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Category Archives: Human Rights
3 Iranian filmmakers summoned for heping save Behnood Shojaee!
rooz – Nader Irani In an unprecedented measure, the Iranian judiciary froze a joint bank account that had been opened by three of the country’s most prominent movie directors and actors with the purpose of collecting money to pay the … Continue reading
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Support Iranian workers
On May Day this year in Iran, two brave women – Sousan Razani and Shiva Kheirabadi – participated in open celebrations of the international workers’ holiday. The regime considers this to be a crime and the women were arrested. They … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, unions
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Video of police brutality at the Critical Mass bike rally in New York
Critical Mass is a monthly celebration of bicycles and other nonpolluting means of transportation by people exercising their right to the road. New York City’s first Critical Mass was in 1993. Below is video of the recent Critical Mass bike … Continue reading
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In Protest to the Execution of Yaghoub Mehrnahad
“…Yaghoub Mehrnahad was executed on the morning of August 4, 2008, in Zahedan Central Prison. His only crime was the expression of his thoughts and his efforts to promote basic human rights to the deprived people of Baluchistan. His voice … Continue reading
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Saeed Jazee execution stayed
Further Information on UA 08/08 (09 January 2008) and follow-up (21 May 2008) – Death Penalty IRAN Saeed Jazee (m), aged 21, juvenile offender Saeed Jazee is no longer under threat of execution: he was pardoned on 24 July by the … Continue reading
Warrant issued for arrest of opposition daily’s editor
Reporters Without Borders calls on the authorities not to execute the warrant issued yesterday for the arrest of Mohammad Javad Haghshenas, the editor of Etemad Melli, a daily newspaper that is the mouthpiece of the pro-reform party of the same … Continue reading
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URGENT ACTION APPEAL – From Amnesty International USA
30 May 2008 UA 146/08 Imminent execution/legal concern IRAN Mohammad Feda’i (m) aged 21, juvenile offender Mohammad Feda’i is facing imminent execution for a murder … Continue reading
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Transcript of an Interview of President Bush by Setareh Derakhsheh of VOA Persian Service
Q Mr. President, let me thank you first on behalf of the Voice of America, on behalf of the Persian News Network for giving us your time. We really appreciate that, sir. President Bush THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Q As … Continue reading
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Day of action in solidarity with the workers of Iran
In another three weeks, on 6 March, trade unions around the world are holding an international day of action in solidarity with the workers of Iran. As you probably know, the Iranian government has been arresting workers who have stood … Continue reading
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