Executive Summary Foremost among the rights Americans hold sacred is the freedom to worship as we choose…we also remember that religious liberty is not just an American right; it is a universal human right to be protected here at home and across the globe. This freedom is an essential part of human dignity, and […]
Tag: 2012
IMF Says Iran’s Economy Shrank In 2012
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Iran’s economy shrank by 1.9 percent in 2012 and is expected to contract by 1.3 percent this year as it reels from the impact of Western sanctions. The IMF says in its annual “World Economic Outlook” released on April 16 that Iran’s economy is forecast to grow next […]
A Brief Report on Human Rights Situation in Iran in Azar 1391 [November- December 2012]
Shirin Ebadi, Human Rights Defender and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, in continuation of her monthly reports, has reviewed the human rights situation in Iran in Azar 1391 [November- December 2012].
No Celebration of 2012 World Human Rights Day in Iran
Every year on December 10, countries around the world honor World Human Rights Day. This year, the United Nation’s focus was the right to all people “to make their voices heard in public life and be included in political decision-making.
A Brief Report on Human Rights Situation in Iran in Aban 1391 [October- November 2012]
Shirin Ebadi, Human Rights Defender and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, in continuation of her monthly reports, has reviewed the human rights situation in Iran in Aban 1391 [October- November 2012].
Press freedom violations recounted in real time (from 1st January 2012)
19.11.2012 Two arrests and one release Reporters Without Borders has learned that Alireza Roshan, a journalist who wrote book reviews for the newspaper Shargh, was arrested on 17 November after being summoned to the prosecutor’s office that is attached to Tehran’s Evin prison.
Jailed Iranian lawyer, Abdolfattah Soltani, wins 2012 IBA Human Rights Award
Imprisoned Iranian lawyer and human rights defender Abdolfattah Soltani is the winner of the 2012 International Bar AssociationHuman Rights Award.
Two Iranians among finalists chosen for Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2012
Ales Bialiatski, Pussy Riot and Nasrin Sotoudeh and Jafar Panahi are the three finalists shortlisted for the 2012 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in a foreign affairs committee and development committee vote on Tuesday 9 October. The laureate will be announced on Friday 26 October following a decision of the Conference of […]
Mrs. Bahareh hedayat is the laureate of the first Edelstam Prize 2012
Edelstamprize.org – The Harald Edelstam Foundation today presents the name of the Laureate of the first Edelstam Prize, Mrs. Bahareh Hedayat.
Iran ‘blocks’ official London 2012 Olympics website
Iran appears to have blocked the official website for the London 2012 Olympic Games.