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Iran

November 27, 2013

WCC General Secretary welcomes Iran nuclear agreement

World Council of Churches General Secretary the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has welcomed the interim agreement between Iran and six world powers.
November 18, 2013

Pressure on UK over counter-narcotics funding and death penalty concerns

Legal charity Reprieve has called on the UK to follow Ireland in stopping support for counter-narcotics programmes in Iran and Pakistan which result in death sentences.
November 16, 2013

From Egypt and Iran to Palestine and Syria

Forget what self-appointed experts might tell you or what political bureaucrats might suggest either. Just cast a quick look for yourself at the Middle East North Africa (MENA) map today, says regional expert and Ekklesia associate Dr Harry Hagopian. The inescapable conclusion – the revealing truth, if you will – is that things are not going well at all. In fact, things are quite messy – and perilously so too.
September 19, 2013

Iran releases prominent human rights lawyer

Amnesty International has welcomed the release of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, and at least 11 political activists.
September 1, 2013

From crisis to opportunity with Syria

We should turn the crisis over into an opportunity, writes regional analyst and Ekklesia associate Dr Harry Hagopian. With Russia on a back foot and Syria clearly anxious about the Western reaction, is it not possible to coerce the Syrian regime to sit at the negotiating table for a Geneva II style of negotiations that could usher in the transitional period. Do we not owe it to the people of Syria to try it, he asks?
August 4, 2013

Overhaul of human rights provisions urged for Iran

A complete overhaul of human rights is needed in Iran, Amnesty has declared in relation to the inauguration of the new President this weekend.
June 16, 2013

Not the G8 - digital activism in Leeds

I am on a train that’s just pulled out of Leeds, following a great day at ‘Not the G8', a conference run by the World Development Movement (WDM).
January 30, 2013

Iran must release journalists detained in newspaper office raids, says Amnesty

Iran must release journalists being held solely for carrying out their legitimate work, Amnesty International has said after raids on newspaper offices.
January 3, 2013

UK aid contributes to hundreds of executions in Iran, says Reprieve

UK aid for Iran’s ‘War on Drugs’ is helping to send hundreds of people to death row, says the legal charity Reprieve.
January 2, 2013

Indian runners take to the streets to highlight human rights abuses

Runners have taken to the streets in Bangalore, India, to support a marathon aiming to raise awareness about human rights abuses in Iran.