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Guardian Council: Budget and Expenditures of the Monitoring Boards
How much does it cost to watch elections?
The Guardian Council Expands Power: Election Monitoring Boards
By controlling access to the elections on the part of potential candidates and the way in which elections are run, the Guardian Council and the supreme leader control both present and future power in Iran.
24 Human Rights Groups Call for a UN Special Session to Address Repression in Iran
Arseh Sevom joins 23 other organizations to call for a special session of the UN to address repression and state violence in Iran
Human Rights Groups Call for the Release of Protesters in Iran
At least 7,000 people have also been arrested, according to one parliamentarian. Those detained since the protests began include journalists and human rights defenders. The undersigned organizations are seriously concerned about the fate and whereabouts of the
Joint Letter on the Arrests of Activists’ Relatives by the Iranian Government
The undersigned human rights organizations are deeply concerned about arrests of family members of activists, journalists and political prisoners by the Iranian government. These arrests fit […]
Sahar Khodayari, Iran’s Blue Girl Dies
Sahar Khodayari became known as the blue girl for painting her face blue to support her favorite Iranian football team. When she was told she may face a prison sentence from six months to two years for daring to attend a soccer game, she set herself on fire.
Iranian Human Rights Groups and Activists Stand Against War and Repression
We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organizations and advocates, express grave concerns over the rising tension between the United States and the Islamic Republic […]
Iranian authorities have consistently failed to adopt and enact legislation and policies that would address core human rights violations
Support the resolution to renew the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Arseh Sevom Year in Review: 2017
The work Arseh Sevom did in 2016 and 2017 was read, viewed, shared, and downloaded over one million times. This surprised us! It shows that the will to be more democratic is not limited to a small, engaged minority. There is an energy for democratic change shi