Best Solidarity Action with Iranian Women

I had a lot of emails since the Iranian women campaigners were arrested last Sunday. "What can we do?" was the question most of them asked. In my opinion the best and easiest solidarity action, not the only one, is to sign and help the “One Million Signatures Demanding Changes to Discriminatory Laws in Iran ” campaign.

The one million signature campaign to change the law began with a peaceful protest last June in Tehran. Women activists peacefully marched and sang feminist songs. Within minutes the police beat them and arrested them. More than 70 people were arrested. Among them the five who were in court last Sunday.

By signing this campaign and telling others about it, the Iranian authorities will realise that any further such crackdown on peaceful protesters will in fact only publicise the Iranian women’s campaign. It will tell the Iranian authorities that the international public opinion is aware of these arrests and harming the Iranian women campaigners will not go unnoticed by other women across the world.