To read letter in Persian click here 20 April 2010 Your Excellencies, The candidacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran for membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council, an international body that has been established  after decades of efforts by the human rights community to uphold ...

To read letter in Persian click here Open Letter to Members of the UN General Assembly By Dr Shirin Ebadi, Human Rights Advocate and 2003 Nobel Laureate 20 April 2010 Since the UN General Assembly must adopt a decision on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s bid for ...

By Akbar Ganji The past year has been a horrifying one for the Iranian people. Following the presidential election in June, people poured into the streets for a peaceful protest against widespread election fraud. Government forces and militia opened fire on orders from the Supreme Leader. Some ...

by Mehrangiz Kar As a guest scholar at Cape Town University, I have been studying South Africa’s peaceful transition from Apartheid rule to a democratic constitution with much curiosity. My generation grew up in Iran with the daily news of your struggles against Apartheid. From far ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran has convicted another opposition activist on charges related to the country’s post-election turmoil and sentenced him to death, the judiciary said Tuesday, bringing to at least 10 the number of those facing the death penalty for the unrest following June’s ...

Every Thursday since last April, Davoud Rahmanipour traveled to the Evin prison in northern Tehran to visit his son, Arash, 19, who was being held there while his lawyer appealed his death sentence. The elder Mr. Rahmanipour was unsettled last Thursday to hear from the prison ...

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