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A Lifetime Quest to Finish a Monumental Encyclopedia of Iran

By PATRICIA COHENPublished: August 12, 2011Ralph Ellison wrote for 40 years without finishing his novel “Juneteenth.” Antoni Gaudí labored 43 years on the Sagrada Família basilica in Barcelona, but construction continues today. And in the annals of grand quixotica, Ehsan Yarshater also deserves a prominent chapter.

Mordad 28th the Coup d’etat in Iran and the Role of Three Men

  Another August 18 th arrived; the anniversary of a major turning point or breakthrough in the contemporary history of Iran; an event that broke some hearts and resulted in enmity between generations. Although I have reviewed this incidence several times, but it is as though there is no way out other than to pay […]

Iran human rights situation deplorable; Regime must improve press freedom

GVF — In a letter to Ahmad Shaheed, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, the Committee to Protect Journalists has urged action with respect to the “deplorable state of journalists” in the country, highlighting the continued violation of human rights perpetrated by Iranian authorities.

Committee to Protect Journalist: Iran must work toward improving press freedom

  The Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ) has sent a letter to Ahmed Shaheed,U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, to provide him with an assessment of the country’s situation of press freedom ahead of his report on human rights in Iran to the U.N. General Assembly in September, the CPJ’s […]

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