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Confronting the Dangers of War, Neocons, and Islamic Radicalism
Mehrdad Darvishpour is a well-known Iranian activist who began his political activities as a teenager speaking out against the Pahlavi regime and then against its successor, the Islamic Republic. At age 20, he was one of Iran’s youngest political analysts, writing about fundamentalist Islam as the main threat to democracy and ...Unveiling the Iranian Queer Organization
The Persian Gay and Lesbian Organization (PGLO), now called the Iranian Queer Organization (IRQO), is a non-profit organization working for the rights of sexual minorities in Iran, including homosexuals, bisexuals, and transsexuals. The activities of this organization, whose headquarters are in Toronto, Canada, are outlawed in Iran. As a result, most ...Transsexuality in Iran
Ms. Attari, before we begin, please tell us a little bit about yourself and your experience with work, study, and life. In the Name of God, my name is Sharareh Attari. I am 33 years old, and I still live with my parents, honoring the same traditional and religious ideals from ...Constitutionalism and Rule of Law
Nathan Brown and Thomas Carothers are leading international experts in the fields of constitutionalism, rule of law and democratization. Both are scholars at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a Washington public policy think tank. Gozaar’s manager, Mariam Memarsadeghi, asked Brown and Carothers about their thoughts on exercising limitations on ...The Campaign for One Million Signatures: A Grassroots Effort
A grassroots movement to collect one million signatures to support equal rights for women and protest discriminatory laws began on an August afternoon when Iranian women rights advocates, writers, student activists, and journalists gathered in Tehran for a seminar, “The Effects of Laws on the Lives of Women.” Over 200 ...Global Fight for Human Rights
War Crimes Prosecutor Payam Akhavan Speaks about his Global Fight for Human Rights ...Global Fight for Human Rights (Part One)
War Crimes Prosecutor Payam Akhavan Speaks about his Global Fight for Human Rights ...A Generation’s Struggle: The Story of a Baha’i Student
In the following interview, Mona Derakhshan, a young Baha’i woman talks about the life-long sufferings and hardships she had to endure just because she belonged to a religious minority. For obvious reasons, I am unable to provide her personal information. This interview aims to give a human face to articles ...Use of Secession as a Political Tool
Confronting the international community and combating internal strife has left Iran in a precarious position, where it must be prepared for any type of offensive action. This issue was clearly discernable from the comments made by Ali Khamenei, the country’s Supreme Leader, on Wednesday, September 20. In his comments, Khamenei ...On the Noble Struggle of Iran's Political Prisoners
It appears that the case history of political prisoners has a close connection with the history of civilization. Socrates was a political prisoner before he drank from the cup of hemlock and became a martyr of knowledge and wisdom. The modern era has broadened the scope of the case. Iran’s ...
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