Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, par Collective / Multiple signers
Protests for freedom in Iran will be held worldwide tomorrow, 26 June, organised by four global union organisations and their members, representing over 170 million workers. Demonstrations will be held at Iranian embassies/consulates in Ankara, Bangkok, Brussels, Canberra, Geneva, Jakarta, (…)
, by FARHANG Sara
TEHRAN, Jun 25 (IPS) - When tens of thousands of protesters braved the ongoing government crackdown to gather in Tehran’s Baharestan Square in front of the Parliament building Wednesday in response to a call by supporters of Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi, they were met with some of the (…)
, by SHAHIMI Muhammad
The world has been mesmerized by events in Iran over the past several weeks. First, there was a fierce presidential campaign that saw Mir Hossein Mousavi, the main reformist candidate, rise in the polls. Huge rallies were held around Iran to support his candidacy. For the first time since the (…)
, by Stopwar Coalition (Vancouver)
The Vancouver antiwar coalition StopWar adopted the following statement at its June 24 monthly membership meeting.
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StopWar, the broad-based anti-war coalition which has been active in the Vancouver area since 2002, sends warm greetings and solidarity to (…)
, by WHRDIC
On the occasion of the Global Day of Action for Human Rights in Iran, members of the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD IC) express solidarity with the civil society in Iran in their struggle to demand that the leaders of the regime respect women’s rights and uphold their (…)
, by NPA / NPA l’Anticapitaliste
Statement by the Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste (NPA, New Anti-Capitalist Party of France), translated by Carmel McGlinchey, Luke Weyland and Annolies Truman for Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal.
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Since June 13, the day after the rigged presidential (…)
, by ILTIS Tony, MUNCKTON Stuart
June 20, 2009 — Since the June 12 Iranian presidential election, and the almost immediate announcement of a landslide victory for incumbent Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Iran has been convulsed by mass protests alleging electoral fraud.
Tony Iltis & Stuart Munckton
Despite savage repression, (…)
, by ELY Mike
June 19, 2009 — Kasama Project [[http://mikeely.wordpress.com] — There is a self-deceptive politics (among some leftists) that seeks to prettify all kinds of reactionary forces that (for one reason or another) are in opposition to US imperialism — including Islamic reactionaries, Kim Jung Il, (…)
, by Vahed Syndicate
In line with the recognition of the labour rights, we request that June 26 Action Day – Justice for Iranian workers – to include the human rights of all Iranians who have been deprived of their rights.
In recent days, we continue witnessing the magnificent demonstration of millions of people (…)
, by FIYOUZAT Reza
More than a hundred years ago now, Iranians were as loudly as now present in the streets demanding constitutional governance, freedom from random harassment by the state and a legitimate representational system.
In 1906, as a result of that national surge, demanding true legitimacy from the (…)
, by MOLAVI Shourideh
Since the June 12 elections declaring incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner, large scale violence not seen for a decade has erupted in cities throughout Iran. Running against former Prime Minister and opposition candidate Mir Hussein Musavi, news of Ahmadinejad’s election victory (…)
, by WLUML
10/09/2008: The Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) international solidarity network welcomes the news that Iranian lawmakers have amended a contentious new family law proposal, marking a major victory for Iranian women’s rights activists. (WLUML Networkers)
Various Iranian women’s (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers
If you want to sign this petition, Please send an email to
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February 10, 2008
This Letter is addressed to the following:
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (Supreme Leader of Islamic Republic of Iran); Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi (Head of the Judiciary of IRI); Dr. (…)
New information
IRN 007 / 0807 / OBS 092.1
Death sentence / Arbitrary detention
Iran
November 13, 2007
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (…)
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IRN 005 / 0707 / OBS 077.2
Harassment / Arbitrary detention / Judicial proceedings
Iran
September 7, 2007
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers
Today, August 27, 2007, marked the one year anniversary of the start of the One Million Signatures Campaign. The day started with a press conference on the subject, which was held in the offices of the Nameh, a quarterly journal which has been suspended. Members of the Iranian and international (…)
, by WLUML
22/08/2007: Detained Iranian-American academic Dr. Haleh Esfandiari was suddenly released from a notorious Tehran prison Tuesday after spending months behind bars on charges of endangering Iranian national security — allegations her family vehemently denies. However it remains unclear if Haleh (…)
, by Canadian Labour Congress, COCKROFT David, Green Left Weekly, ITC, ITUC (CSI), KOUHESTANINEJAD Mehdi, RYDER Guy
Day of action over Iranian unionists
On July 26, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) issued a call for their affiliates to join an international day of action on August 9 to protest the imprisonment of two trade union (…)
, by MENDOZA Allan FB
During the Cold War, Iran was important not only because of its oil but also of its strategic location. As a key perimeter in the containment policy of the United States, it sat intrusively at the southern tip of the Soviet Union. On the other hand, the Strait of Hormuz situated south of the (…)
, by MOJAB Shahrzad
Presentation taken from the “Memories, Memoirs and Art” website.
A missing page in a vibrant history of Iranian women activism since the 1970s is the struggle of women political prisoners. With the coming to power of the Islamic regime in Iran, women became the first target of political and (…)
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