January 2012
Open Letter Against the Closure of the House of Cinema Signed by 2000
Arseh Sevom — Kaleme.com has published an open letter against the closing of the House of Cinema signed by nearly 2000 people and organizations. All of the House of Cinema’s affiliated guilds signed along with a large number of its 5000 members. This list incl
Iran — Shocking Escalation of Arrests and Human Rights Violations
Arseh Sevom- The end of January 2012 witnessed a further escalation in human rights violations in Iran. The ongoing repression continued with the arrest of two journalists, both women: Parastoo Dokoohaki and Marzieh Rasooli. The arrests of Mohammad Solimaninya
House of Cinema: Timeline of Events
House of Cinema is one of the oldest post-revolution civil society organizations in Iran, in operation since 1989. You can read more about its overall objectives […]
“Wherever We Gather is The House of Cinema”
For the past 32 years there has been a complex relationship between the Iranian cinema industry and the Islamic republic. The ideologues of the Islamic revolution of 1979 sought justice and independence, dismissing the Shah as the figurehead of the status quo
Why Did Arseh Sevom Join in the Internet Strike Yesterday?
Here’s why… We joined because if passed, the law to protect intellectual property would have all sorts of debilitating and unintended consequences for people using the internet all over the world. Those include: The closure of social networking sites with link
JAN — Asghar Farhadi Protests Decision to Dissolve House of Cinema
Asghar Farhadi, the director of the award winning film, Separation of Nader from Simin wrote a letter to the Ministry of Culture calling for a vote on the decision to dissolve the House of Cinema in Iran. The letter stated: “If the decision to dissolve the Hou
Shirin Ebadi sends letter to UN about closure of Iran’s House of Cinema
Shirin Ebadi writes an open letter to Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur for human rights in Iran, condemning the closure of Iran’s House of Cinema and stating […]
How do you sanitize the Internet?
Board member Fred Petrossians, writing for Global Voices discusses rumors and plans for total control of the internet by the Iranian state: Iranian authorities see the internet as a real battleground and consider citizen media and social networking as tools of
Urge Iran’s Parliament to Reject Anti-Human Rights Penal Code
Arseh Sevom and United4Iran urge you to send letters protesting discriminatory laws. Click here to join the campaign. The UN Secretary General, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, the UN General Assembly, and the UN Human Rights