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UN resolution calls for unfettered access to Iran by Special Rapporteur Dr. Ahmed Shaheed

Highest vote count since 1992 shows growing international solidarity on human rights conditions in Iran فارسی The UN General Assembly’s Third Committee today (November 21, 2011) adopted a resolution (PDF) calling on the Iranian Government to allow unfettered access to the country by the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, to investigate violations taking place in the country. The resolution also calls on Iran to release all arbitrarily detained individuals held for exercising their right to peaceful assembly and expression, including leading...

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AIUSA Blog: Here We Go Again – Iran Condemns Yet Another “Spy”

Posted by: Elise Auerbach January 10, 2012 at 2:21 PM From AIUSA: By now I can write the script in my sleep: Foreign citizen (but usually Iranian in origin) picked up and slapped into detention; family told to be quiet about it and things will “go well”; implausible televised confession to acts of espionage or involvement in plot to undermine the Iranian government made by weary-looking defendant is aired on Iranian television; unfair trial in Revolutionary Court; harsh sentence handed down; media fire-storm ensues. Yes, I have been ticking off each item on my check list again. The only...

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Imagine an Iran that respects human rights

فارسی Dear Friends, This has been a momentous year for human rights in the world. The winds of change that swept Iran in 2009 have spread across the Arab world and beyond. Even though Iran’s pro-democracy protests were forced behind prison walls and inside homes, the demands of the Iranian people for their fundamental rights have not been quieted. United for Iran stands firmly beside the brave people of Iran who believe that the future of their country is bright and that in this future the rights of all citizens are respected. Individuals like Nasrin Sotoudeh, a human rights lawyer, who...

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Spotlight on Human Rights in Iran: December 10, 2011 (Chicago, IL)

Saturday, December 10, 2011 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Baha’i House of Worship Foundation Hall 100 Linden Ave, Wilmette, IL 60091 Parking available on Linden Ave. No handicap access Spotlight on: Baha’is, Women, Labor, and Human Rights Defenders Amnesty International’s Human Rights Day event is on Saturday, December 10, 2011. The focus will be human rights in Iran and will feature noted journalist Nazila Fathi, who reported on Iran for the New York Times for several years. Organizers will also be presenting the film “Education Under Fire” about the persecution of Iran’s...

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100 Hours Behind Bars (Vienna, Austria)

In a symbolic act, one Vienna activist from Amnesty imprisoned himself publicly behind prison bars from 19 to 23 Sept (totaling 100 hours). Event organizers and participants gathered at this days long event to demand the release of Iran’s prisoners of conscience, the abolishment of executions, and equal rights for women. During those 100 hours, the “imprisoned” spent time crafting paper birds inside bars. All attendees were invited to participate in making and signing messages of solidarity on these paper birds. The birds and accompanying notes are to be sent to the IRI embassy. See...

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Urge Iran’s Parliament to Reject Anti-Human Rights Penal Code

Bill Defies International Community and Iran’s Own Commitments فارسی The UN Secretary General, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, the UN General Assembly, and the UN Human Rights Council have repeatedly called on Iran to revise its penal code to adhere to international human...

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Watch a video tribute and take action for Human Rights Day 2011!

Dear Friends, United4Iran wishes you a Happy International Human Rights Day! Sixty-three years ago, today, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights enshrined the fundamental human rights to which each of the globe’s citizens are entitled. On this important day, we pay tribute to all of those struggling to attain...

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Secret Executions: Findings Challenge Judiciary’s False Narrative

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Snapshot: 6 Months of Human Rights Violations and Political Arrests in Iran’s Azerbaijan Provinces

During the six-month period from 21 March to 21 September 2011 more than 320 cultural,...

Female Kurdish Prisoner’s Death Sentence Overturned

The Supreme Court has reduced the death sentence of Zeinab Jalalian, a Kurdish prisoner...

Podcast 43: Internet Censorship in Iran- Interview with Mehdi Yahyanejad

We all use the internet. But what does it mean to use the internet in a country...

Podcast 42: An Interview with Dokhi Fassihian on the Recent UN Human Rights Resolution on Iran

Ever wonder why UN human rights resolutions on Iran are important? In this week’s...

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