Blog/Latest News, Podcasts - 29th July 2010

July 29 – August 4 2010 (Podcast)

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In this week’s ‘Weekly Rights Podcast’: the family of human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaee is taken hostage by security forces in an attempt to force Mostafaee out of hiding; Parvin Tajik, sister of imprisoned journalist Abdolreza Tajik, tells the Campaign of her brother being “violated” while in prison; activist Hoda Saber disappears while authorities neither confirm nor deny his arrest; and Bahareh Hedayat’s nine-year prison sentence is upheld in a Tehran Appeals Court.

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Women’s Rights

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.

Report on the Status of Women Human Rights Defenders — April 2009
The Systematic Repression of Women — May 2008

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Academic Freedom

Government Attacks Baha’i Online University, Detains 30 Instructors

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.

Report on the Situation of Academic Freedom on University Campuses — December 2008
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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.

Background Information on the Rights of Workers in Iran — March 2008
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