August 23, 2017 Twitter is blocked in Iran because it poses a risk to national security, not because it threatens the morals or culture of the country, according to the newly appointed Iranian Minister of Information Technology and Communication (ITC), Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi. Jahromi, 36, the
August 22, 2017 Reporters Without Borders - Media freedom was one of the key demands of the revolution that toppled the Shah and swept Ayatollah Khomeini to power in 1979, but it is a promise that has never been kept. The media are mostly under the
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams 6/28/2017 By Iran HRM Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams is leading a campaign urging western countries to put religious minorities at the heart of any future deal with Iran. Lord Williams joins the former Bishop of Oxford John Pritchard, the Bishop of Bristol Mike
2 August 2017 Amnesty International - Iran’s judicial and security bodies have waged a vicious crackdown against human rights defenders since Hassan Rouhani became president in 2013, demonizing and imprisoning activists who dare to stand up for people’s rights, Amnesty International said in a new report
Mass Protest Against Rouhani Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member September 20, 2017 New York United Nations Plaza Good afternoon everyone, welcome to my hometown, New York City. [applause] When I look up I see all these wonderful signs. They’re all wonderful, but the one I
New York – The Organization of Iranian American Communities in the U.S. organized a picket line on Monday, July 17, 2017, to protest the hosting by the Council of Foreign Relations of the Foreign Minister of the Iranian regime, the most active state sponsor of terrorism
By Raha Bahreini, Amnesty International's researcher on Iran 13 July 2017 Amnesty International - Last week the Iranian authorities arranged a rare visit to one of the country’s most infamous prisons for representatives of up to 45 foreign diplomatic missions from Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. The authorities
GUEST POST WRITTEN BY Tom Ridge Mr. Ridge was the nation’s first homeland security secretary and former Pennsylvania governor Forbes - As Hassan Rouhani commences his second term as president, the West must realize that he is not and has never been an agent of change in
PRESS RELEASES Jun 15, 2017 WASHINGTON, June 15, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Organization of Iranian American Communities-US (OIAC) welcomes the US Senate overwhelming passage of bipartisan legislation that would impose further sanctions against the religious dictatorship ruling Iran for its sponsorship of terrorism, violations of human rights, and ballistic missile program. Specifically, the
May 31, 2017 While life for many Iranians is plagued by persecution from the Regime and poverty stemming from the incompetence of the Regime, minorities are more likely to suffer an enhanced level of discrimination. This includes Sunni Muslims, Kurds, Christians, Arabs, Jews and Balochi etc. Track