Posted: August 20th, 2009 | Author: Anne Jaclard | Filed under: News, Women's Liberation | Tags: Afghanistan, human rights, Malalai Joya, RAWA, Women for Afghan Women, women's rights | No Comments »
Malalai Joya: Don’t be fooled by today’s election–the people are betrayed
Manizha Naderi: On Kabul’s “terrifying days”
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Posted: July 26th, 2009 | Author: Anne Jaclard | Filed under: Events, News | Tags: human rights, iran, new york | No Comments »
July 25 was a “Global Day of Action for Iran” that saw demonstrations in 110 cities around the world. Thousands marched to express solidarity with the protests in Iran against the fraudulent presidential election June 12 and for basic human rights. The demands put forward July 25 were for the immediate release of all political prisoners, including journalists, students and activists; freedom of speech and assembly; an end to censorship and the exclusion of journalists from the country; an end to the government’s attempts to censor the internet; and a new election for president, to be supervised by the United Nations. Read the rest of this entry »