In the Media: 2011
A Diplomatic Face Seeks to Counter Iran’s Critics
New York Times – 19 November 2011
“He is someone who is quite often used as the diplomatic face of Iran,” said Hadi Ghaemi, head of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
Some Iranians fear talk of war will benefit regime
The National – 11 November 2011
She was among 35 prominent civil-society figures inside Iran, ranging in age from 25 to 84, who spoke of their opposition to military action in interviews with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI), a New York-headquartered organisation.
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Iran bans ‘underground university.’ brands it ‘extremist cult’
CNN – 10 November 2011
Human rights activists, supporters of women’s rights, members of the political opposition and student journalists have also been deliberately denied access to education, according to a recent report by the non-governmental organization International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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El País – 6 November 2011
“El Gobierno iraní está empeñado en imponer una censura total y controlar el flujo informativo en todos los frentes. Se centra particularmente en los profesionales del cine porque están consiguiendo atención internacional y su trabajo refleja las condiciones reales dentro de Irán en contradicción con el retrato oficial”, interpreta el director ejecutivo de la Campaña Internacional por los Derechos Humanos en Irán, Hadi Ghaemi.
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Why Human Rights In Iran Are Getting Worse – And What To Do About It
The Atlantic – 2 November 2011
Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, writes that after the 2009 protests, the “judiciary has emerged as a key instrument to intimidate protestors and remove many leading activists and opinion makers, steps that were both critical to the regime’s survival.”
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CFR – 1 November 2011
Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, writes that after the 2009 protests, the “judiciary has emerged as a key instrument to intimidate protestors and remove many leading activists and opinion makers, steps that were both critical to the regime’s survival.”
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Jailed Iranian actress is released
CNN – 28 October 2011
In August, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said it had interviewed the actress’s husband, Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvai.
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Tehran court rejects Jafar Panahi appeal
The National – 25 October 2011
“We ask you to boycott the official Iranian film and television organisations and impose tough visa sanctions against Iranian film and television officials,” read the statement, released by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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U.N. Rips Iran’s Human Rights Record in New Report
Foreign Policy – 17 October 2011
Hadi Ghaemi, director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, says that those put to death in Vakilabad prison in Mashhad appear to have been charged with offenses that would not merit the death penalty elsewhere.
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Iranian students barred for beliefs, say campaigners
CNN – 14 October 2011
A report called “Punishing Stars” by the non-governmental organization International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran names 217 students who it says have been deprived of education because of their religion or political activism in the last five years. It says the real number is much higher as many did not want to be named.
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Opposition group: Iran sentences actress for film critical of government
CNN International – 11 October 2011
In August, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said it had interviewed the actress’s husband, Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvai.
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Iran Court Orders Retrial of Pastor Sentenced to Death
VOA News – 11 October 2011
Rights groups have demanded Iran free the pastor. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has called the conviction a “low point” for the Iranian judicial system.
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Americans’ lawyer barred from leaving Iran
MSNBC – 3 October 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, a U.S.-based campaign group, quoted Shafie as saying security forces had taken him for questioning last week to Tehran’s Evin Prison without an arrest warrant.
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Radio Free Europe – 2 October 2011
Hadi Ghaemi from the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran believes Iranian authorities are to blame for her death. “These raids by security forces and police to people’s homes are clear human rights violations and attacks into people’s private lives,” he says.
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Iran: Lawyer for Hikers Is Arrested
New York Times – 28 September 2011
“It was strange to see an arrest warrant issued for me, as arrest warrants are usually issued for murderers or fugitives,” the lawyer, Masoud Shafiei, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran a few hours after his release.
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Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi jailed for 11 years
The Guardian – 28 September 2011
In March, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, a US-based non-governmental organisation, reported that security forces had stolen Mohammadi’s medical records from the hospital.
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Iran: Executions point to ‘killing spree’
UPI – 27 September 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, a non-governmental group, reported in 2010 that undeclared mass executions had taken place in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, one of the holiest cities in Shiite Islam.
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Iranian official blasts the BBC after filmmakers’ arrests
BBC – 26 September 2011
Citing sources, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said last Monday that the six were taken into custody days earlier and accused of spying and working for the BBC’s Persian service.
