Change for Equality: Nafiseh Azad, a member of the Campaign who had been arrested along with two others, while collecting signatures, was acquitted in a ruling issued by an appeals court. Azad was arrested with two other members of the Campaign in Tochal Mountains on January 30, 2009 and released after six days in detention. She was charged with actions against national security, through the spreading of propaganda against the state.
In her initial court hearing she was sentenced to one (...)