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Testimony from the Iran Tribunal (Twitter)
The Iran Tribunal (http://www.irantribunal.com/) is a non-binding people’s court looking into Iran’s “bloody decade” when thousands were executed and disappeared. From June 18-20 dozens of witnesses […]
Exclusive Interview with Payam Akhavan on the Iran Tribunal Investigating Iran’s “Bloody Decade”
Exclusive Interview with Payam Akhavan on the Iran Tribunal Arseh Sevom — An international legal fact finding team led by Professor Payam Akhavan heard testimony regarding […]
#RememberIran, Labor Activists Arrested, House of Cinema, Death of a Maestro
Green Movement: Three Years On This week marked the third anniversary of the demonstrations following Iran’s flawed 2009 presidential elections, which brought the Green Movement to […]
#RememberIran
The hashtag RememberIran is being used on Twitter to share memories from the events of three years ago in Iran. A small sample of the tweets […]
Workers Suffer, Pepsi on the Moon, Cinema Slammed, Families Seek Justice, Prisoners Endangered
Geneva is Playing Host to a Summit for the International Labor Organization The Defenders of Workers Rights, an Iranian organization recognized by the ILO, wrote an […]
Do You Know Where I Can Find Some Saffron?
This video by Rugger Productions exposes racist behavior and gets you to laugh. Enjoy.
Artist Ai Weiwei Accepts Vaclav Havel Award for Creative Dissent
In many interviews, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has discussed the need for the West to support human rights in China. In a recent interview with BBC, […]
Birthdays of Prisoners, Cyberattack Against Iran, Virtual Assassination, and Organs for Sale
In a week dominated by reports of cyber warfare waged against Iran, families of prisoner’s of conscience managed to celebrate the birthdays of loved ones stuck […]
Twinklings of Hope
Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat perform the song Twinklings of Hope from a rooftop in Tehran. They will be performing at the Fez Festival of World Sacred […]