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Social media gives women a voice in Iran
The Guardian – 22 September 2011
The student’s 100-minute testimony is the most detailed account of the treatment of prisoners in Iran since the crackdown began, says Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the New York based International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Iran detains 6 documentary filmmakers, activists say
CNN – 20 September, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran urged authorities to end the “ongoing intimidation and arrest of filmmakers and journalists” and called on diplomats and journalists in New York to press President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his country’s rights record during his reported visit to New York this week.
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Woman flogged as calls grow for Iran to be held to account
Women’s Views on News – 19 September, 2011
Bita Mostofi, a New York-based human rights lawyer mobilising protests in New York to coincide with President Ahmadinejad’s visit, said in an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran: “Various Iranian activists and organisations that stand in solidarity with the activists inside of Iran have come together to protest and call on the international community to hold him accountable for human rights violations.”
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Iranian Sufis Under New Attack
Huffington Post – 17 September, 2011
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Seyed Mustafa Azmayesh, international spokesperson for the Nimatullahi-Gonabadi Sufis, and international relations director of the International Organization to Protect Human Rights in Iran (IOPHRI), said that the repressive actions began in Kovar, but were aimed at dervishes throughout the country.
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Tehran student Somayeh Tohidlou lashed 50 times for political activism in 2009 Iranian election
The Australian – 16 September 2011
“Ahmadinejad comes to town as an unprecedented human rights crisis grips the country,” said Hadi Ghaemi, the New York-based spokesman for the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Iran court says it is considering bail for American hikers
CNN – 14 September, 2011
“Ahmadinejad is trying to use the hikers’ release for political gains on the international stage,” said Hadi Ghaemi, spokesman for the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Iran opposition leader missing for 6 weeks, activists say
CNN – August 29, 2011
“We are extremely concerned for the health and well-being of Karrubi, who is 74 years old, and no one has heard from him for six weeks, not his wife, any family or associates,” said Hadi Ghaemi, the director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Iranian Man Faces Death over Religious Conversion
Inter Press Service – July 18, 2011
However, “because apostasy is not mentioned in Iran’s penal code, and apostasy is not considered a crime, then the court has to consider Mr. Nadarkhani’s case in the context of [the crime] ‘insulting the Prophet of Islam’,” Nadarkhani’s attorney, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, said in a statement to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Iranian Pastor Sentenced to Death Could Be Executed if He Doesn’t Recant, Says Verdict
Fox News – July 13, 2011
“From a human rights perspective, you can’t criminalize someone’s choice of religion, much less execute them for that,” says Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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From Rooz Iran: Officials are lying about the number of people executed for drug smuggling
Al-Arabiya – July 11, 2011
In the most recent case, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran announced that 25 prisoners had been secretly and en-masse executed on July 3 (Tir 12) at Ghezelhesar prison in the city of Karaj on drug related crimes…
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Iran on an execution binge: reports
Global Post – July 8, 2011
But according to NGO, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI), the executions are used for political ends – to intimidate the population into submission.
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The Guardian – July 7, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, another independent pressure group, reported last month that 26 inmates of Vakilabad prison in Mashhad were hanged on 15 June.
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Iran escalates use of capital punishment
The Guardian – July 7, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI), a US-based non-government organisation, said its records showed 320 executions – a combination of those announced by the regime and those that have taken place in secret.
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Where the Dead Are Considered Dangerous
The Wall Street Journal – June 15, 2011
Then there are those who survive their encounters with the Islamic Republic. Saeed Pourheydar, a reformist journalist and ex-political prisoner who recently fled Iran, used a recent interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran to paint a gruesome picture of life inside an Iranian prison.
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In Age Of Arab Revolution, Iran’s Election Anniversary Set To Go Off With A Whimper
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – June 12, 2011
His claims could not be verified and were not corroborated by human rights groups — although the New York-based International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said a similar number were arrested after the previous call for protests in February and March.
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Iranian Women Prisoners Detail Torture: ‘Death Was Like a Desire’
PBS NewsHour – 10 June 2011
According to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, “Rape was routinely practiced as a matter of policy to intimidate young ordinary people from ever coming out to protest again.”
