Continuing Persecution of Student Alumni Group

by Sadra | Nov 20, 2009 | Blog

// // < ![CDATA[ var addthis_pub = "samirashraf"; // (19 November 2009) Iranian authorities have arbitrarily arrested another member of the leading student alumni group ADVAR,  and sentenced its spokesperson to an eight-year prison term, while other...

Los Angeles-Tehran “World Cities” Online Dialogue Startup

by Sadra | Nov 20, 2009 | Blog

Date/Time: Dec 6 2009 6:00pm – 8:00pm RSVPs required, to 310.657.5511. Only 25 participants will be involved in this first meeting, so RSVP early. Price: Suggested donation $10-$20 per person includes dinner.  No one will be turned away for lack of funds....

REUTERS: U.N. panel condemns Iran for post-election crackdown

by Sadra | Nov 20, 2009 | Blog

Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:48pm EST Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition...

Join Us!

by Sadra | Nov 20, 2009 | Blog

How can you join us on 12-12? You can make a video, sing a song, organize an event, dedicate your art, reach out to artists, talk to your local media, and any number of other things. Most importantly, document your action. Take a picture or make a short video and send...

PBS Frontline: A Death in Tehran

by Sadra | Nov 19, 2009 | Blog

Click here to watch the full documentary online or scroll down to watch it on YouTube. Investigating the life and death of the woman whose image remains a potent symbol for those who want to keep Iran’s reform movement alive. [tubepress...