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How Past Sanctions Against Iran Impacted Individuals and Families
What can Iran expect from new US sanctions? No one is sure yet. This throwback looks at how past sanctions impacted Iranian society.
Corruption and Poverty Lead to Rage and Despair in Iran
“If I were not in prison, I would be in front of Parliament every day that the budget bill was under discussion. The members of parliament need to know that they are accountable to the people, that they represent the people, and that the eyes of the people are
Refugee Crisis: What Can I Do?
#EuropeSaysWelcome, #WelcomeRefugees, #MigrantCrisis, these are just some of the hashtags used to express feelings on the situation of refugees.
Facts About Human Rights in Iran
This fact sheet updates the current human rights situation in Iran. According the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, “Iran is the the country in the world with the biggest gap between practice and potential.”
#Iran: Abuse in Soccer Schools, Feminists Speak Out, Economy and Sanctions
Arseh Sevom–Women’s day passes us by and we can look forward to another 364 days dominated by men. Award winning reporterNaeimeh Doustdar wrote for Arseh Sevom: “I know I should be a feminist and am a feminist, yet I wonder why others, men and women, are not.
Iran: Release Azerbaijani Rights Activists on Hunger Strike
Arseh Sevom has joined a number of organizations in calling for the release of five Azerbaijani activists unfairly imprisoned. In protest of their conditions, they began a hunger strike more than four weeks ago and are currently in critical condition. They are
Halt Execution of Ahwazi Arabs
he undersigned human rights organizations strongly oppose the death sentences issued by the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) against five civil and cultural activists who are members of the Ahwazi Arab ethnic minority in Iran. We urge the IRI authorities to halt
Iran Civil Society Review–Women Banned from Studying, yet Leading Households
August 2012 Civil Society Week-in-Review