Civil Society Watch
NGOs Call on UN Member States to Support UNGA Resolution Addressing Human Rights Abuses in Iran
Violations escalate with impunity; Non-Western powers urged to take leadership on human rights crisis (November 21, 2012) — Human rights and press freedom organizations have called […]
Iran: “We should not bring prisoners into detention vertically and take them out horizontally.”
Questions remain unresolved concerning the death of blogger Sattar Beheshti, while authorities deny that any hunger strikes have taken place among women in prison. Iran’s Health Minister faces parliamentary scrutiny for the depletion of medical supplies, publi
Iran: The Economy Kills, a Blogger Dies, Sotoudeh Visited
UPDATE: This post has been updated to reflect the news that the tragic death of Manouchehr Eslami was not due to a lack of medication. This […]
Iran Civil Society: Hunger Strikes and Unheard Stories
Arseh Sevom–It’s been a bad news week for female prisoners of conscience. Harassment of attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh continues unabated despite international calls for her release. Nine […]
Iran Civil Society: From International Awards to Economic Suffering
This week in the review of civil society in Iran we mark the passing of religious scholar and political dissident Ahmad Ghabel and the award of […]
Iran: Rationing, Gender Segregation, Executions
Economic instability continues to rock Iran while executions for drug offenses continue despite international protest. The work of children’s activists is recognized internationally, and gender segregation […]
Iran — Human Costs of the Drug Wars
Arseh Sevom — The Islamic Republic of Iran is often praised for its efforts to control drug trafficking on its borders. With the help of the […]
Iran: Workers Unpaid, Sanctions Sting, Executions for Drug Offenses Up
Arseh Sevom’s weekly review has been offline for awhile, but now we are back. To share stories with us post email [email protected], share on our Facebook […]
Iran Civil Society Review — Gold Up, Rial Down
Weekly review It was a week beginning with gold medals for Iranian Paralympic athletes in Paralympics London 2012 and ending with record increases in the cost […]