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October 14, 2006
• Identifying Misinformation

US State Department Explains: Did the U.S. "Create" Osama bin Laden? 9/11 Revealed? The 4,000 Jews Rumor, Etc.

September 26, 2006
• Gozaar by Freedom House

A Journal on Democracy and Human Rights in Iran

September 21, 2006
• Akbar Ganji's Letter to America

The regime [in Tehran] is dangerous mostly because it is willing to brutally trample on the democratic and human rights of the Iranian people. ... The real goal of the nuclear program is to make these policies permanent.

September 17, 2006
• Iranian blogger released after two years in prison

Mojtaba Saminejad was charged for "activity against national security ", " insulting Khomeini and Khamenei", "profanity", "opening several blogs", "having unlawful affair", ...

• Bishop Concerned About Human Rights In Iran After Visit

Clampdown on activists, discrimination against women, and the plight of political prisoners ... Christians are leaving Iran because of social, cultural, and religious restrictions.

September 15, 2006
• Reza Pahlavi's Senate Statement

The best way to deal with the clerical regime of Iran is an integrated three-pronged policy of "Confrontation, Pressure and Support."

• Oriana Fallaci, 77, died today
September 12, 2006
• Silencing the Voices of Dissent

Forced shutdown of another Iranian newspaper, Shargh.

September 10, 2006
• Families Of Kidnapped Persian Jews Sue Khatami In US Court

Khatami has twenty days to file an answer denying the allegations or default the case.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Take Action for Syrian Activists

technorati tags: human rights middle east

Human Rights First reports that since the time between January 26, 2006 and March 18, 2006

Seven young activists have been detained for more than one year by the Syrian authorities for being part of an independent pro-democracy discussion group and publishing articles on the Internet criticizing the lack of democracy and freedom in Syria. Some of them were also involved in the creation of an online youth forum. [...] They could face up to 15 years in prison.

You can send a letter to Syrian officials protesting their conditions. I am not sure how effective this is, but it's something.

This sounds very much like the situation in Iran. Given the similarities, I wonder if they also have their apologists, (pseudo-)intellectuals and apeasers in the West who would procliam all this inhumanity is either necessary for a greater good or plain non-existent?

Labels: human_rights, middle_east

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