Showing posts with label Middle East. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Middle East. Show all posts

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Amnesty demands release of activists jailed in Iran for more than a decade

Amnesty International

According  an statement is published  on 2 June 2015 by 
Amnesty International two Iranian women both jailed for more than ten years  in Iran for anti-government views must be released immediately

Cartoonist Atena Farghadani has been condemned to more than 12 years in prison, and Atena Daemi to more than ten years  in prison, both guilty of 'peaceful activism' that are in violation  of their rights to free expression and association, the human rights body said.

Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, added: "Atena Farghadani has effectively been punished for her cartoons with a sentence that is itself a  rugged caricature of justice. No one should be in prison for their art or  irenic activism.

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Maryam Rajavi Speaks at French Senate Conference


Maryam Rajavi Speaks at French Senate Conference
Maryam Rajavi  Iranian Opposition Leader  had a conference in Paris at  French Senate yesterday .She spoke about ISIS ,Syria , Iraq and nuclear weapon in Iran and  guaranteed solution about Iranian nuclear weapon .Maryam Rajavi emphasized " The guaranteed solution is comprised of stringent implementation of six Security Council resolutions, full halt to enrichment and closure of all nuclear sites "
Conference entitled, “Islamic Fundamentalism from Middle East to Europe, Challenges and Solutions”Mrs. Rajavi was invited to the Senate meeting by the French Committee for a Democratic Iran.
Mrs. Rajavi enumerated the Resistance’s viewpoints on the Iranian regime’s nuclear program in eight articles: