GVF — The growing number of social networking media is cause for concern amongst Iranian officials, says a member of a newly formed body charged with overseeing the Internet.
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Special Rapporteur Receives Widespread Support in Human Rights Council
Special Rapporteur Ahmad Shaheed and Head of Iran’s Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani deliver their opening statements at today’s Human Rights Council
Support for Khabarnegaran Iran, a news website for Iranian journalists
Reporters without Borders – Around 250 journalists have been arrested and given long jail terms during the past two years in Iran. Journalists and newspapers that fail to toe the regime’s line are exposed to the possibility of being prosecuted or suspended over a report or editorial. Many journalists are no longer able […]
Merkel Seeks Chinese Support On Iran Nuclear Position
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in China and urged officials there to put pressure on Iran to be more “open and transparent.”
On International Human Rights Day, Norwegians Support Sotoudeh
To mark the occasion of Human Rights Day, dozens of Iranians gathered in outside of the location Nobel Peace Prize awarding ceremony in Oslo, demanding the freedom of political prisoners such as Nasrin Sotoudeh.
Mothers of Killed Protesters Seek UN Support to Find Their Children’s Murderers
Only two weeks before the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran is to present his report, two mothers of the post-election 2009 victims told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that their search for the murderers of their children has not produced any results.
Iranian MP warns against “absolute” support for Syria
Iranian MP Ahmad Avayi has warned against giving “absolute” support to the Syrian government, maintaining that the protests are legitimate popular movements staged by “pious people.”
Ebadi urges Iranian Bar Association to support persecuted lawyers
Iran’s Nobel Peace laureate, Shirin Ebadi, has compiled a list of 41 lawyers who have been subjected to government persecution since June 2009 for carrying out their legal duties.
Iran HIV specialist jailed for visiting US wins Nobel-prizewinners’ support
Nobel-prize winning scientists have thrown their support behind an international campaign calling for the release of a pioneering Aids doctor imprisoned in Iran.