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Ghoncheh Ghavami released but Iran must drop all charges against her
[caption id="attachment_53551" align="alignright" width="600"] Ghoncheh Ghavami[/caption] When Ghoncheh Ghavami decided to take a stand this past June to protest Iran’s ban on women attending volleyball games, she likely did not…
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Noose tightening around NGOs in Egypt
The noose is tightening around Egypt's non-governmental organizations (NGOs). These Egyptian NGOs -- essentially what we call “nonprofits” in the US – focus on everything from human rights to other…
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Israel/Palestine Conflict: Why now is the time to change to a human rights approach
The same day Ban Ki Moon, UN Secretary General, visited the Gaza Strip saying, “a restrictive occupation that has lasted almost half a century, the continued denial of Palestinian rights and the…
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Not a Laughing Matter: Famed Comedian Supports Call for Release of Iranian Physicist
Maz Jobrani, the popular Iranian-American comedian, usually makes people laugh. But now he has set mirth aside to send a serious message to the Iranian authorities: they should release noted…
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End Saudi Arabia’s relentless crackdown on civil and political rights activists
[caption id="attachment_54191" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Dr Abdullah al-Hamid and Dr Moahmmad al-Qahtani are founding members of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA). All 11 founding members are currently either…
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No Bigger Fish to Fry? Why Iran is Imprisoning a Sports Fan
[caption id="attachment_53556" align="aligncenter" width="551"] Take action to demand the release of Ghoncheh Ghavami[/caption] Going to watch a volleyball game shouldn’t mean having to make a major political statement. It certainly…
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Jon Stewart’s New Film Rosewater and Ongoing Persecution of Journalists in Iran
[caption id="attachment_53201" align="aligncenter" width="594"] Jason Rezaian at The Washington Post via Getty Images in Washington, DC on November 6, 2013. (Photo by Zoeann Murphy/The Washington Post via Getty Images)[/caption] When…
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Three Steps to Achieve a Lasting Peace in Israel and Gaza
The truce between Israel and the Palestinians will be meaningless if it is not built solidly upon three basic human rights.
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Which Weapons Policy for Israel Are You Using Mr. President?
The United States has two policies when it comes to Israel and weapons: one gives Israel ‘carte blanche,’ the other bases arms transfers on human rights.
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Moving On From the Mountain: The Continuing Crisis in Northern Iraq
While this imagery has an historic element to it, world leaders are not entitled to a sense of relief that many of those displaced on Mount Sinjar have now moved…