The New York Times | Arash Azizi: A dissident politician and womens rights advocate, she sought repeatedly to be accepted as a presidential candidate but each time was denied. Azam Taleghani, a dissident politician and womens rights activist who repeatedly fought to become the first female presidential candidate in Iranian history and each time ...

IFP- A prominent Iranian women rights activist and one of the presidential hopefuls disqualified from running in the upcoming presidential election has issued a statement in defence of womens right to become a president in Iran. The leading women rights activist, Azam Taleqani, who had signed up to compete in Irans May 19 presidential ...