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Iran forbids dancing on International Women's Day

Iran's top legal authority wants to prosecute organisers of a party arranged by Tehran City Hall commemorating Iranian Women's Day, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.

Iranian women clap their hands, while attending a rally to celebrate International Woman's Day in Tehran, Monday March 8, 2004.(AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

Iranian women clap their hands, while attending a rally to celebrate International Woman's Day in Tehran. Source: AAP (Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)


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