Amnesty Action: Send Nowruz Greetings to Iran’s Activists

The Persian holiday Nowruz (“new day”) is an ancient holiday celebrated on the first day of spring to welcome in the new year. On this Nowruz we want to remember several courageous prisoners of conscience in Iran with Nowruz greetings. We ask you to send...

International Women’s Day: March 8, 2011

About International Women’s Day: International Women’s Day (IWD) was first celebrated in 1911 in four European countries. Today, it’s an official holiday in a many countries, including China, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam....

Video: “James Bond” Supports International Women’s Day

The two-minute short, specially commissioned for International Women’s Day, sees 007 star Daniel Craig undergo a dramatic makeover as he puts himself, quite literally, in a woman’s shoes. Directed by acclaimed ‘Nowhere Boy’ director/conceptual...

Journalist’s Mother: “She Was Arrested in Her Car”

Journalist Mahsa Amrabadi’s mother, Maryam Amrabadi, spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran after her daughter was arrested during protests on 1 March in Tehran. “She called us at three o’clock in the morning to tell us that she was in Evin...