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Ban Ki-moon Mentions Human Rights in Tehran; Details Unclear

    Speaking at the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s School of International Relations on August 30, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, “I have urged the authorities during my visit this time to release opposition leaders, human rights defenders, journalists and social activists to create the conditions for free expression and open debate.

Open letter from Reporters Without Borders to Ban-Ki-moon on the occasion of his visit to Iran

  Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General United Nations New York United States Paris, 29 August 2012 Dear Secretary-General, As you prepare to attend the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran on 30 and 31 August, Reporters Without Borders wishes to draw your attention to the woeful state of freedom of information in Iran, and to the […]

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