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The Iranian Government is continuing its campaign of intimidating activists, arresting thousands. Many of the detainees are women, who seemingly vanish into Iranian prisons without a trace. The security and intelligence forces justify their actions using a blanket detention order, which gives agents the license to arrest anyone at will.

This is not the first time the Iranian government has tried to silence the masses and repress dissent. Since 2006, activists have faced unlawful arrests, summons, interrogation, harsh sentences, search and confiscation of property and travel bans. Women's rights activists, including Shirin Ebadi and members of the One Million Signatures Campaign, have been prime targets of these crackdowns, even though their political activities have been within Iranian law.

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No Information About Detained Women's Rights Activists, International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, 21 January 2010.

Violence against Women's Rights Activists: A Report on Arrests and Summons of Campaign Activists, the One Million Signatures Campaign, 11 January 2010.

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