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Ahmadinejad does not represent the Freedom and Peace Loving Iranian people

Sep 4th, 2010

In spite of massive repression, the freedom movement in Iran is still very much alive and more than ever in need of international support.



Stop Abuse of Political Prisoners

Aug 9th, 2010

Iranian prison authorities should end the solitary confinement of 17 political prisoners and afford them all the protections to which they are entitled, including access to their families and lawyers,Human Rights Watch said.



Iran’s Assault On Civil Society

Jul 14th, 2010

The government of Iran has turned its back on a rich tradition of civil society, perpetrating human rights abuses against many activists and ordinary citizens who just wanted the right to be heard.



U.S. Adds Its Own Iran Sanctions

Jul 1st, 2010

President Barack Obama signed into law new sanctions on Iran that, for the first time, will bar from the American market foreign companies that work with Iranian businesses charged with aiding Tehran’s nuclear program and the suppression of democracy.



International Report Slams Genocidal Iran

Jun 23rd, 2010

OTTAWA, Canada—A group of international scholars, politicians, and activists issued a scathing report in Ottawa on Tuesday condemning Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what they describe as his flaunting international norms regarding nuclear arms, human rights, and terrorism.

The report’s authors claim the document contains the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative witness testimony and documentary evidence to date regarding Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.



EU leaders approve fresh sanctions against Iran

Jun 17th, 2010

European Union leaders have approved a new set of sanctions against Iran that go further than the latest United Nations measures.

The fresh EU sanctions include a ban on investments, technical assistance and technology transfers to Iran’s key oil and gas industry



UN votes in favour of sanctions against Iran

Jun 10th, 2010



The pro-engagement lobby and US failure with Iran

May 17th, 2010

Three words best define the policies of the United States toward Iran in the past 32 years: naiveté, surprise and failure. Ironically however, the rest of the world has been looking to the US for guidance and leadership on how to deal with the Iranian regime. The US policy towards Iran has been a failure.



A letter from PAIC’s President to Ban Ki-Moon

May 14th, 2010

We, at the Progressive American Iranian Committee (PAIC), are extremely concerned about the current wave of execution of political prisoners of conscience in Iran, as evidenced by the latest five detainees, Frazad Kamangar, Ali Heidarian, Farhad Vakili and Mehdi Eslamian and Shirin Alamhouli, hanged on Sunday 9th of May 2010 in the notorious Evin prison.



Did NIAC defraud the Congressional funds?

May 3rd, 2010

Examination of NIAC’s internal documents released during a defamation lawsuit suggests that this organization has violated the rules governing Congressional funds.
Following a defamation lawsuit brought in 2008 some of the internal documents related to these projects have become available. Examination of official documents and NIAC’s internal memos, including email correspondence and…