Rights advocates call on Australia to act on behalf of Iranian women

Women protest in Madrid against the hundreds of cases of girls poisoned in Iranian schools

A woman holds a placard with a drawing of a girl wearing gas masks in Iran during the demonstration. Iranian citizens residing in Spain, protest in Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid, against the hundreds of cases of girls poisoned in schools that have been reported since last November in Iran. (Photo by Diego Radames / SOPA Images/Sipa USA) Source: AAP / SOPA Images/Sipa USA

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Iranian-Australian activists are calling for more human rights action on the ongoing issues surrounding women in the country.

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