Iranian activist gets 1-year sentence for women's rights campaign

A young Iranian activist spoke out Monday, saying that he has been convicted of "acting against national security" and sentenced to one year in prison for his role in a campaign to change laws seen as

discriminatory against women.

The campaign sought to collect a million signatures in support of changing laws that deny women in Iran equal rights in matters such a divorce and court testimonies. Amir Yaghoub Ali, 21, said he is the first man to be sentenced over the "change for equality" campaign, launched by Iranian women activists in September 2006. (AP)