Special Rapporteur Ahmad Shaheed and Head of Iran’s Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani deliver their opening statements at today’s Human Rights Council
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The Coordination Council Warns: Responsibility for the Lives of Political Prisoners Lies with the Highest Ranking Officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran
February 21st, 2012 – [Kaleme] In a statement published today, while condemning the gross violations of the basic human rights of Iranian citizens, Ardeshir Amir Armomand, the spokesperson for the Coordination Council of the Green Path of Hope warned that the responsibility for the health and lives of all incarcerated political activists and in […]
Syrian National Council backs Green Movement protests on 14 February
GVF — More than seventy figures in the Syrian opposition have expressed their support for the anti-government demonstrations in Iran on 14 February.
Green Coordination Council condemns clampdowns on Iranian Arabs
GVF — Ardeshir Amir-Arjomand, a top advisor to opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, has condemned the violent clampdowns in Iran’s Arab-majority Khuzestan Province.
Guardian Council approves new penal legislation
The Guardian Council has approved the Islamic Penal Code legislation, announcing that it does not contradict the principles of Shari’a or the Islamic Republic constitution.
‘Intelligence agencies incapable of thwarting terror plots,’ says Coordination Council
GVF — Iranian authorities should be held accountable for their inability to deal with the terrorist threat inside the country, the Green Movement’s highest decision-making body said on Monday.
A Message From the Coordination Council on the Occasion of the Birth of Jesus Christ, the Messenger of Peace & Friendship
In the name God the kind and merciful, We would like to take this time to extend a warm greeting and congratulate all followers of Jesus Christ, the messenger of peace and friendship and in particular all of our Christian compatriots, on the occasion of his birth.
Iranian advocacy council: “For the 6th consecutive year, student activists are banned from pursuing higher education”
The Advocacy Council for the Right to Education’s Declaration on *Starred StudentsFor the sixth consecutive year, [Iranian authorities] have barred students from pursuing higher education.
‘Upcoming elections illegal and unfair’ says Green Council
GVF — Iran’s pro-democracy Green Movement is set to boycott the forthcoming parliamentary elections in March 2012, according to a statement released by the Coordination Council of the Green Path of Hope on Monday.
‘Regime crises stem from Guardian Council’ says Ayatollah Dastgheib
GVF — All the crises in the Islamic Republic stem from the Guardian Council’s noncompliance with its responsibilities, senior cleric Ayatollah Dastgheib told the Council members in an open letter.