Blog/Latest News - 15th March 2010

No News About Youth Party Leader Alireza Falahati

One month after the arrest of Alireza Falahati, there is no news of his whereabouts. Falahati was a campaign head for the Islamic Iran Participation Front in Babol and a member of the party’s Mazandaran Province youth branch. A source close to Falahati’s family said that his family does have any information about his conditions or his charges.

Alireza Falahati was transferred to an unknown location on the night of 17 February 2010, when his home was raided by security forces who arrested him. Security authorities have thus far not announced the reason for Falahati’s arrest.

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The Iranian women’s rights movement is the most vibrant social movement in Iran today. Having built an extensive grassroots base, Iranian women are campaigning to fight legal gender discrimination. The government routinely persecutes and prosecutes women’s rights activists.

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Academic Freedom

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During the past few years, Iranian universities have been experiencing a new phase of government intervention in academic affairs, which is considered a second Cultural Revolution. The present government policy is demonstrated on several fronts and is resulting in severe infringements on academic freedoms.

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Workers’ Rights

Iranian workers and teachers are denied many protections of basic workers rights, as defined and articulated under longstanding international labor standards. Iranian workers are deprived of such fundamental rights both under Iranian labor law and in practice.

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