Author: Maryam Namazie
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Out and about
I will be travelling and out of London until September 13. First, I will be going to Reykjavik, Iceland where I will be speaking on Wednesday Sept. 5th from 12:00-13:00 at the Women’s Rights Alliance on the veil, women’s rights and Islamic laws and at the Institute of International Affairs of the University of Iceland…
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September 7th: International day of action against executions in Iran
“We, who are imprisoned and who are on the death row in … Iranian prisons, call upon you all to come out on September 7, 2007 in a global action to bring attention to our situation in order to prevent these executions… Execution is unjust and should be abolished in Iran and all over the…
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Free all political prisoners unconditionally
The Islamic republic of Iran has embarked on a wave of suppression in the last few months to confront extensive popular mass protest movement in Iran. Executions have increased, arrest and detention, suppression of women and youth has increased and has taken a brutal turn. Arrested protesting teacher have been given long sentences or been…
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On imprisoned students
To Amnesty International, Human Rights Organizations and Student Associations and Groups I am writing you this letter regarding the situation of imprisoned students of Amirkabir University (Polytechnic) in Tehran. The Islamic Republic of Iran has launched a new wave of barbaric oppression in universities. Many students have been banned from studying; tens of others have…
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Media soft on criticising Islam
To read Guardian coverage of the panel discussion I participated in at the Edinburgh International TV Festival this past Friday entitled ‘Don’t Mention Islam’, click here.
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Don’t mention Islam
I will be speaking on a panel called Don’t mention Islam at the Edinburgh International Television festival this Friday. Other panellists: Andrew Anthony, Author and Journalist Arzu Merali, Islamic Human Rights Commission Inayat Bunglawala, Vice Chair, Muslim Council of Britain Kevin Sutcliffe, Deputy Head of News & Current Affairs, Channel 4 Maryam Namazie, Spokesperson, Council…
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Letter from death row political prisoners in Iran to EU and human rights organisations
“Work for the abolition of the death penalty and save the lives of those sentenced to death!” For around two years now the Islamic Republic government has stepped up the execution and torturing of political prisoners and dissidents on the pretext of security. The largest numbers of executions have taken place in the provinces of…
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A new wave of atrocities of the Islamic regime in Iran
As you know, the Islamic Republic regime in Iran has launched a new wave of torture and executions in Iran’s prisons. This has led to deep concerns amongst prisoners who are under a sentence of death. On Tuesday July 3rd a number of political prisoners, as well as ordinary prisoners, in Evin Prison managed to…
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In Iran they hang people in front of kids!
Help us end this barbarity! The picture speaks for itself. A regime struggling to survive has embarked on mass executions (in public and televised), daily harassment of women for flouting the Islamic dress (hejab) or for wearing makeup, torturing of jailed students and political prisoners, staging of confession shows on TV, locking up of labour…
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Pegah must not be deported!
Defend the right to asylum of Pegah Emambakhsh, an Iranian lesbian, who faces deportation from Britain on August 23, 2007. Needless to say, her life is in danger. Support her now. You can find out more by going to the Iranian Queer Organisation’s website.