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August 14, 2017

Building’s Collapse Highlights Iran’s Lack of Emergency Preparedness

"We were defeated. We may be good at motivational speeches, but practically the capacity of our Fire Department is limited. We lost 20 of our best firefighters as well as a number of civilians in the disaster."
August 16, 2016

Halt Executions of Kurdish Prisoners of Conscience in Iran

Iranian authorities have been executing Kurdish prisoners at an alarming rate. Arseh Sevom joins more than 20 organizations calling for an immediate halt to the execution of Kurdish political prisoners and prisoners of conscience.
May 8, 2016

Iran’s Shrinking Lake Urmia Comes Under the Spotlight, Thanks to Hollywood’s Leonardo DiCaprio

"From the other side of the world there is worry about the drying of the lake. I asked if they knew what disaster would befall us if the lake were to dry up. They said, if it goes dry, we'll just have to go somewhere else. #urmialake"
April 2, 2016

Vandalism Marks ‘Schindler’s List’ Movie Night

"Last night we rented the film Schindler’s List. In one part of the film we saw how Nazi agents raided Jewish homes. There were terrible sounds of shooting and killing and destruction. You could see how family members were detained and the massacres begin. Little by little, I could feel the sounds getting closer and closer, combining with the sounds of gunshots and angry shouting."