Testing the Limits of Collaboration – painting by Nicky Nodjoumi
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On August 15, 2009, in Tehran, Mir Hossein Mousavi announced the formation of The Green Path of Hope, which includes Mehdi Karroubi and Mohammad Khatami among its leadership council. Continue reading
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Hamid Dabashi: a professor of Iranian studies and comparative literature at Columbia University, writes frequently on politics and world affairs. This time in CNN Opinion.
This article is very well formulated. He writes: Obama must stick to his vow to “bear witness” to crackdown in Iran, U.S. civil rights icons, Muslim leaders; human rights groups should go to Iran.
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Hello all. This is the first of a new series of news updates brought to you by Where Is My Vote-NY. These updates are designed to summarizes recent events inside and outside Iran and keep us all better informed.
NEWS:
Date: Monday Dec. 7th: 12pm-2pm
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian authorities confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi‘s medal, the human rights lawyer said Thursday, in a sign of the increasingly drastic steps Tehran is taking against any dissent.
In Norway, where the peace prize is awarded, the government said the confiscation of the gold medal was a shocking first in the history of the 108-year-old prize. Ebadi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for her efforts in promoting democracy. She has long faced harassment from Iranian authorities for her activities — including threats against her relatives and a raid on her office last year in which files were confiscated.