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Groups Urge UN Action Against Iranian Rights Abuses
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – June 10, 2011
Ebadi said in a statement that the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Reporters Without Borders, the International Federation for Human Rights and its affiliate, the Iranian League for the Defense of Human Rights, will carefully observe the upcoming second anniversary of the disputed Iranian presidential election on June 12, which triggered widespread popular protests and led to the arrest of hundreds of people.
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Haleh Sahabi: Our Antigone in Tehran
Al-Jazeera – June 3, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran holds the plainclothes security forces responsible for Haleh Sahabi’s death, and has called for an official investigation.
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Iranian activist dies at father’s funeral
News.Az – June 1, 2011
A journalist present at the funeral procession told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that a large group of plainclothes and security forces had beaten mourners at the funeral ceremony.
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IRAN: Human rights lawyer’s appeal hearing postponed
Los Angeles Times – May 30, 2011
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Khandan said Sotoudeh was being pressured to confess her crimes in the months preceding her court hearing.
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Los Angeles Times – May 28, 2011
According to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Bijan Fathi said, “I still don’t know whether my sons’ charge was moharebeh (enmity against God) or robbery. I don’t believe they were at war with the regime or with God.”
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‘No Let-Up’ In Secret Executions In Iran
26 May 2011 – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said the executions were carried out at Vakilabad prison in Mashhad in recent months.
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Detained Canadian journalist freed from Iranian jail
Toronto Star – May 18, 2011
“When you look at the case of Dorothy Parvaz, you see how chaotic things are in the circles of power in Iran,” said Hadi Ghaemi, who heads the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Iranian President Linked to Black Magic, Summoning Genies
ABC News – May 9, 2011
They also offer a view on how dynamic religious practice is inside the Islamic Republic. If the clerics hope to smear their opponents with supernatural claims, their plan might backfire, said Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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North Cotabato execs ask gov’t to save Filipinos jailed overseas
Inquirer.net (Philippines) – March 31, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) said Tamonde was unaware that the package handed by an Iranian national to him contained drugs.
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UN concerned with Iran human rights
EuroNews – March 15, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran says the country executed at least 542 people in 2010, compared to 94 in 2005 when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to power.
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L’Iran ferait appel à des soldats adolescents
Le Monde – March 15, 2011
« Un nombre important d’adolescents de 14 à 16 ans armés de battes, de morceaux de bois, de boucliers et de pistolets à air comprimé, ont été réquisitionnés parmi les forces de police et les miliciens bassidjis pour contrer les manifestations de l’opposition durant le mois dernier », explique à Dentelles et tchador Hadi Ghaemi, porte-parole de la Campagne internationale pour les droits de l’Homme en Iran.
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Iran ‘using child soldiers’ to suppress Tehran protests
The Guardian – March 13, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran says troops aged between 14 and 16 have been armed with batons, clubs and air guns and ordered to attack demonstrators who have tried to gather in Tehran.
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My country, Iran: ‘We fight, we die, we will take Iran back’
Toronto Star – March 13, 2011
Based on reports from the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI), during the Feb. 14 and Feb. 20 demonstrations protesters were repeatedly dispersed by tear gas, pepper spray, electric batons and live ammunition.
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What’s Happening in Iran Explained
Mother Jones – March 7, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran estimated that 500 Iranians are serving jail terms for political protests and 500 more are detained and waiting to be processed.
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Los Angeles Times – March 7, 2011
“Incrementally the identity and the character of the Iranian woman has become the target of attacks by men who didn’t even respect the rights of their mothers,” she charged in the statement, which was on the website of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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U.S. Interests at Risk in Six Mideast Nations
Center for Public Integrity – March 4, 2011
Since Jan.1, the regime has executed 120 prisoners, according to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, giving Iran the dubious distinction of executing more people per capita than any other nation.
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Opposition in Iran to protest leaders’ reported detention
CNN – March 1, 2011
Over the weekend, before the fate of the couples was known, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran expressed concern for their safety.
