Secretary of Iran’s Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani said Tehran has banned visits by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, Ahmed Shaheed, because he has only parroted the allegations made by Iran’s enemies, but Tehran will welcome independent rapporteurs if they prove no to be pursuing a biased attitude towards the Islamic […]
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As Rouhani Comes to NY, Domestic Repression in Iran Remains Unabated
New Video Shows Gap between Rouhani’s Rhetoric and Reality on the Ground in Iran http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wdZ7vdPndkQ (September 17, 2014) Ahead of President Rouhani’s visit to New York next week, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran released a video today, bringing into sharp focus the disconnect between Rouhani’s rhetoric on domestic affairs and the reality […]