Bits of news
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