Showing posts with label Freedom of Assembly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Freedom of Assembly. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

President Obama Addresses the Human Rights of Iranian

Today President Obama addressed the tragedy of last years election violence and the consequences of ignoring the human rights of the citizens of Iran. He also describes how the actions of the Islamic Republic of Iran affect others.






"Saturday will mark one year from the day that an election captivated the attention of the world -– an event that should have been remembered for how the Iranian people participated with remarkable enthusiasm, but will instead be remembered for how the Iranian government brutally suppressed dissent and murdered the innocent, including a young woman left to die in the street.

Actions do have consequences, and today the Iranian government will face some of those consequences. Because whether it is threatening the nuclear non-proliferation regime, or the human rights of its own citizens, or the stability of its own neighbors by supporting terrorism, the Iranian government continues to demonstrate that its own unjust actions are a threat to justice everywhere."

Remembering the year since the June 12 elections

WARNING! This video is EXTREMELY GRAPHIC!

This video is a compilation of the violence of that occurred since June of last year. While very graphic, it shows the brutality of the Islamic Republic of Iran in response protestors.


Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Shadi Sadr and Mahboobeh Abasgholizadeh receive jail sentences

Women's rights activists sentenced in absentia

Shadi Sadr and Mahboobeh Abasgholizadeh received their sentences this week for "acting against state security by holding rallies intended to disrupt public security, violate law and order, and challenge security forces." Along with jail terms the women were also sentenced receive lashes for their assemblies. Let us Stand for Freedom of assembly this week in Iran.