Sanctions

Publishers Under Pressure, Prisoners of Conscience Suffer, Attempts to Revive Extinct Tigers
Arseh Sevom — This weekly review features thinly veiled threats from the state to publishers, more censorship from officials, continued suffering of prisoners of conscience, and […]

Norooz, Sanctions, Love, and Human Rights
Celebrating Norooz Norooz, a celebration of the new year that is marked by people from every religion and belief, was met with relief and joy by […]

17 New Human Rights Abusers Sanctioned by EU
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION EN Brussels, 23 March 2012 7853/12 PRESSE 119 Human rights violations: Council tightens sanctions against Iran The Council today reinforced EU […]

A New Year, No-War Campaign, Special Rapporteur Delivers, Underaged Marriage Rises
The chances are high that you will be reading this review during the first days of the new Iranian year. Arseh Sevom wishes you a good […]

Threat of War, Press TV Attacks, Parliamentary Elections, Amnesty Reports
This week was dominated by news of parliamentary elections, and threats of war, Asghar’s Oscar continued to bring some joy to people and to be a […]

Round-up of News and Opinion
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center presents a chart of executions in Iran since the 2010, most confirmed by official and semi-official sources. In the Washington Post, Thomas Erdbrink reports on the effects of sanctions after the Obama administration issue
