In 2007, Parvin Ardalan was sentenced to 3 years in prison for threatening national security, when she attempted to gather 1 million signatures in a petition for women's rights in Iran.
The state's official line is that it holds no political prisoners.
Women have been at the forefront of the current struggle against the Ahmadinejad regime, leading protests, and defying the armed Basiji militiamen who continue to wage a campaign of fear and brutality against anyone who defies the current government.
For more on Iran's human rights activists, and the current post-election fallout there, check out The Daily Beast.
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