In the Media: 2012
Iran’s women activists: No to war
The Guardian – 8 March 2012
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, an NGO that monitors rights violations in Iran, said that Shaheed’s report is “a significant document that gives voice to the victims of widespread violations”.
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U.N. report slams Iran over human rights
CBS News – 8 March 2012
While this is not the first time the Iranian regime has been accused of grossly violating basic human rights,
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran believes the report is still a good thing, said campaign spokesperson, Hadi Ghaemi, in a statement.
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Iranian activist continues hunger strike
Al Jazeera – 8 March 2012
His son Mohamed Saleh Khazali told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran on February 29 that Khazali had suffered “stomach bleeding” and had been taken to the hospital.
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Iran Steps Up Rights Abuses, U.N. Says
Wall Street Journal – 7 March 2012
“This is just the beginning of a process at the U.N. level to reveal and address the many aspects of gross and systematic human-rights violations in Iran,” said Hadi Ghaemi, the director of the New York-based International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Three Iranian journalists released from jail, but dozens remain behind bars
The Guardian – 29 February 2012
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI), a non-government organisation based in the US, expressed concern this week over the health of Mehdi Khazali, a blogger who remains in temporary detention on hunger strike.
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Iran: Mousavi Rejects Call By Khamenei Son To Back Down Amid International Pressure
Eurasia Review – 28 February 2012
“Khamenei bears the ultimate responsibility for these house arrests, which indeed are nothing short of a kidnapping,” believes Hadi Ghaemi, spokesperson for the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Execution of web programmer in Iran may be imminent
CNN – 18 February 2012
Malekpour sent a letter from prison detailing beatings and other mistreatment at the hands of Iranian prison officials to obtain a confession, said Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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VIDEO: Rights Group Says Iran Leader Should Release ‘Kidnapped’ Opposition Leaders
Think Progress – 8 February 2012
Now, as the anniversary of their detention nears, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) is calling on Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to release the three opposition leaders.
Brazilian leader under pressure on rights ahead of Cuba trip
McClatcchy Newspapers – 28 January 2012
For example, Hadi Ghaemi, the executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, visited Brasilia last February to lobby for support for a resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva last March to create a special rapporteur to investigate human rights abuses in Iran.
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Nobel laureate calls for freedom for 3 Iranian opposition leaders after year of house arrest
Washington Post (via AP) – 26 January 2012
Ebadi’s call was released in a statement Thursday by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Fears Over Fresh Crackdown on Bloggers and Journalists as Iran’s Elections Approach
Huffington Post UK – 26 January 2012
Hadi Ghameni, executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, said the recent arrests indicate that the government is aware of the “resilient popularity” of the Green Movement.
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Pattern of Intimidation Is Seen in Arrests of Iranian Journalists and Bloggers
New York Times – 25 January 2012
The government “can’t come out publicly and name them or charge them with anything, because they can’t justify why they’re holding them,” said Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, an advocacy group in New York that has researched the arrests, adding that the journalists and bloggers were “prominent enough that the news will get around quickly and intimidate others.”
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An American is caught in Iran’s spy game
Washington Post – 23 January 2012
Hekmati was assured by the Iran interest section that despite his military service in Iraq and later work as a Pentagon contractor and subcontractor, it would be safe for him to visit, according to Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Tehran’s TV Channel Loses British License
Wall Street Journal – 21 January 2012
Hadi Ghaemi, director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, welcomed Ofcom’s decision.
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Canadians live in shadow of death in Iran
The Star – 11 January 2012
“It’s a very tense time,” says Hadi Ghaemi of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. “Executions have intensified, and at least 600 people were put to death last year.”
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Iran’s Leaders Shut Down Independent Film Group
New York Times – 11 January 2012
Hadi Ghaemi, the executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, a New York advocacy group, said the Culture Ministry’s move showed that “the Iranian government systematically goes after independent associations whose work does not necessarily follow the state’s narrative.”
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American’s Unusual Résumé May Have Attracted Iran’s Suspicion
New York Times – 10 January 2012
“He may have been this innocent naïve guy who wanted to visit Iran and got assurances that he would be fine,” said Hadi Ghaemi, the executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, an advocacy group.
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Video game maker linked to US prisoner in Iran
Wall Street Journal – 10 January 2012
This week, he became the first American sentenced to death in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Family of Condemned American in Iran Hires Prominent Lawyer
New York Times – 10 January 2012
“This whole case is very politically motivated,” said Hadi Ghaemi, the executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, an advocacy group based in New York that has been monitoring Mr. Hekmati’s case.
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PRI’s The World – 9 January 2012
Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more about Amir Hekmati, the Iranian-American sentenced to death for spying in Iran, from Hadi Ghaemi, of theInternational Campaign for Human Rights, in New York.
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Iran Sentences Ex-Marine to Death in CIA Case
AP (via ABC News) – 9 January 2012
It was the first time an American citizen has been sentenced to death in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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American Sentenced to Death for Spying in Iran
New York Magazine – 9 January 2012
The director of the New York-based International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called Hekmati’s punishment “a very shocking sentence.”
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Iran Imposes Death Sentence on U.S. Man Accused of Spying
New York Times – 9 January 2012
“It’s a very shocking sentence,” said Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, a New York-based advocacy group that has been following Mr. Hekmati’s case.
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New Report Documents Secret Executions In Iran
Think Progress – 5 January 2012
The U.S.-based International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) released a report today revealing the names of 101 victims of secret executions in Iran.
