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Punishing Students for Their Opinions
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has released a report detailing abuses against students for dissenting viewpoints. Many high achieving students have been expelled from Iran’s universities. “Excluding students from universities based on thei
Getting to Know a Student Activist: “Freedom is not Free”
United4Iran recently published an interview with the roommate of student activist, Majid Tavakoli, who is currently imprisoned in Iran. Here is what his friend had to say about the speech Majid gave in December of 2009 that led to his arrest: I, and other clos
Legalizing the Murder of Civil Society
Legalizing the Murder of Civil Society reports on a bill that would completely change the legal procedures for registering and operating civil society organizations. Arseh Sevom released a paper analyzing the impact of the proposed law.
Nov-Dec — Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Defends Himself in Court
On November 12, 2010, Jafar Panahi found himself in court defending his work as a filmmaker. From a summary of his statement published in English on […]
State of Civil Society in Iran
“We cannot have a democratic system without a democratic people. We need to build a democratic society in Iran.”
Research
Arseh Sevom conducts research into various aspects of civil society in Iran and in related communities. Our current research centers on academic freedom, networking (traditional and digital), and arts and culture.
Training
The Arseh Sevom team plans to involve stakeholders and experts in the development of training using participatory methods that met with success in previous trainings in Iran and elsewhere. We will be offering Training of Trainersalong with general training. Th
Advocacy
The need to move into compliance with international pacts on human rights requires more understanding of those rights among defenders, leaders, civil servants, and the general public. One of the challenges going forward will be to address a mindset that accept
Recommendations to EU about Human Rights in Iran
Recently, Arseh Sevom’s Sohrab Razzaghi met with EU officials in Brussels and spoke about the position on human rights in Iran. His piece was published on InsideIran.org. His key points included: Creating social networks in order to support the political and c