Maryam Namazie

Parliamentary attempt to abolish blasphemy law From the National Secular Society We have been working closely with our Honorary Associate Dr Evan Harris MP, who…

Mina Ahadi and Maryam Namazie have been selected as two of the top 45 women of the year by Elle Quebec (Canada) for their work…

The below is a letter to the editor that was not published today by the Observer: When Benazir Bhutto’s father was executed by General Zia-ul-Haq,…

According to an Amnesty International Urgent Action, on 30 December, at least 50 and possibly hundreds of men from Iran’s Ahwazi Arabs were arrested as…

More than two weeks ago 43 students and political activists across the cities of Iran were either abducted or were arrested before, during and after…

As I have said on many an occassion, the veil – socially speaking is never a choice. Lest anyone forget, Hojatolislam Gholam Reza Hassani said:…

In a pre-emptive attack on independent student organizations the Islamic regime in Iran arrested dozens of politically active students prior to Student’s Day (December 7),…

To read the timeline of the events leading up to the arrests of students provided by the Communist Youth Organisation, click here.

In the last two weeks more than 40 student leaders and activists* have been rounded up by the Ministry of Information of the Islamic regime…

If you still don’t believe the protest movement in Iran is left leaning, take a look at these pictures of recent student demonstrations in Iran…