Press Releases - 26th January 2012 2 Comments »

Ebadi Calls for a Campaign to Release Opposition Leaders

(26 January 2012) Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate, today called for a sustained international campaign for the release of three opposition leaders under house arrest for nearly a year.

“I support the call [of political prisoners] and invite all freedom-loving people across the globe to do all they can for the release of prisoners of conscience in Iran, particularly Ms. Zahra Rahnavard, Mr. Mir Hossein Mousavi, and Mr. Mehdi Karroubi,” Ebadi said in her statement released today.

Press Releases - 22nd January 2012

International Body Should End Iran’s Illegal Satellite Jamming

Call to Action to Stop Widespread Censorship

Activists Launching Protest at Geneva Gathering of World Radiocommunication Conference

(23 January 2012) The World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC), the UN regulatory gathering opening today in Geneva, should take decisive steps to end the Iranian government’s illegal and widespread jamming of satellite signals, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.

“This year’s Conference is facing a serious challenge in the Iranian government’s breach of international telecommunications standards. The Conference must put an immediate end to this illegal practice,” said Hadi Ghaemi, the Campaign’s spokesperson.

Press Releases - 12th January 2012

Assassinations and Threats of Military Action Portend Serious Violence

(12 January 2012) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran today strongly condemned the assassination of an Iranian scientist in Tehran. The Campaign expressed its serious concern at an increasing climate of violence relating to Iran’s nuclear crisis, compounded by recent statements by Israeli officials and a former Obama advisor regarding a pre-emptive strike on Iran.
“This increase in violent confrontations, covert or acknowledged, coupled with rising belligerence from all parties, will lead to a human rights catastrophe in Iran,” said Hadi Ghaemi, spokesperson for the Campaign.

Press Releases - 11th January 2012

Iranian Judiciary Should Dismiss Ministry Order Against House of Cinema

(11 January 2012) The Iranian Judiciary should withdraw the Ministry of Culture order to shut down House of Cinema, the country’s leading independent film association, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. Authorities should end the unlawful attacks on independent civil society organizations and on freedom of expression and association, the Campaign added.
“The attempt to shut down the Iranian House of Cinema shows that the authorities do not hesitate to use any means necessary to bring associations in line,” said Campaign spokesperson Hadi Ghaemi. “The Iranian government systematically goes after independent associations whose work does not necessarily follow the State’s narrative.”

Press Releases - 9th January 2012

Iranian Judiciary Must Reverse American Citizen’s Death Sentence

The Iranian judiciary should immediately rescind the death sentence issued for Iranian-American citizen Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. In addition, the judiciary should provide a fair trial with full access to his lawyer and put an end to more than four months of isolation and lack of transparency about his arrest and prosecution, the Campaign said.
This is the first time an American citizen has been sentenced to death by the Iranian judiciary.