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Iran arrests two opposition leaders: opposition website
Reuters – February 28, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, an advocacy group which has staff in the United States and Germany, said on Sunday the two leaders had been moved secretly from their homes, where they had been under virtual house arrest for calling on supporters to protest against the government.
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“Moussavi et Karoubi pourraient être condamnés”
Le Monde – February 28, 2011
« Mir Hossein Moussavi, Zahra Rahnavard, Mehdi Karoubi et Fatemeh Karoubi, ont été kidnappés il y a 48 heures par des forces liées aux Gardiens de la Révolution et ont été conduits dans lieu secret », explique à Dentelles et tchador, Hadi Ghaemei, porte-parole de la Campagne internationale pour les droits de l’Homme en Iran.
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Iran reformers ‘abducted’ by security forces
The Independent – February 28, 2011
The claim, by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, indicates a serious escalation in the Iranian government’s effort to silence the opposition movement that grew out of protests over the disputed presidential election in June 2009.
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U.S. Condemns Iran For Crackdown
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – February 28, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran quoted an “informed source” as saying Mousavi and Karoubi, along with their wives, had been moved to a “‘safe house’ in an area close to Tehran”.
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Iranische Oppositionsführer Mussawi und Karrubi verschwunden
Telepolis – February 27, 2011
Der Bericht stützt sich auf Angaben der International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHR).
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Iranian opposition leaders moved from house arrest
Reuters – February 27, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, which has staff in the United States and Germany, quoted an “informed source” as saying Mousavi and Karoubi, along with their wives, had been moved from their homes to a “‘safe house’ in an area close to Tehran.”
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Iran geht gegen Oppositionsführer vor
Die Zeit – February 27, 2011
Die beiden Männer seien in einer Nacht-und-Nebel-Aktion mit ihren Ehefrauen in ein Haus nahe der Hauptstadt Teheran geschafft worden, berichtete die Menschenrechtsgruppe International Campaign for Human Rightsin Iran unter Berufung auf eine nicht namentlich genannte Person.
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Rights group says Iran opposition leaders abducted
Associated Press – February 27, 2011
The claim by the group, International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, indicates a serious escalation in the Iranian government’s effort to silence the opposition movement that grew out of protests over the disputed presidential election in June 2009.
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After Mousavi, Karroubi disappear, U.S. urges Iran to ‘allow active dialogue among its citizens’
Los Angeles Times – February 27, 2011
The statement comes after the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called for the release of Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, and their wives, whom the campaign said had been taken to an unknown location.
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The Wall Street Journal – February 25, 2011
Ms. Atashi was arrested with her husband, Madjid Ghaffari, at their Tehran home Jan. 12, 2010, by Iranian authorities, and released March 1, after the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran brought attention to her case.
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ABC News (blog) – February 23, 2011
Appointed Tehran Prosecutor General in August 2009, Dolatabadi and those under him have charged Iranian protesters with the capital offense of “Muharebeh” – literally “fighting,” in Arabic, but according to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran muharebeh is “the term used in Iran’s Sharia law to describe a major crime committed against Islam and the state.
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Fator Brasil – February 23, 2011
Entre os dias 21 e 24 de fevereiro, os iranianos Hadi Ghaemi, diretor executivo da Campanha Internacional pelos Direitos Humanos no Irã, e a defensora dos direitos das mulheres e jornalista Parvin Ardalan visitam o Brasil.
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”Queremos o apoio de Brasil na ONU”
Estadao – February 21, 2011
Hadi Ghaemi, Diretor da Campanha Internacional pelos Direitos Humanos no Irã
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Al-Jazeera – February 21, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said that eyewitnesses it has spoken to confirm the use of live ammunition and teargas by security forces in Iran.
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Moroccans join in spreading unrest
The Boston Globe – February 21, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said large numbers of protesters had turned out on major streets in the capital and four other cities yesterday.
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Fresh Iran Protests Highlight Dormant Opposition
PBS NewsHour – February 15, 2011
Iranian expatriate Hadi Ghaemi, who is director of the New York-based International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, said journalists were being warned not to cover the protests.
