One Million Signatures

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One Million Signatures for the Repeal of Discriminatory Laws (Persian: يک ميليون امضا برای لغو قوانين تبعيض آميز Yek Milyun Emzā barā-ye Laghv-e Qavānin-e Tab‘iz Āmiz), also known as Change for Equality, was a campaign by women in Iran to collect one million signatures in support of changing discriminatory laws against women in their country, started in August 2006. The campaign is also known as the Campaign for One Million Signatures (CFOMS). Activists of the movement were attacked and jailed by the Iranian Government, and the campaign had to extend its two-year target to collect the full number of signatures. The campaign has received wide international recognition. Prominent journalistic, human rights, and pro-democracy organizations have awarded important prizes to both the organization and some of its members.

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