Senators call for release of 'unjustly imprisoned' women in Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Democratic lawmakers condemn four Middle Eastern states for the politically motivated imprisonment of a number of women and call for the prisoners' release.
A group of Democratic senators introduced a resolution Tuesday condemning four Middle Eastern states for the unjust imprisonment of women.
Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, who heads the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sponsored the resolution along with eight other Senate Democrats, including Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland.
The resolution included condemnations of Iran, Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia for alleged political imprisonment of women. The senators demanded the release of the following women the lawmakers said were political prisoners.
Iran
