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July — Committee Formed by House of Cinema to Look Into Arrests
House of Cinema forms committee to look into the arrests of members of film community. Arrested include the actresses Marzieh Vafamehr and Pegah Ahangarani and documentary filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi. Read more here.
Get a Dose of Culture
Beautiful work and intriguing writing can be found in the cultural journal #3, which features writing and images from Iranian artists and thinkers.
Round-up of News and Opinion
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center presents a chart of executions in Iran since the 2010, most confirmed by official and semi-official sources. In the Washington Post, Thomas Erdbrink reports on the effects of sanctions after the Obama administration issue
Networking Issue: Letter from the Editor
How does the online environment influence activism?
Stop the Violence against Women in the Near East
“It is shocking to see the current examples of structural violence against women from our neighbors in the South and the Near East,” stated Ursula Plassnik, Special Rapporteur for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Women’s Concerns. “The murder of
BBC Reports Rise in Violence Against Women
The BBC reports concern about gang rapes reported in Iran. The authorities have chosen to blame the women for the crimes: “Those who were raped were […]
Attorney General Warns of Hundreds of Executions
FIDH (International Federation of Human Rights) has posted a piece in Persian on the announcement by Iran’s Attorney General that hundreds of executions will take place […]
Mourning the Death of Ezatollah Sahabi and His Daughter
Women’s rights campaigner Haleh Sahabi, died of a heart attack this morning after a scuffle with plainclothes forces during the funeral for her father. Sahabi had been released on furlough in order to attend the funeral. She had been imprisoned since 2009. May
Nassrin Sotoudeh's Birthday
It’s a good time to leave a birthday wish for the incarcerated human rights lawyer Nassrin Sotoudeh. Check out the Facebook Page and the letter she […]