Peace Line Monthly – Mehrangiz Kar is a lawyer, a writer and a journalist focused on human rights and the spread of democracy. Ms. Kar has won at least eight internationally recognized human rights awards, and currently is working at “Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women” at Brown University.
On the tenth anniversary of “Human Right Activists in Iran, (HRAI)”, Peace Line Monthly has asked Ms. Kar’s opinion on HRAI’s performance and effectiveness on the growth of the civil society of Iran. Continue reading “Mehrangiz Kar: HRAI Is an Established Name”
Peace Line Monthly – Mahmood Amiry-Moghadam is the co-founders of “Iran Human Rights (IHR)”, a non-profit organization mostly focused on death penalty in Iran.
On the tenth anniversary of “Human rights Activists in Iran, (HRAI)”, while emphasizing on “discrimination exists in every social strata in a country like Iran”, Mr. Amiry-Moghadam told Peace Line Monthly: “without any discrimination HRAI reports on all violations of human rights despite who the victims are, and which political party, faith, believe and gender they belong to; in fact any given group from Iranian society would be able to find reports regarding themselves on HRANA”. Continue reading “Mahmood Amiry-Moghadam: HRAI Does Not Represent a Specific Ideology and Political Wing”
Peace Line Monthly – Ladan and Roya Boroumand established the “Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation (ABF)” in 2001, 10 years after assassination of their father which is allegedly one of the first attempts of Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) to eliminate the oppositions abroad. The Broumand sisters who have both completed their studies in France and received their PHD in history, established this foundation in the memory of their father and to continue his path. ABF is trying to help to ensure justice, establish and stable democracy in Iran through education, the empowerment of democratic culture and promotion of human Rights awareness.
Peace Line Monthly asked Dr. Roya Boroumand one of the founders of ABF, which is one of the oldest Iranian human rights defending organizations, in regards to her observation of this historic path to the existence of human rights organizations and civil society in Iran during recent years. Continue reading “An External Look at the “Human Rights Activists in Iran”; Interview with Roya Boroumand”
Peace Line Monthly – It is no secret that after the Revolution the civil rights of the Baha’is in Iran has been constantly violated. Today, these violations of rights have clearly attracted the attention of the international community and the civil society of Iran; such that a great portion of the reports on the violation of human rights in Iran includes the violation of Baha’is’ rights. However, this focus and attention has not always been the same and has increased during various decades after the Revolution. The highlight of the violation of Baha’is’ Rights in Iran as seen today, is certainly the result of many factors. In this regard Peace Line Monthly has interviewed Simin Fahandej and Dian Alai, the representatives of the Baha’i International Community in Geneva. Ms. Fahandej is currently the spokesperson of this international community. In this interview, the role of “Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI)” during its 10 years of activism in regards to the assertion of the Baha’is’ rights, has been discussed. Continue reading “HRAI and Religious Minorities; an Interview with Two Representatives of Bahai Community”
Peace Line Monthly – Shadi Sadr, lawyer, is the Founder and an Executive Director of Justice for Iran (JFI). Ms. Sadr who serves as legal attorney and is a member of Volunteer Lawyers Network, has won at least 6 prestigious awards for her Human Rights activism.
On the 10th anniversary of the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI), we have asked Ms. Sadr about the structural differences that leads to a perpetual existence of human rights organization and its continuous activism. Ms. Sadr by noting that the 10-years survival in the scope of Human Rights regardless of all its ups and downs, is the most important achievement of HRAI, she tells Peace Line Monthly: “The organizations and groups which could possibly survive in this field are the ones that the field is not only their job but it’s a part of their lives.” Continue reading “Shadi Sadr: HRAI is Motivated and Committed”
Peace Line monthly – Elahe Sharifpour-Hicks has been defending human rights for more than two decades. She was the Iran researcher for the Human Rights Watch from 1994 to 2001, and is currently the manager of Human Rights and Planning at New York.
On the tenth anniversary of the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI), Ms. Sharifpour-Hicks tells Peace Line monthly: “The most positive feature of HRAI is distancing itself from politics.” And in regards to the permanence of HRAI she adds: “The only thing that makes such an activism possible and permanent, is to show devotion, and that is exactly what the members of HRAI have shown.” Continue reading “Elahe Sharifpour – Hicks: Working for HRAI is a Unique Around a Clock Work”
HRANA News Agency – Saeid Zeinali’s mother has announced that she is going to start a sit-in in front of Supreme Leader’s domicile or the Assembly of Experts, insisting to pursue the complaint against the leadership until the final result.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), family of Saeid Zeinali, Iranian citizen who was arrested and disappeared a few days after the attack on the University campus in 1999, has recently made a complaint against the leadership to the Assembly of Experts. Continue reading “Interview with Saeid Zeinali’s Mother”
HRANA News Agency – Mother of Omid Ali Shenas, civil activist who is in detention for more than six months awaiting for his sentence to be issued, in an interview with HRANA, expressed her hope that his son would to be treated with “justice”.
Omid Ali Shenas, was arrested on 4th September, and was transferred to the ward 2A of IRGC, and despite a bail of 100 million Tomans was requested, unfortunately, primitive court and previously, prosecutors with unknown reasons refused to accept the bail. He was transferred to ward 8 of Evin prison, after his trial and is waiting for his sentence. Continue reading “Interview With Omid Ali Shenas’s Mother”
HRANA News Agency – Nasirabad is one of the villages in the county of Sarbaz located in the province of Sistan and Balouchestan (Rusk as its capital). This village become centre of attention of Human Rights Organisations after security forces raided the village and arrested 30 locals on 4:00 am, 04 January 2015.
Those arrested are from a wide range, from religious authorities to students and pupils. But what is the reason behind these arrests? Continue reading “Untold Stories of Nasir Abad – Interview with Habibollah Sarbazi”
HRANA News Agency – Nasirabad is one of the villages in the county of sarbaz located in the province of Sistan & Balouchestan (Rusk as its capital). This village become centre of attention of Human Rights Organisations after security forces raided the village and arrested 30 locals on 4:00 am, 04 January 2015.
Those arrested are from a wide range, from religious authorities to students and pupils. But what is the reason behind these arrests? Continue reading “Untold Stories of Nasirabad- Interview with Mohammad Omar Mollazehi”
