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December 17, 2008

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People of 2008 Finalist: 1 Million Signatures Campaign for Women's Rights in Iran

© Change for Equality Campaign

12/05/2008

An independent grassroots movement of Iranian women and men is educating women about their fundamental human rights and steadily becoming a powerful force for women's equality in the patriarchal country.

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