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From Protest to Prison: Iran One Year After The Election
One year on from the disputed presidential election of June 2009, Iranians who want to criticize the Government or protest against mounting human rights violations face an ever-tightening gag.
May 7, 2011
Press Release
Iran: Baha’i Leaders Hit By ‘Vindictive’ Sentence Extension, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, March 31, 2011Iranian Baha'i Leaders Hit By 'Vindictive' Sentence Extension, Says Amnesty InternationalOrganization Repeats Call for Immediate Release of Seven LeadersContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) -- The reimposition of 20-year jail terms on seven leaders of Iran's Baha'i religious minority is "outrageous," and shows Iran taking a “vindictive” route to persecute the community, Amnesty International said today as it made a renewed call for their immediate release.The seven – some elderly and in poor health and held in harsh conditions -- had previously had their sentences cut from 20 to 10 years…
April 14, 2011
Press Release
U.S.: Five Countries Defy Sea Change In Global Execution Practices, According to New Amnesty International Report
A total of 31 countries abolished the death penalty in law or in practice during the last 10 years, but China, Iran, Saudi...
April 14, 2011
Press Release
Iran: Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in Iran
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 25, 2011Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in IranContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) The United Nations (U.N.) Human Rights Council's decision to appoint a Special Reporter to monitor and report on the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran was welcomed by Amnesty International today. The Council voted in Geneva on Thursday, by 22 to seven for a resolution co-sponsored by 49 states that decided "to appoint a Special Reporter on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran."The vote comes amid concern at…
April 14, 2011
Press Release
State Department Human Rights Reports Provide Roadmap to Reform in the Middle East
Amnesty International Media StatementFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, April 8, 2011State Department Human Rights Reports Provide Roadmap to Reform in the Middle East, Says Amnesty InternationalContact: Gwen Fitzgerald, 202.509.8194, [email protected](WASHINGTON, DC) – Following today’s release of the Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) Managing Director of Government Relations Adotei Akwei issued the following statement. "AIUSA welcomes the release of the 2010 reports. These reports can provide an invaluable roadmap to reforming U.S. relations with evolving and existing governments in the Middle East and North Africa and should serve as the guiding principles for necessary course corrections…
April 14, 2011
Press Release
Iran: Baha’i Leaders Hit By ‘Vindictive’ Sentence Extension, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, March 31, 2011Iranian Baha'i Leaders Hit By 'Vindictive' Sentence Extension, Says Amnesty InternationalOrganization Repeats Call for Immediate Release of Seven LeadersContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) -- The reimposition of 20-year jail terms on seven leaders of Iran's Baha'i religious minority is "outrageous," and shows Iran taking a “vindictive” route to persecute the community, Amnesty International said today as it made a renewed call for their immediate release.The seven – some elderly and in poor health and held in harsh conditions -- had previously had their sentences cut from 20 to 10 years…
April 14, 2011
Press Release
U.S.: Five Countries Defy Sea Change In Global Execution Practices, According to New Amnesty International Report
A total of 31 countries abolished the death penalty in law or in practice during the last 10 years, but China, Iran, Saudi...
April 14, 2011
Press Release
Iran: Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in Iran
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 25, 2011Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in IranContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) The United Nations (U.N.) Human Rights Council's decision to appoint a Special Reporter to monitor and report on the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran was welcomed by Amnesty International today. The Council voted in Geneva on Thursday, by 22 to seven for a resolution co-sponsored by 49 states that decided "to appoint a Special Reporter on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran."The vote comes amid concern at…
April 14, 2011
Press Release
State Department Human Rights Reports Provide Roadmap to Reform in the Middle East
Amnesty International Media StatementFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, April 8, 2011State Department Human Rights Reports Provide Roadmap to Reform in the Middle East, Says Amnesty InternationalContact: Gwen Fitzgerald, 202.509.8194, [email protected](WASHINGTON, DC) – Following today’s release of the Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) Managing Director of Government Relations Adotei Akwei issued the following statement. "AIUSA welcomes the release of the 2010 reports. These reports can provide an invaluable roadmap to reforming U.S. relations with evolving and existing governments in the Middle East and North Africa and should serve as the guiding principles for necessary course corrections…
April 14, 2011
Press Release
Iran: Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi and Rights Groups Demand Moratorium on Executions
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected]: Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi and Rights Groups Demand Moratorium on Executions(Paris, February 16,2011) – Other nations and the United Nations should speak out against a wave of executions in Iran, the Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi and six human rights organizations said today. Shirin Ebadi and the human rights groups called on the Iranian Judiciary and Parliament to institute an immediate moratorium on all executions.At least 86 people have been executed since the start of 2011, according to information received by the six organizations. The groups are Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Reporters without Borders,…
March 27, 2011
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Iran: Amnesty International Says Iran Focused on Covering Up Horrific Abuses Committed During Post-Election Period
Organization Urges Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Allow UN Special Rapporteurs to Conduct Inquiry in Iran.
March 27, 2011
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Iran: TV ‘confession’ of Iran stoning case woman criticized
Amnesty International criticized the TV "confession" of an Iranian woman last night, in which Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani,...
March 27, 2011