Free Them Now News Release Behnam must be released immediately Based on recent news, Behnam Ebrahim-Zadeh – one of the well-known and popular labor leaders…
Joint letter in defence of Bangladeshi bloggers
Here’s a joint letter in defence of Bangladeshi Bloggers. You can see updated signatories here. To Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Abdul Hamid, We,…
Mass protests in Iraq: ‘Neither Shia nor Sunni, but secularism’
The protests, which started in several cities in southern Iraq last week, quickly spread to the rest of Iraq, reaching their peak on 7 August.…
Yousef Muhammad Ali trial date set for 14 September
I had written about the trial of Yousef Muhammad Ali in Iraqi Kurdistan for criticising Islam earlier. His hearing date (originally set for 15 June) was delayed…
WPI statement on Iran nuclear deal
Finally, after protracted talks between the Islamic regime of Iran and the P5+1, and following the framework accord agreed in Lausanne in April, the parties…
Yousef Muhammad Ali faces trial for criticising Islam
UPDATE: Yousef Muhammad Ali’s trial has been delayed to 14 September 2015 to give the judge time to receive further documentation on his case. Yousef…
Defend 4 facing death and imprisonment for homosexuality in Iran
The International Committee against Execution in Iran calls on gay rights organisations to initiate a widespread, international campaign to defend the rights of LGBT in…
Broadcast the news of executions in Iran too!
An open letter from the International Committee against Execution to Walter Steinmeier, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Germany Dear Mr. Steinmeier, please broadcast this news…
Promoting Secularism in the age of ISIS
See my speech at the INR5 Conference in Vancouver, Canada in June this year. Here is the text of the speech.
Ramadan: the month of torture
Commentary on Ramadan from Yasaman Bayani, Human Rights Activist who we interviewed on Bread and Roses recently. The month of Ramadan, considered holy by Muslims,…