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End arbitrary house arrests of Mousavi, Karroubi, and Rahnavard; free all prisoners of conscience

          The Iranian authorities should immediately release from arbitrary house arrest two former presidential candidates Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi, his wife Zahra Rahnavard, author and political activist, and cease harassing or detaining without cause the couple’s two daughters and Mehdi Karroubi’s son, said the Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi […]

Imprisoned journalist begins ‘indefinite fast’ to protest house arrest of green leaders

    GVF — Imprisoned political activist and journalist Mehdi Mahmoudian has begun an indefinite to protest the continued house arrest of opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi. Mahmoud has vowed to continue with his fast until the men are released from captivity.

Iranian Judiciary Should Dismiss Ministry Order Against House of Cinema

  (11 January 2012) The Iranian Judiciary should withdraw the Ministry of Culture order to shut down House of Cinema, the country’s leading independent film association, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. Authorities should end the unlawful attacks on independent civil society organizations and on freedom of expression and association, the […]

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