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Iran: Bill Before Parliament Would Smother NGOs
The Main Shortcomings of the Non-Governmental Organizations Bill Arseh Sevom – In 2010, Arseh Sevom published a report on the Non-Governmental Organizations Bill, Legalizing the Murder […]
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
Urge Iran’s Parliament to Reject Anti-Human Rights Penal Code
Arseh Sevom and United4Iran urge you to send letters protesting discriminatory laws. Click here to join the campaign. The UN Secretary General, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, the UN General Assembly, and the UN Human Rights
Arseh Sevom’s 2011 Review
In Arseh Sevom’s first ever newsletter (online here), we looked back at some of the highlights from the pages of our website. Those included: The Protester Change in Tunisia and Egypt Murder of Civil Society in Iran #SecurityFail: Iranian Hackers Target Dutch
In the news…
Arseh Sevom in the news during the month of April: Sohrab Razzaghi gives an interview with Rooz Online’s Fereshteh Ghazi about the bill before Iran’s Parliament that aims to limit independent civil society in Iran; Mentioned on Voice of America; Reported on by
Iran: Independent Civil Society Organizations facing obliteration
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT 4 April 2011 AI Index: MDE 13/037/2011 Iran: Independent Civil Society Organizations facing obliteration Two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) – Amnesty International and […]
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.