by Sadra | Apr 6, 2011 | Blog
Two human rights organizations are sounding the alarm about a bill before the Iranian parliament that would impose official supervision on non-governmental organizations. Amnesty International and Dutch human rights organization, Arseh Sevom issued a joint statement...
by Sadra | Apr 5, 2011 | Blog
لینک متن فارسی “We have been pressured and pummeled but have neither broken nor bent. We have stood firmly, but with anxious and broken hearts, we have witnessed the plunder and despotic destruction of a flower pot for which our predecessors and us have toiled and...
by Sadra | Apr 5, 2011 | Blog
By Elahe Amani The 1932 work of French novelist Balzac, “A Woman of Thirty” (Une Femme de Trente Ans), is the story of a spirited woman during the 19th century. In “A Woman of Thirty,” Eugenie is the finest Balzac female character, radiant in generosity of her love....
by Sadra | Apr 4, 2011 | Blog
April 5 marks the 30th birthday of Ms. Bahareh Hedayat, an imprisoned journalist and student activist who has been sentenced to 9.5 years prison on politically motivated charges. To highlight Bahareh Hedayat’s case, a group of students, women’s rights, and human...
by Sadra | Apr 4, 2011 | Blog
Iranian American comedian Maz Jobrani, best known for the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, sent a birthday message to imprisoned student activist to Bahareh Hedayat. Jobrani told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he hopes Hedayat is released soon....