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U.S. pressures Europe to impose travel sanctions on Iranian leaders
MinnPost – February 15, 2011
Even for people who have long documented the brutal behavior of the Iranian regime, the last few weeks have been a shock, said Aaron Rhodes, Hamburg-based policy adviser for the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Global Post – February 13, 2011
Even for people who have long documented the brutal behavior of the Iranian regime, the last few weeks have been a shock, said Aaron Rhodes, Hamburg-based policy adviser for the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Veja (Brazil) – February 13, 2011
“Além de querer mostrar poder diante dos conflitos no Egito e na Tunísia, há o problema no sistema carcerário do Irã. Houve um aumento do número de presos e o regime simplesmente decidiu apagá-los”, diz Hadi Ghaemi, diretor-executivo da Campanha Internacional pelos Direitos Humanos no Irã.
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Iran Girds for Anti-State Protests
The Wall Street Journal – February 12, 2011
“The executions are a political message to the population: ‘don’t even think about unrest, we are in control and this is your punishment,’ ” said Hadi Ghaemi, the director of International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, an independent organization based in New York.
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Iran hinders web searches leading up to planned rally, sources say
CNN – February 12, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, based in the United States, called Friday for an end to restrictions on the movements of Karroubi and Moussavi.
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Iran Marks Revolution Anniversary
Fox News – February 11, 2011
Many Iranians have latched onto the green wristband Ghonim’s been seen wearing in pictures, and have wondered if it is a sign of solidarity with Iran’s Green Movement. He told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, that it was just a coincidence, but that he is happy Iranians made the connection.
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‘Alarming’ Rise In Executions In Iran Raises Concern
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – February 9, 2011
According to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, in January alone 83 people were executed in the country. In 2010, 179 executions were reported in the Islamic republic.
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Zahra Bahrami and Iran’s Voices for Freedom
The Wall Street Journal – February 7, 2011
According to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, attorney Jinoos Sharif Razi said upon hearing the news: “I am shocked.
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The Council on Foreign Relations – February 7, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran suggested the drug charges were only a pretext to execute her for security offenses in the wake of the 2009 presidential election protests.
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Irán esconde su patíbulo tras un muro de silencio
El País – February 6, 2011
“La repentina ejecución de Bahramí, sin ni siquiera informar a su hija ni permitirle una última visita, envía el mensaje a los iraníes de que si Europa no puede hacer nada para proteger a sus ciudadanos de nuestros tribunales tutelados y ejecuciones, el iraní medio tampoco está seguro”, explica a este diario Hadi Ghaemí, portavoz de la Campaña Internacional por los Derechos Humanos en Irán (CIDHI).
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Iran draws criticism for ‘alarming’ rate of executions
The National – February 7, 2011
A spokesman for the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Aaron Rhodes, said: “It seems that life is becoming cheaper and cheaper in Iran. The situation resembles more and more periods in the 1980s when huge numbers of people were summarily executed.
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US Hikers Go on Trial in Iran Behind Closed Doors
The Epoch Times – February 6, 2011
The International Campaign For Human Rights in Iran says that the drug charges were trumped up only after Bahrami was first arrested during the mass anti-government street protests in Iran in 2009.
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Execution rate in Iran alarms UN human rights chief
CNN – February 3, 2011
Last month, the New York-based group, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, said the Iranian regime was on an “execution binge.”
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U.S. urges Iran to halt executions after Tehran hangs woman
CNN – February 1, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has said the drug charges were only a pretext to execute Zahra Bahrami, and the Netherlands froze all ties with Iran on Sunday, a day after the hanging.
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More Gender Segregation At Iranian Universities
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – February 1, 2011
Earlier this year, Ferdowsi University’s Department of Engineering in Mashhad said it would segregate students by gender in nearly 50 courses, according to the U.S.-based International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Man who said he was God is hanged
The Independent – February 1, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said last month that Iran executed an average of one person every eight hours.
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Irwin Cotler: Execution-happy Iran adds to its rapidly growing butcher’s bill
National Post – January 31, 2011
As Aaron Rhodes, of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran put it at the time, “These secret executions are, in reality, nothing more than state-sanctioned murders.”
