To read my last post on the new Statesman Faith Column, click here.
Children have no religion
To see my third entry on the New Statesman blog about children having no religion, click here.
Behnam Zare is facing execution within 72 hours
According to Amnesty International, Behnam Zare’s execution order has been sent to Adelabad prison, in the south-western city of Shiraz, where he has been imprisoned…
When religion means death
To see my second entry on the New Statesman blog on Perwiz Kambakhsh and the two sisters facing stoning to death in Iran, click here.
Zohreh and Azar must not be stoned to death
According to Etemad newspaper today and AFP, two Iranian sisters – Zohreh, 27, and Azar (no age given) have been convicted of ‘adultery’ and been…
Losing my religion
To read my first blog entry out of four starting today on the New Statesman Faith Column, click here. The first one is called: Losing…
Keep the pressure on: Kambakhsh has to be released immediately
Around 200 people marched to the United Nations office in Kabul on Thursday to protest the death sentence of 23-year-old Perwiz Kambakhsh, an Afghan reporter…
Atrocious acts of brutality must stop in Iran!
Open letter to: UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon President of the European Parliament, Mr. Hans-Ger Pöttering Amnesty International It is with deep sorrow that…
Upcoming Events
To find out more about upcoming events I will be speaking at, click here. In the next two weeks I will be at the following:…
Week of Action in support of jailed political prisoners
To international labour and human rights organisations Week of Action in support of jailed students and political prisoners in Iran (2–9 Feb 2008) The news…