for equality to change discriminatory laws. They campaign peacefully and legally but are subject to arbitrary arrest and imprisonment. They are seeking 1 million signatures from Iranians in support of their campaign - and now they have also started a mirror petition for non-Iranians to build solidarity.

Please show your support by signing this petition. Please note that your name will be added to a petition count.

We, the undersigned, representing international women's groups and activists, human rights organisations, university and academic centres, and social justice initiatives, express our support for Iranian women in their effort to reform laws and achieve equal status within the Iranian legal system.

'We are a nation bursting with female ability ... but one hobbled by legalised prejudice and social bigotry'.

So far, 31,598 people have signed this petition both online and offline. Read some of the solidarity messages people have left