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Iran Cracks Down While Egypt Cracks Up
Foreign Policy – January 31, 2011
“This is a reaction to the developments in Egypt and Tunisia,” says Hadi Ghaemi, director of International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Iran hangs man who claimed to be God
Toronto Sun – January 31, 2011
The western-based International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran published a report earlier this month which calculated that Iran had executed an average of one person every eight hours since the start of the year.
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Iran hangs Dutch-Iranian woman for drug smuggling, report says
CNN – January 30, 2011
But the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran suggested the drug charges were only a pretext to execute her.
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Dervishes’ Lawyers Jailed In Iran, Rights Group Cries Foul
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – January 27, 2011
The New York-based International Campaign for Human Rights In Iran said on January 26 that the three had been convicted for investigating unlawful actions by Iranian security agencies and despite a lack of “proof of mal-intention in their actions.”
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Iran: Deepening Crisis on Rights
Human Rights Watch – January 26, 2011
The International Campaign on Human Rights in Iran reported that Iran had hanged at least 47 prisoners, “or an average of about one person every eight hours,” since the beginning of 2011…
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Mail & Guardian Online (South Africa) – January 24, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) said 47 prisoners, or an average of about one person every eight hours, have been put to death since the beginning of the new year.
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Rights group: Iran on ‘execution binge’
CNN – January 19, 2011
The New York-based group, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, says the Iranian regime has been on an “execution binge”, hanging on average one person every eight hours.
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Iran hanged 47 people in past three weeks: HR groups
Sify News India – January 18, 2011
The Guardian quotes the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) as saying that 47 prisoners, an average of about one person every eight hours, has been executed since the beginning of 2011.
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The Australian – January 18, 2011
“The Iranian judiciary is on an execution binge orchestrated by the intelligence and security agencies,” Aaron Rhodes, a spokesman for the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, said yesterday.
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Ashtiani’s death sentence suspended, says human rights campaigner
The Journal – January 17, 2011
The human rights group International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) said that 47 people have been hanged in Iran this year – an average of about one person every eight hours since the start of January.
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Iran has hanged 47 people in three weeks, say human rights groups
The Guardian – January 17, 2011
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) said 47 prisoners, or an average of about one person every eight hours, have been put to death since the beginning of the new year.
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Associated Press – January 16, 2011
“The Iranian Judiciary is on an execution binge orchestrated by the intelligence and security agencies,” stated Aaron Rhodes, a spokesman for the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Condemnation of “at least 47” executions in past 16 days in Iran (Persian)
BBC Persian – January 16, 2011
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U.S. condemns prison term for Iranian lawyer
CNN – January 11, 2011
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s sentence included five years for “acting against national security,” another five years for not wearing a hijab — a headscarf worn by Muslim women — during a videotaped message, and an additional year for “propaganda against the regime,” the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported over the weekend.
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Human-rights lawyer sentenced to 11 years in prison, barred from law for 20
Los Angeles Times – January 10, 2011
Sotoudeh was convicted of acting against national security, propaganda against the regime and failing to wear the hijab, the Islamic headscarf, in a videotaped message, according to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and Sotoudeh’s family.
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Iran & Human Rights (Radio Podcast)
FM4 – January 10, 2011
(scroll to bottom of page) Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to 11 years in jail. A German-Iranian journalist who’s also working for the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran tells us the latest.
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Iran rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh ‘gets 11 years jail’
BBC News – January 10, 2011
The New York-based International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran also called the sentence a “gross miscarriage of justice”, adding it should be overturned on appeal.
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An Iranian rights group condemns 11-year sentence for lawyer
CNN – January 10, 2011
An Iranian human rights lawyer has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, according to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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The Wall Street Journal – January 7, 2011
A second priest, Behrouz Sadegh Khanjani, arrested in June 2010 with his wife and eight members of his congregation in the southern city of Shiraz, has been indicted for apostasy and crimes against national security, according to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, an organization based in New York.
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32 die in suicide bombings outside Shiite mosque in Iran
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said the region — which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan — has been the site of fighting between a Sunni armed group called Jundullah and government security forces.
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