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Interview with Sister of Habibolah Latifi
Masih Alinejad’s interview with the sister of Iranian-Kurdish prisoner of conscience, Habibolah Latifi can be read over at EA WorldView. His sister reports, “My parents are elderly and I don’t dare give them the news regarding my brother’s execution, therefore
Urgent Request: Protest Upcoming Execution
Urgent Request: Protest Upcoming Execution: In a continuing pattern of oppression of minorities, the judiciary is preparing to execute Habibollah Latifi, an Iranian-Kurd. He has always denied the trumped up charges agains him. A letter-writing campaign has bee
High Prices Start to Hurt
…In a continuing pattern of restrictions on independent civil society, union truckers are told that they cannot raise prices for their customers or they will find themselves booted out of the union. The LA Times reports: “We were told by written notification t
Diverting Attention
In EA, Masih Alinejad writes of the stoning case of Sakineh Ahstiani: “Put bluntly, the Government is exploiting the Ashtiani case to divert attention from the deaths and imprisonments of young women and men who oppose the fraudulent outcome of Mahmoud Ahmadin
Occluded by the Nuclear Issue
James Miller opines on the reasons that human rights and other complex issues have taken a backseat to the nuclear issue in the Western media.
Statement in Support of Human Rights Lawyer
The statement in support of the unjustly detained human rights lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, can be found here.
Protests in Geneva
Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer who has fought for human rights in Iran has been in prison for several months and was on a dry hunger strike that threatened her life. “It’s people like her that the Iranian government fears,” Nobel laureate, Shirin Ebadi said. Shirin
DEC-OCT — Panahi Receives 6-Year Prison Sentence and 20-Year Ban on Filmmaking
In December of 2010, filmmaker Jafar Panahi is handed the harsh sentence of six years in prison and a 20-year ban on filmmaking. This decision is upheld on appeal in October of 2011. The US-based board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences released
Call for Articles and Posts: “Networks, Networking, and Change: Traditional, Social, Digital.”
Arseh Sevom’s Call for Articles and Posts: “Networks, Networking, and Change: Traditional, Social, Digital.” DUE: FEBRUARY 25. Universities, churches and mosques, cafes, squats and upstart art spaces have all been incubators for social movements. Can virtual m