by Sadra | Mar 3, 2011 | Blog
Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate and Director of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, has called on Iranians to hold public rallies on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March, demanding reform of constitutional laws to achieve gender equality....
by Sadra | Mar 2, 2011 | Blog
Click here to send an e-letter! Background Protest Crackdown Despite the Ministry refusing Iran’s opposition a permit to demonstrate on February 14, 2011, Iranian activists took to the streets only to be met with violence. Special forces reportedly used electric...
by Sadra | Mar 2, 2011 | Blog
Chanting “Mousavi, Karoubi must be freed!” Chanting “Zealous army, come join your people!”
by Sadra | Mar 2, 2011 | Blog
An eyewitness who participated in the 1 March protests in Tehran shared details about his experience with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. He reported the presence of 14 to 16-year-old forces who carried police equipment, used BB guns and tear gas,...
by Sadra | Mar 1, 2011 | Blog
[This oped was published originally in Portuguese on 27 February 2011 in the major Brazilian newspaper, Estado de Sao Paulo, and is available online at http://www.estadao.com.br/estadaodehoje/20110227/not_imp685040,0.php Below is its English version.] By Parvin...
