Las mujeres iraníes se ven afectadas por un gran número de leyes discriminatorias. ©Demotix
Miembro del equipo iraní de Amnistía Internacional
Como activista de derechos humanos que soy, no me sorprende oír historias espantosas. No obstante, la reciente oleada de violaciones en grupo y agresiones sexuales en Irán pone de relieve el aumento de la violencia contra las mujeres en un país donde los derechos de la mujer se encuentran sometidos a una enorme presión.
Lo más alarmante de todo es la respuesta de los funcionarios iraníes ante una serie de brutales agresiones, hasta seis distintas en los últimos meses.
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Siamak Pourzand's health deteriorated while he was in prison © Private
By Drewery Dyke, Amnesty International’s Iran researcher
Siamak Pourzand, a veteran journalist and former prisoner of conscience, has committed suicide in Tehran at the age of 80.
Frail, infirm and unable to bear further indignity, without even the solace of his family around him, he let himself fall from a sixth story balcony. In truth, he was killed by the repeated human rights violations he endured, which lead to chronic ill health, at the hands of a judicial system in which human dignity had been lost.
Siamak Pourzand was formerly the head of a Tehran cultural centre and an occasional journalist: three decades earlier he was a foreign correspondent for Tehran’s Kayhan newspaper, and was based in the US.
But in November 2001, his life changed forever.
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A Facebook page calls for Bahareh Hedayat's release and collects messages of support © Amnesty International
By Ann Harrison, Amnesty International’s Iran researcher
I was cheered to see Amnesty International members joining others across the world to wish Iranian Prisoner of Conscience Behareh Hedayat Happy Birthday in an effort to secure her release. A Facebook page has been set up to collect messages and videos of support.
Behareh Hedayat is celebrating her 30th birthday today – her third behind bars – in the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran where she is serving a nine and a half year prison term in connection with her activities as a student leader. Continuar leyendo ‘Birthday campaign for release of Iranian student leader’ »
Shiva Nazar Ahari celebrated her birthday in prison in Iran ©Private
By Ann Harrison, East Gulf researcher for Amnesty International
To coincide with the 12 June anniversary of the disputed election last year in Iran, Amnesty International has prepared a campaign to highlight the situation of political prisoners, many of whom are prisoners of conscience, who are still held in Iran.
The year-long campaign was launched on Wednesday by a report which detailed the journey from protest to prison of ever-increasing numbers of Iranians.
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Journalist Emadeddin Baghi was arrested on 28 December 2009 © Private
To mark the Persian spring holiday of Nowrouz, Amnesty International has launched a campaign to send messages of goodwill to prisoners of conscience in Iran.
The seven cases selected by Amnesty International mirror the “Haft Sin” (seven “s”s) traditionally placed on a Nowrouz table.
The 14 individuals in the seven cases have all been identified as being “at risk”. Many have been sentenced to long prison terms for their beliefs or peaceful activism and several are in poor health.
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