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Twitter Saves the Day
Since Friday's Presidential election, the Iranian government has blocked access to several social networking sites, such as Facebook, and cut off cell phone services. But updates have continued to stream…
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The June 12 Elections in Iran: A New Future?
[caption id="attachment_2394" align="alignnone" width="206" caption="© AFP/Getty Images"][/caption] Enormous crowds throng the streets of Tehran and great excitement is in the air. Commentators note that the June 12 presidential elections in…
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Iranian Presidential Debate Heats Up
Last night turned into a fiery exchange of words during the second of several debates lined up ahead of next week's presidential election. While there currently no English translations available…
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Roxana Saberi Freed!
[caption id="attachment_2043" align="alignleft" width="145" caption="Journalist Roxana Saberi filming footage in Tehran. (c) BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images"][/caption] We're happy to report that American-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi was freed from prison in Iran!…
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Two More Child Offenders Face Execution in Iran Tomorrow
Just five days after the execution of child offender Delara Darabi in Iran, the government there is set to kill two more juvenile offenders tomorrow. This news comes despite widespread…
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Juvenile Offender Executed in Iran This Morning
Amnesty International learned today about the tragic and very unexpected execution of Delara Darabi this morning in Iran. Delara had been given a two month stay of execution by Ayatollah…
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On Hunger Strikes and Roxana Saberi
A few months ago I saw "Hunger," a disturbing movie about the hunger strike of IRA member Bobbie Sands in Maze Prison in Northern Ireland -- a hunger strike that…
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Free Roxana Saberi
In a press statement released today, Amnesty International condemned the eight-year eight-year prison sentence imposed by an Iranian Revolutionary Court on Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi who was convicted of "espionage"…
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Stop These Executions!
Delara Darabi faces imminent execution. Like many sentenced to death in Iran, she was convicted of a crime committed when she was a child. Almost no other country in the…
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Iranian Women Fight for their Rights
[caption id="attachment_1324" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Shirin Ebadi"][/caption] As International Women’s Day approaches on March 8th, it’s time to recognize the struggles and achievements of women’s rights activists around the world. One…