June 4, 2012
In a week dominated by reports of cyber warfare waged against Iran, families of prisoner’s of conscience managed to celebrate the birthdays of loved ones stuck […]
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June 4, 2012
Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat perform the song Twinklings of Hope from a rooftop in Tehran. They will be performing at the Fez Festival of World Sacred […]
June 3, 2012
Mahmood Shokraiyeh, a cartoonist from the city of Arak, was sentenced to 25 lashes for drawing his local MP, Ahmad Lotfi, in a football jersey published in Name-ye Amir weekly. The […]
May 31, 2012
Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation * Amnesty International * Arseh Sevom * ARTICLE 19 * Bahá’í International Community * Committee of Human Rights Reporters * Cairo Institute for […]
May 31, 2012
Arseh Sevom joins 16 other organizations expressing concern about the state of academic freedom in Iran. The statement expresses concern over the state of academic freedom, […]
May 30, 2012
A group of scholars, historians, and legal experts is gathering in London to hear evidence of crimes committed by the government of the Islamic Republic of […]
May 30, 2012
Are There Homosexuals in Iran? “Our tradition is one of love,” says a man interviewed as part an eleven minute film featuring a number of young […]
May 28, 2012
This week the Baghdad talks stole the spotlight from a number of significant human rights and civil society news stories in Iran. Fewer clerics in parliament […]
May 23, 2012
As people all over the world watch the Eurovision competition beaming in from Azerbaijan's largest city, Baku, competing images of the country emerge. One is the clean, happy face of the music competition, while the other is one of oppression and control.
Sahand Sahebdivani spoke to Arjen de Wolff, current director of Radio Zamaneh, about his experiences working for the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Azerbaijan. During the interview, De Wolff reflected on working in closed societies and the nature of democracy.