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December 1, 2010
December 1, 2010
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Getting to Know a Student Activist: “Freedom is not Free”

United4Iran recently published an interview with the roommate of student activist, Majid Tavakoli, who is currently imprisoned in Iran. Here is what his friend had to say about the speech Majid gave in December of 2009 that led to his arrest:
I, and other close friends, tried to convince him to revise his decision but he was persistent. He reasoned that if we retreat [from] our basic rights, in holding peaceful protests inside campuses, we [would] have to retreat [from] the worst level of dictatorship. He was reasoning that as a prominent student leader, his speech would give the courage to other students to stand for their rights. He used to say: “Freedom is not free.”
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November 30, 2010
November 30, 2010
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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.
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October 13, 2010
Development of training curriculum
October 13, 2010
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Training

The Arseh Sevom team plans to involve stakeholders and experts in the development of training using participatory methods that met with success in previous trainings in Iran and elsewhere. We will be offering Training of Trainersalong with general training. The training will be offered online and face-to-face.Most of the training will be in Persian, with translators available when trainers speak only English.
  • Asynchronous online training using elearning software that can be easily updated by participants and used to develop content for the knowledge base (we also plan to distribute this on flash drives and DVDs so that there is no need to connect to the internet to participate)
  • Face-to-face
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October 13, 2010
October 13, 2010
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Advocacy

The need to move into compliance with international pacts on human rights requires more understanding of those rights among defenders, leaders, civil servants, and the general public. One of the challenges going forward will be to address a mindset that accepts and participates in the abuse of human rights. Recent events in Iran show that there is a strong urge for civil rights and individual freedoms and that a majority of the population wants to attain these rights through non-violence and reform. This presents us with the historic opportunity to rise and meet this desire for civil rights and individual freedoms with a comprehensive program of capacity building and advocacy to ensure that respect for human rights remains central and urgent.
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July 8, 2010
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July 8, 2010
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Recommendations to EU about Human Rights in Iran

Recently, Arseh Sevom's Sohrab Razzaghi met with EU officials in Brussels and spoke about the position on human rights in Iran. His piece was published on InsideIran.org. His key points included:

Creating social networks in order to support the political and civil liberties movement in Iran and starting talks with Iran’s civil rights and political activists to enhance human rights and democracy in Iran. European countries and the EU must take clearer positions about the Iranian government and its violation of human rights. The EU must place human rights as its top priority on its agenda.
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