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Take Action! Send e-Letters in support of Iranian journalist & activist, Shiva Nazar Ahari
[ ENGLISH: Send e-letters to WORLD LEADERS ] [ ENGLISH: Send e-letters to IRI EMBASSIES & OFFICIALS ] [ FARSI: Send e-letters to IRI EMBASSIES & OFFICIALS ] –> Coming Soon Background Shiva Nazar Ahari is a prominent Iranian human rights defender and a member of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters. She has been arrested several times by the IRI for her efforts in human rights advocacy. Shiva was marked a “starred” student and banned from continuing her education and completing her master’s in civil engineering. Only days after her 26th birthday in June 2010, while...
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Take Action! Send e-Letters in support of Iranian journalist & activist, Shiva Nazar Ahari
[ ENGLISH: Send e-letters to WORLD LEADERS ] [ ENGLISH: Send e-letters to IRI EMBASSIES & OFFICIALS ] [ FARSI: Send e-letters to IRI EMBASSIES & OFFICIALS ] –> Coming Soon Background Shiva Nazar Ahari is a prominent Iranian human rights defender and a member of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters. She has been arrested several times by the IRI for her efforts in human rights advocacy. Shiva was marked a “starred” student and banned from continuing her education and completing her master’s in civil engineering. Only days after her 26th birthday in June 2010, while...
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Nevada Representative in Support of Iran’s 7 Baha’i Leaders (Letter Excerpt)
Reno4Iran activists received a letter from Nevada Representative Dean Heller regarding the persecution of Baha’is in Iran. An excerpt of the letter (which was typed and snail-mailed originally) is below. Thanks to all those in positions of power that continue to voice their concerns for the people of Iran and pressure the IRI to adhere to its international human rights obligations. “As [I've] mentioned before, the Iranian government is an oppressive regime that withholds basic liberties from it’s citizens. The persecution you mentioned involving members of the Baha’i...
Upcoming Events
Light a Candle for Iran: August 5-11, 2010
From the organizers: On the 100th anniversary of Iran`s constitutional revolution, we invite everyone whose heart beats for our captive Iran to “Light a Candle” in memory of our Iranian heroes and their sacrifices for a free Iran. It has been years that we have been under despotism and we have fought to free Iran from the claws of the current executioners. Many have sacrificed all and lost their lives to achieve this goal; Babak Khorram-din, Satar khan, Khosro Golesorkhi, Shahpour Bakhtiar, Neda Agasoltan and many more whom sacrificed so much for us and it is our duty to guard the path that...
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Toronto in Solidarity with the 16 on Hunger Strike (Gallery)
On August 7th, Toronto residents, activists, and concerned citizens lined up on a busy downtown street to stand in solidarity with various prisoners enduring poor prison conditions, restricted access to medical care, and much more. The protest intended to shed light primarily on the current prisoner hunger strikes and the imminent executions of such prisoners as Jafar Kazemi, Ali Saremi, and Kurdish minority, Zeynab Jalalian. See a gallery of photos below. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width:...
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Nevada Representative in Support of Iran’s 7 Baha’i Leaders (Letter Excerpt)
Reno4Iran activists received a letter from Nevada Representative Dean Heller regarding the persecution of Baha’is in Iran. An excerpt of the letter (which was typed and snail-mailed originally) is below. Thanks to all those in positions of power that continue to voice their concerns for the people of Iran and...
Take Action! Send e-letters in support of Iran’s 7 Baha’i Leaders (letters in English & Farsi)
[ ENGLISH: Send e-letters to WORLD LEADERS ] [ ENGLISH: Send e-letters to IRI EMBASSIES & OFFICIALS ] [ FARSI: Send e-letters to IRI EMBASSIES & OFFICIALS ] Background In early August 2010, after over two years of detention, Iran’s 7 Baha’i leaders were sentenced to 20 years prison. Considering...
Toronto in Solidarity with the 16 on Hunger Strike (Gallery)
On August 7th, Toronto residents, activists, and concerned citizens lined up on a busy downtown street to stand in solidarity with various prisoners enduring poor prison conditions, restricted access to medical care, and much more. The protest intended to shed light primarily on the current prisoner hunger strikes...
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GVF: Two members of student organization arrested
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Nevada Representative in Support of Iran’s 7 Baha’i Leaders (Letter Excerpt)
Reno4Iran activists received a letter from Nevada Representative Dean Heller regarding...
Discriminating against Baha’is (Cartoon & Video: English & Farsi)
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Appeals Court Should Overturn Unjust Sentencing of Baha’i Leaders
(10 August 2010) Seven leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community, each of whom has...
Shirin Ebadi: Deterioration of Judiciary and the Need for UN Rapporteurs
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, 2003 Nobel...
Draconian Prison Sentences Doled Out for Activists
Judge Should Be Suspended for Politicized, Incompetent Rulings (20 May 2010) The...
Eyewitness: Abtahi’s Attackers Had Guns And Walkie Talkies
Former Deputy President of Iran, Seyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi, was attacked by plainclothes...
Farzad Kamangar’s Lawyer: There Was No Cause for Execution
Farzad Kamangar was one of the five people executed at Tehran’s Evin prison last...
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