The Iran Tribunal (http://www.irantribunal.com/) is a non-binding people’s court looking into Iran’s “bloody decade” when thousands were executed and disappeared. From June 18-20 dozens of witnesses […]
Exclusive Interview with Payam Akhavan on the Iran Tribunal Arseh Sevom — An international legal fact finding team led by Professor Payam Akhavan heard testimony regarding […]
Green Movement: Three Years On This week marked the third anniversary of the demonstrations following Iran’s flawed 2009 presidential elections, which brought the Green Movement to […]
Geneva is Playing Host to a Summit for the International Labor Organization The Defenders of Workers Rights, an Iranian organization recognized by the ILO, wrote an […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Arseh Sevom — Last week as the world marked the international day against homophobia and transphobia. In Iran, small actions such as posing with a rainbow […]