Civil Society

April 12, 2011
April 12, 2011
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Take Action: Letter Writing Campaign

  • PLEASE WRITE IMMEDIATELY in Persian, Arabic, English, French or your own language:
  • Calling on Iranian parliamentarians not to pass the Bill on the Establishment and Supervision of NGOs, which would severely limit the peaceful exercise of the rights to freedom of association and assembly in Iran;
  • Reminding the Iranian authorities that freedom of association and assembly is guaranteed by Articles 26 and 27 of the Iranian Constitution and by Article 21 and 22 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) to which Iran is a state party;
  • Urging the authorities to cease harassing and arresting civil society activists, including students’ and women’s rights activists, environmentalists, journalists, human rights defenders and members of professional associations, such as the Teachers’ Trade Associations.
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    April 12, 2011
    April 12, 2011
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    Iran: Parliament ignores concerns of independent civil society organisations over draft bill

    PUBLIC STATEMENT 10 April 2011 AI Index: MDE 13/044/2011 Iran: Parliament ignores concerns of independent civil society organisations over draft bill Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi […]
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    April 5, 2011
    April 5, 2011
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    Iran: Independent Civil Society Organizations facing obliteration

    AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT 4 April 2011 AI Index: MDE 13/037/2011 Iran: Independent Civil Society Organizations facing obliteration Two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) – Amnesty International and […]
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    March 29, 2011
    March 29, 2011
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    Iran’s Reformists and Activists: Internet Exploiters

    Although their 2005 electoral triumph provided the hardliners with a golden opportunity to inhibit dissent, it failed to solve most of the inherent flaws of the Islamic Republic and, consequently, left the root of dissent very much intact.
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