(23 December 2011) As Christmas approaches this year, it appears that authorities are again ramping up their monitoring and harassment of Protestant Christians and house-churches. According to the Farsi Christian News Network (FCNN), a news service dedicated to covering Christian issues, Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for December, 2011
Iranian Christian Journalist Discusses Government Campaign to Target Protestants
On December - 29 - 2011
Broadcasting Tehran’s Repression
On December - 29 - 2011
Shirin Ebadi and Hadi Ghaemi
(9 December 2011) It may not come as a surprise to learn that the Iranian government invests heavily in internet filtering, mobile-communication restrictions and jamming of international satellite broadcasts to control and manipulate the Iranian people. Read the rest of this entry »
Systematic Violence against Women in Iran , Fariba Davoodi Mohajer
On December - 29 - 2011
Reliable statistics concerning domestic violence against Iranian women have never been published. Since violence against women is an international phenomenon, we point out some cases and describe the reasons behind this violence which is shaped by cultural, social, ethnic or regional conditions. These examples might also occur in other parts of the world. Read the rest of this entry »
The Islamic Republic Imprisons Mothers Too
On December - 29 - 2011
A Weekly Report on Human Rights Violations from December 19th to 25th 2011
The imprisonment of a mother for following up on the case of her imprisoned child was one of the most moving pieces of news reflected in all human rights websites in Iran. Read the rest of this entry »