Shirin Ebadi – Arseh Sevom

November 19, 2015

November 19, 2015

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UN General Assembly to Vote on Promotion & Protection of Human Rights in Iran

Thirty-six human rights and civil society organizations call on the UN General Assembly to continue monitoring and reporting on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi is also a signatory to the letter.

December 21, 2014

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27 Kurdish Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike

Arseh Sevom joins 20 other organizations in calling for the Iranian authorities to address the concerns of 27 Kurdish political prisoners who have been on hunger strike in Orumiyeh.

January 24, 2013

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Halt Execution of Ahwazi Arabs

he undersigned human rights organizations strongly oppose the death sentences issued by the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) against five civil and cultural activists who are members of the Ahwazi Arab ethnic minority in Iran. We urge the IRI authorities to halt the implementation of the death sentences against these five men pending further review of their cases in accordance with due process standards

August 21, 2012

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Iran Civil Society Review–Women Banned from Studying, yet Leading Households

August 2012 Civil Society Week-in-Review

June 25, 2012

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Civil Society Watch

Remembering Neda, Workers Protest, Iran Tribunal, “You Won’t Come Out Alive,” Lions and Bears

Neda Remembered The 20th of June marked the third year since the violent death of Neda Agha Soltan was caught on film. Neda’s family was never […]

June 11, 2012

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Civil Society Watch

Workers Suffer, Pepsi on the Moon, Cinema Slammed, Families Seek Justice, Prisoners Endangered

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 […]

April 17, 2012

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National Internet Hoax? Pay Deflates, Prices Inflate, Goldfish Released

Butcher of the Press leaves…Not! Regular readers of Arseh Sevom’s weekly review won’t be surprised to find that former Tehran prosecutor, Saeed Mortazavi, is topping headlines […]

April 14, 2011

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Civil Society Watch

Iran: Bill Threatening Independent Civil Society Sent Back to Committee

On the recommendation of a group of Iranian parliament representatives, the bill for the “Establishment and Supervision of NGOs” has been dropped from the agenda of […]

April 12, 2011

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Civil Society Watch

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 […]