Women in Iran and in many other countries today continue to be deprived of many very basic human rights, although the UN designated March 8 as the day to “honor women” in 1975 and the first international women’s day was celebrated 100 years ago in Europe
According to Iranian media reports, authorities have executed at least 73 prisoners – an average of almost three prisoners per day – since January 1, 2011.
Nasrin is a fine human being, a devoted women’s rights activists and a
dedicated lawyer to the cause of justice. She is a member of the Campaign for
One Million Signature and the Defenders Human Rights Center. Her professional
life is dedicated to the cause of civil and political rights in Iran
Iran’s president Sunday called for U.S. leaders to be “buried” in response to what he says are American threats of military attack against Tehran’s nuclear program.
The judicial authorities in Iran must immediately clarify Sakineh
Mohammad Ashtiani’s legal status and conduct a thorough review of her case, as well as all other cases where stoning sentences have been passed
13 OF THE 26 from Gezelhasar prison that were moved to solitary in advance of execution have in fact been murdered by the Islamic regime. PLEASE SEND YOUR MAILS NOW.
Days before the first anniversary of the antigovernment protests that rocked Iran, the nation’s supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, renewed his attack on opposition leaders on Friday, saying that they had betrayed the values of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
He’s been charged for holding a placard during a demonstration at Amir Kabir Polytechnic where he is a student and Ahmadinejad was giving a speech.
A bipartisan group of senators is pushing President Obama to move forward with new sanctions against Iran, now that his “end of 2009″ deadline for meaningful response from Tehran — which the administration insists was not a deadline — has long past.
condemns the ongoing government suppression of independent electronic communication through interference with the Communications, Internet and cell phones; condemns the expulsion and arrest of news reporters and suppression of free press; acknowledges and affirms the Universal Inalienable Human Rights and the importance of democratic and fair elections…