Archive for the ‘Activism’ Category
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Jul
23
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Filed Under (Action Alert, Activism, Articles, diplomacy, Nonviolence, U.S. Relations) by admin2 on 25-04-2007
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Iran’s internal affairs: Keep the U.S. out
Submitted by Shervin Boloorian on July 22, 2009 on the FORpeaceBlog.
As Congress prepares to consider more Iran sanctions, it should also consider that confrontational U.S. policies have come nowhere close to changing Iran’s behavior in the last 30 years. On the other hand, in reaction to a contested election, the Iranians have formed an unprecedented home-grown movement for political expression through their own resources, their own desire for democratic progress, and their own sacrifices. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jul
21
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The Friday July 17 Protests in Images
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Jul
13
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Breaking News – Important Announcement on Mr. Mousavi’s Facebook Site
Dear All,
Earlier today, Mr. Mousavi’s facebook posted a call for a massive rally to be held next Friday, July 17 toward Tehran University where Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani will deliver the Friday prayer’s sermon after a month of absence from public. Mr. Mousavi, and Mr. Khatami will both be present at this important event. This appears to be the move (on the part of Mr. Hashemi) that everyone was waiting for. Please find the flyer below. Iranians can access e-mail. Please distribute widely.
Let us hope it will go ahead successfully and peacefully. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jul
11
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Protest in Front of the HS Building
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Jul
10
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People and Power – Inside the Protests
AlJazeeraEnglish – July 10, 2009
A unique look inside the protests in Iran.
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Jul
10
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Iran Protesters Take to Streets Despite Threats
Marchers shouted slogans Thursday and made victory signs in Tehran, where protests were called to commemorate 1999 clashes between students and the police. For more photos, click on image. (Photo: European Pressphoto Agency)
By Michael Slackman, published in the New York Times on July 9, 2009
CAIRO — Thousands of Iranians poured into the streets of Tehran on Thursday, clapping, chanting, almost mocking the authorities as they once again turned out in large numbers in defiance of the government’s threat to crush their protests with violence. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jul
10
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18th of Tir Videos
A Comprehensive Collection of Videos for the July 9, 2009 Protests
For a comprehensive collection of videos for the July 9th, 2009 protests, please click here.
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Jul
09
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Filed Under (2009 Election, Activism, Articles, Iran Domestic Politics, U.S. Relations) by admin2 on 25-04-2007
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Iran learns from past to crush dissent
As opposition demonstrators came out in force after Iran’s disputed presidential election, one exhilarated protester declared that his country was waking up.
(Jon Leyne | BBC | 9 July 2009) – Two nights ago someone told me that Tehran was now in a coma. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jul
09
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Filed Under (2009 Election, Activism, diplomacy, human rights, Iran Domestic Politics, Lectures & Presentations, Nonviolence, Peace, U.S. Relations) by admin2 on 25-04-2007
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Statement and Call to Action
July 9, 2009
Dear Friend of United for Peace and Justice,
Over three weeks ago, Iranians held a presidential election. What followed remains unclear, but one thing is for certain: the Iranian government engaged in the suppression of the rights of Iranians to protest their government. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jul
09
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Filed Under (2009 Election, Action Alert, Activism, human rights, Nonviolence, Peace) by admin2 on 25-04-2007
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GLOBAL PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION IN COMMEMORATION OF 18TH OF TIR 1378 (JULY 9TH 1999)
Dear All,
10 years ago, on the 9th of July, Iranian students mobilized to demand an end to oppression. Thousands of students, protesting the regime’s shutdown of a popular reformist newspaper, were attacked, beaten and arrested in a bloody confrontation. That day, infamously known by its date in the Persian calendar-the “18 of Tir”- has become a symbol of Iranian movement for freedom. Read the rest of this entry »
