January 2011
Keep Iran’s Hearts Beating
United4Iran has launched a new campaign, Keep Iran’s Hearts Beating, to call an end to executions in Iran. To participate click here.
Jasmine and Fire
As Tunisia struggles to develop a civil society that can fill the hole left by the dictatorial regime, Egyptians have taken to the streets. MideastYouth.com is following the story from Egypt here. The blogger states: In brief, Tunisia has made people, not only
Guidelines for Documenting Human Rights Violations
The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center has published guideline for documenting human rights violations in English (PDF) and Persian (PDF).
Who is Speaking Out About Human Rights Abuses in Iran?
Writing in the Huffington Post, Hadi Ghaemi and Aaron Rhodes of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran write about the politicization of human rights and the equivocation of the international community when dealing with abuses of those rights. The
The Great Persian Firewall
Via Cyrus Farivar, we learn that The Tor Project is reporting that the “Great Persian Firewall” is preventing people in Iran from connecting to circumvention tools such as Tor. The Tor Project reports: Over the past 48 hours it seems the Great Persian Firewall
Tragic suicide
Hamid Dabashi comments on the suicide of Alireza Pahlavi, son of the last Shah of Iran and the second of his children to take his own life, in a post on CNN. Like other young Iranians, the late Alireza Pahlavi and before him his late younger sister, Leila Pahl
Spy vs Spy
Mainstream media is reporting that a 55-year old woman has been arrested in Iran for spying. EA WorldView urges restraint, pointing out that there is only one source for the report at the moment.
No Valentine's Day in Iran
No Valentine’s Day in Iran: The IRI once again proves that its heart is “two sizes too small” as it bans the celebration of Valentine’s Day in Iran.
Hivos Concerned about Treatment of Peaceful Activists
Hivos expresses concern about the conviction of two women held for six months simply for collecting signatures as part of the one-million signature campaign, a campaign to change Iran’s discriminatory laws against women. This is the first time that the judicia