April 2011
In the news…
Arseh Sevom in the news during the month of April: Sohrab Razzaghi gives an interview with Rooz Online’s Fereshteh Ghazi about the bill before Iran’s Parliament that aims to limit independent civil society in Iran; Mentioned on Voice of America; Reported on by
Reform, Revolution, and Change
What does it take to make change? On Monday, April 18th, The University of Amsterdam, IKV Pax Christi, and Hivos sponsored a day-long seminar, Middle Eastern Perspectives on the Revolutions, on the recent events in the Arab world. In a series of short posts, A
Creating the Impossible: The Invisible Network of Britain’s Activist Subculture
How do eco-activists in the UK manage to carry out their actions despite efforts to infiltrate them and shut down their activities? In this piece, scholar […]
Open Letter from Civicus Regarding Bill Limiting Civil Society
Civicus World Alliance for Citizen Participation has written an open letter protesting the bill Establishment and Supervision of NGOs, which would place civil society in Iran […]
The Struggle over Internet Narratives
Today’s featured piece from Arseh Sevom’s Civil Society Zine is The Death of the “Twitter Revolution” and the Struggle over Internet Narratives from PhD candidate Donya […]
Iran: Bill Threatening Independent Civil Society Sent Back to Committee
On the recommendation of a group of Iranian parliament representatives, the bill for the “Establishment and Supervision of NGOs” has been dropped from the agenda of […]
Take Action: Letter Writing Campaign
PLEASE WRITE IMMEDIATELY in Persian, Arabic, English, French or your own language: Calling on Iranian parliamentarians not to pass the Bill on the Establishment and Supervision of NGOs, which would severely limit the peaceful exercise of the rights to freedom
Iran: Parliament ignores concerns of independent civil society organisations over draft bill
PUBLIC STATEMENT 10 April 2011 AI Index: MDE 13/044/2011 Iran: Parliament ignores concerns of independent civil society organisations over draft bill Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi […]
Creating Social Capital in Politically Restrictive Environments: The Virtual Sphere and Iran’s Weblogistan
Can civic engagement in the virtual sphere allow repressed societies to create social capital equivalent to that seen in the open, democratic physical sphere?