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 »
Posted: June 22nd, 2009 | Author: Andrew Kliman | Filed under: News | Tags: iran | 1 Comment »
His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon
Secretary General of United Nations
3 United Nations Plaza,
New York NY, 10017, USA
Fax: 1-212 963-7055
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Posted: June 20th, 2009 | Author: Andrew Kliman | Filed under: News | Tags: iran | No Comments »
According to a post on the English-language website of the Worker-communist Party of Iran, the party’s press centre reports that “over a million people have come into the streets of Tehran. People are refusing to disperse and there are street battles going on right now with the repressive security forces of the regime in many parts of Tehran. Hundreds have been arrested.
“Streets people are in include Azadi Square, Laleh Park, Fatemi Street, Keshavarz Carriageway and streets surrounding Azadi Square.
“The slogans are ‘Down with Dictator,’ and ‘Down with Islamic regime’…”
Stephane Julien of Bataille Socialiste has notified us of a YouTube video of what looks like shootings in Tehran.
Posted: June 19th, 2009 | Author: Anne Jaclard | Filed under: News, Women's Liberation, Youth | Tags: feminism, imperialism, iran, labor, protest, student, Youth | No Comments »
The brave Iranians demonstrating against the ruling regime deserve our support. At least 13 have been killed already. The government has allowed the protests (so-called vigilantes attack protesters afterwards), but it continues to arrest prominent reformers and to attempt to stifle the flow of information by limiting Internet access and pressuring reporters to stay away. Yet hundreds of thousands—Tehran’s mayor says three million were in its streets Monday–continue to protest, risking bullets and long jail terms under harsh conditions.
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