by Sadra | Sep 4, 2010 | Blog
After the last session of Shiva Nazar Ahari’s trial was held in Tehran today, her mother told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that “her family is very hopeful about Shiva’s acquittal.” Shahrzad Kariman told the Campaign that she was only able to...
by Sadra | Sep 4, 2010 | Blog
By Dokhi Fassihian Friday, September 3, 2010 – 3:02 PM http://mideast.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/09/03/its_time_for_obama_to_support_a_un_rights_monitor_on_iran Over the past year, the Obama Administration has missed successive opportunities to bring real...
by Sadra | Sep 3, 2010 | Blog
In this week’s “Weekly Rights Podcast”: the mother of Neda Agha Soltan, Hajar Rostami, seeks help from the international community to find the murderer of her daughter; Massoud Shafiee, lawyer for the three American hikers, tells the Campaign that his clients should...
by Sadra | Sep 3, 2010 | Blog
Ahead of Shiva Nazar Ahari’s September 4th trial, London activists organized a non partisan & non political gathering to demand the immediate and unconditional release of this 26-year-old human rights activist, journalist and blogger. Photos courtesy of...
by Sadra | Sep 2, 2010 | Blog
UPDATE: Shiva has been released on approximately $500,000 bail. Now we have to make sure that the charges against her are dropped. Shiva Nazar Ahari, a 26-year old journalist and human rights activist, is facing a September 2010 trial for various politically motivated...