Justice for Iran

Guardian: Resilient Iranians still dream of a new revolution

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:26:01 +0330

Guardian: Resilient Iranians still dream of a new revolution:

Six months on from what the defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi calls a “coup d’etat” in which Khamenei reinstalled the hardline Ahmadickejad, this marathon confrontation is far from over. “Iran has totally changed since June,” said Poorya Farmarzi, a student. “Now you can smell blood when you go out, you can smell teargas, you can smell injustice. This won’t end soon.”

The next round in the war of attrition will probably be later this month on Ashura, the Shia festival marking the death of Hossein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.

Kermit the Frog in solidarity w/Iranians: “It’s Not...

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:24:27 +0330

Kermit the Frog in solidarity w/Iranians: “It’s Not Easy Being a Green Revolutionary”

Profiles of defection: More than 4,200 Iranians world-wide have sought refugee status since Iran’s recent fraud election

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:59:49 +0330

Profiles of defection: More than 4,200 Iranians world-wide have sought refugee status since Iran’s recent fraud election

Andrew Sullivan: The Radicalization of the Greens At 5+minutes,...

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:30:00 +0330

Andrew Sullivan: The Radicalization of the Greens

At 5+minutes, this is the longest video I’ve posted here and it’s not because it’s unique in its protest march of thousands of people chanting together; what’s noteworthy is that it’s thousands of people protesting in Qazvin, for the regime still denies that protests are happening in any other city but Tehran. They are happening everywhere.

NYT: Amnesty International Assails Iran’s Rights Record

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:40:47 +0330

NYT: Amnesty International Assails Iran’s Rights Record :

Amnesty International said Thursday in their published report that human rights violations in Iran after protests against the flawed presidential election in June were more severe than at any other time in the past 20 years and should be “fully and independently investigated.” The report spoke of “many allegations” of torture, including rape, unlawful killings and other abuses, and said that members of militias and officials who have committed violations must also be promptly “held to account.”

Amnesty urged Iran’s supreme leader, Khamenei to allow two United Nations human rights experts to enter the country to investigate.

The Iranian authorities offered no immediate response to the report.

Happy Human Rights Day

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:23:25 +0330

Happy Human Rights Day

Time’s Top Ten Everything in 2009 | Top Ten Pictures: 7....

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:38:00 +0330

Time’s Top Ten Everything in 2009 | Top Ten Pictures: 7. Iran Explodes

Time's Top Ten Everything of 2009 | Top News Stories: 3. Iran's Tumultuous Election and Its Aftermath

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:32:00 +0330

Time's Top Ten Everything of 2009 | Top News Stories: 3. Iran's Tumultuous Election and Its Aftermath:

Who would have thought that hope would spring from an election marked by fraud, censorship and bloodshed? In June, after incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of Iran’s presidential election by an implausibly wide margin, millions of Iranians massed in Tehran to shout anti-regime slogans and protest a rigged election. Bedecked in green, they turned out day after day, many donning sneakers in case they were forced to flee from the thuggish Basij paramilitary force patrolling the demonstrations and clubbing dissidents. Thanks to a media crackdown, social media spread the gruesome news, making household names out of victims like Neda Agha-Soltan, whose murder was caught on a video that ricocheted around the globe. There was no happy ending for the protesters: Ahmadinejad’s win was certified. But though the crowds went home, they coalesced intermittently around anniversaries to protest again and again, leaving the country in a political quagmire as reformists and heavyweights in the conservative theocracy battle it out behind closed doors.

Time's Top Ten Everything of 2009 | Top Ten Heroes: 2. Neda Agha-Soltan

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:13:00 +0330

Time's Top Ten Everything of 2009 | Top Ten Heroes: 2. Neda Agha-Soltan:

First spot went to Captain Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger.

Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei wins "Dictator of the Year" award

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:56:00 +0330

Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei wins "Dictator of the Year" award:

Oslo: The Iranian leader was chosen from 11 candidates – selected by human rights experts – including North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, and Myanmar General Tan Schwe. The new annual prize was to be awarded to “an individual who, during the preceding year, shall have the done the most to inspire hostility among his people and between nations, significantly increased the level of human suffering, ruined human livelihoods and created war and mayhem.”

“The idea behind the prize is to remind the world about the ongoing genocide and torture that affects millions of people whose souls are broken on a daily basis in places that are living hell,” said Professor Nina Witoszek, who was one of the prize’s founders. The new award was announced the day before Barack Obama was due to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

ABC's Jim Sciutto: Nobel Prize Winner Says Iran's Regime Won't Last

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:40:39 +0330

ABC's Jim Sciutto: Nobel Prize Winner Says Iran's Regime Won't Last:

In a calm but defiant interview with ABC News, Iranian human rights activist and 2003 Nobel Prize Winner Shirin Ebadi said the current Iranian regime has “no popular base”. “I promise you, this regime will not last,” she said. Pressed as to how a largely a popular protest movement can challenge a regime which seemingly has all the cards — police, military, basij paramilitaries, Revolutionary Guards — she said the movement is becoming more widespread despite the crackdown, spreading from Tehran to other cities. She said political backing from prominent religious leaders adds strength, and that while political leaders such as Mirhossein Mousavi have been largely quiet, “the real leaders are the people.”

Exhibit: Iranian banknotes uprising

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:37:09 +0330

Exhibit: Iranian banknotes uprising

Iranian Protesters Should Be Time Magazine's "Persons of the Year 2009"

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:02:00 +0330

Iranian Protesters Should Be Time Magazine's "Persons of the Year 2009"

Face to face with an alleged Basij

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:59:45 +0330

Face to face with an alleged Basij

Lens

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:09:44 +0330

Lens

Frontline: A Roundup of Today's Videos

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:49:00 +0330

Frontline: A Roundup of Today's Videos:

“Dictator, this is your last warning; we are ready to rise.”

Photo

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:30:39 +0330

BBC: Gunfire heard as Iran police clash with protesters

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:52:00 +0330

BBC: Gunfire heard as Iran police clash with protesters

Obama Should End Silence on Human Rights Abuses in Iran

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:06:25 +0330

Obama Should End Silence on Human Rights Abuses in Iran:

Frustration is growing among the Iranian people over the Obama administration’s silence on human rights abuses in Iran. Condemnations of Tehran’s abhorrent treatment of its people have been few and far between. But before nuclear diplomacy moves towards a premature ending, the Obama administration must act quickly to reinvigorate its human rights agenda. Failure to do so may cause any future focus on Iran’s human rights violations to be viewed solely as a means to punish Tehran, rather than a strategic imperative worthy of pursuit in its own right.

The Ahmadinejad government may have been left with the impression that it can get away with almost any human rights abuses due to America’s compromised position in the region, and the green movement — which represents a force for moderation in the country — is turning increasingly skeptical about US intentions. While opinions differ within the movement as to the wisdom of US-Iran diplomacy at this time, the neglect of human rights fuels pre-existing suspicions about the objectives of American diplomacy. That is, the fear that the US is solely interested in reaching a nuclear deal and may be willing to sacrifice the Iranian people’s aspirations in the process.

Today

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:58:00 +0330

Today