The 16th Summit of the Non-aligned Movement (NAM) will be held in Tehran, Iran, from 26-30 August 2012. The ruling authoritarian apparatus expects to use the conference to boost its tarnished international image, and buttress its precarious political position at home.
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Amnesty Report Says Governments ‘Fail To Lead’ Against Abuse
Amnesty International says courage shown by rights protesters during the past year has been matched by an “endemic failure of leadership” from local and international authorities.
Ardeshir Amir Arjomand “Our Nation Does Not Need Foreign Governments in order to Achieve Democracy”
Friday October 28th, 2011 [Kaleme] In response to the recent comments the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, Dr. Ardeshir Amir Arjomand, senior adviser to Mir Hossein Mousavi emphasized that the nation of Iran does not require any foreign interference in its internal affairs, adding: “It is the citizens of Iran that will have […]
Fire protesting! A threat to all despotic governments!!
“Hòa thượng Thích Quảng Đức” believed in Mahayana, one of the Buddhism branches. He was a monk who burned himself to death at one of the busiest Saigon’s roads in June 1963. In this action, without making any movement he burned himself to death calmly like a candle.