20 June is the anniversary of mass executions of political prisoners in Iran in 1981. It is also the date on which Neda Agha Soltan was killed during the 2009 uprisings in Iran. On 20 June 2011, the date was designated as the International Day in Support of Political Prisoners in Iran, and more than … Continue reading
Numerous people have been calling Isfahan Prison to pressure the authorities there by demanding that the executions of young brothers Mohammad and Abdollah Fathi be halted. The boys, who are being executed because some of their family members have been political activists, are scheduled to be executed on 17 May 2011 (background). It is our … Continue reading
مدخل نامه ای به سازمان ملل متحد موج اخیر اعدامها، تائید احکام اعدام، و بازداشت های گسترده در ایران به شعله اعتراضات مردم چه در داخل و چه در خارج ایران دامن زده است. این جرایم نیازمند پاسخی از سوی دولتها و سازمانهایشان در سراسر جهان اند با این همه یک بار دیگر، دولتها و … Continue reading
(ترجمه فارسی را در پایین متن انگلیسی میخوانید) The recent wave of executions, death sentence implementation orders, and widespread detentions in Iran have ignited the protests of people inside and outside of the country. These events demand a response from governments worldwide and their organizations. Yet once again, governments and the United Nations refuse to … Continue reading
The protest against the United Nations in New York City on December 11, in recognition of Human Rights Day, was a great success. Over 50 people – from across the ideological spectrum, male and female, of many ethnicities and nationalities – gathered to affirm that we stand for equality and human rights for women, and … Continue reading
The fates of dual Canadian-Iranian citizens Ziba Kazemi, Hamid Ghassemi-Shall, and Hossein Derakhshan Contemplating her image, I note that the bright spark of Zahra “Ziba” Kazemi’s personality cannot be contained within the frame of any photograph. A photojournalist who refused to be restricted by geographic boundaries, every picture of Ziba is radiant, reflecting a woman … Continue reading
(note: this statement was read several times during the course of the September 23 protests against the presence of Ahmadnejad as the representative of the Islamic Republic at the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York City. This statement was read very loudly in front of the hotel where the criminal and mass-murderer Amadinejad … Continue reading
This is the agenda that has been set for the Washington DC September 18 protest against allowing the Regime of Stoning and Flogging to attend the UN General Assembly. The protest will be held Saturday, September 18 at 1pm at the United Nations Information Center at 1775 K St NW, Washington, DC. A list of … Continue reading
One of the immediate objectives of the ongoing campaign to free Sakineh Ashtiani and end political imprisonment, torture, and execution in Iran, as declared in the resolutions of the 100 Cities against Stoning protests, is to demand that Mahmood Ahmadinejad, the president of the regime of stoning, be prevented from entering the General Assembly of … Continue reading
