Yassamine Mather exposes the concerted efforts of the Islamic regime against Iranian women Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the 43 year old mother of two who awaits the death penalty by stoning in Iran on adultery charges brought by the sharia court in Azerbaijan province, is on the cover of many western newspapers and the subject of… Continue reading Yassamine Mather: Spin and lies in US
Child M and family lose final legal appeal – Act NOW!
From Permanent Revolution The situation is now desperate. We may have only 72 hours to save the family and prevent their deportation to Iran . Child M and his family have thousands of supporters. Their plight has received wide spread media coverage. What next? The legal process has ended. The Home Secretary and Immigration Minister… Continue reading Child M and family lose final legal appeal – Act NOW!
Shiva Nazar Ahari Sentenced to Six Years in Prison & 76 Lashes
Iranian human rights activist Shiva Nazar-Ahari was sentenced to six years in prison and exile to Izzeh, in the province of Khuzestan. The Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR) stated today that the human rights activist was also issued a sentence of 76 lashes. The sentences were issued by Judge Pir Abassi in branch 26… Continue reading Shiva Nazar Ahari Sentenced to Six Years in Prison & 76 Lashes
Yassamine Mather: why a colour revolution from above would be so dangerous
Hands Off the People of Iran chair Yassamine Mather assesses the current situation in Iran at Communist University 2010.
Nephew of Farzad Kamangar Arrested and Detained
HRANA – Azad Kamangar, a technical and engineering student at Yazdanpanah college in Sanandaj (Kurdistan province of Iran), was detained [on September 3rd] while on his way to school. He was transferred to an undisclosed location. Family members of the student activist have gone to the Ministry of Intelligence and the Revolutionary Court for answers,… Continue reading Nephew of Farzad Kamangar Arrested and Detained
Batting for Iranian workers
Kelly King congratulates everyone on a friendly match that raised a thousand pounds This year’s solidarity cricket match between Hands Off the People of Iran and the Labour Representation Committee – a fund -raiser for the Workers Fund Iran charity – contained all the excitement you might expect from an August bank holiday: a torrential… Continue reading Batting for Iranian workers
Seventeen prisoners on hunger strike
Hands Off the People of Iran demands immediate release of seventeen prisoners who have been on hunger strike over the last two weeks. The prisoners are student leaders such as Majid Tavakoli, journalists, trade unionists and human rights activists, The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran wrote: “These prisoners have committed no crimes and… Continue reading Seventeen prisoners on hunger strike
Stop the execution of Ebrahim Hamidi
An 18-year-old Iranian man is facing execution over a false sodomy charge, campaigners say. Ebrahim Hamidi was sentenced to death two years ago at the age of 16 for an unspecified assault on another man. Although the allegation was withdrawn and the Iranian Supreme Court has rejected the guilty verdict and execution order, a lower… Continue reading Stop the execution of Ebrahim Hamidi
Never forget! Never forgive! The massacres of 1988
In the first of a series of articles for Hands Off the People of Iran Aida Foruzan looks at the mass murder carried out by the theocratic regime in the summer of 1988. In the summer of 1988 the rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran committed one of the greatest crimes against humanity, they… Continue reading Never forget! Never forgive! The massacres of 1988
Repression against students continues: Borhan Baqaee and Mehran Koosha sentenced in Mashhad
Borhan Baqaee and Mehran Koosha two leftwing students of the Freedom and Equality Seeking Students (Daneshjouyan-e Azadi Khah va Beraber Talab) group have been sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment each though suspended for 5 years at the Revolutionart Court in Mashhad by Judge Kasuvi. This decision comes after the continued repression against the left… Continue reading Repression against students continues: Borhan Baqaee and Mehran Koosha sentenced in Mashhad