The International Committee Against Stoning has been actively working towards the abolishment of stoning in all countries such as Iran, Pakistan and Nigeria where stoning…
The EU’s ‘commemoration’ of June 20
Maryam Namazie Published in Hambastegi English June 20, 2002 June 20 is International Refugee Day. In ‘commemoration’ of this day, EU governments are planning to…
Bogus arguments for a bogus policy:
A critique of UK asylum policy Maryam Namazie Speech given at IFIR conference May 24, 2002 London, UK The UK government is stepping up its…
Jenin, War Crimes, and the Necessity of a Palestinian State
Maryam Namazie Published in WPI Briefing May 1, 2002 The Israeli government has refused to cooperate with a UN inquiry into its offensive at the…
Le Pen, a sign of voter concern for immigration or lack of concern for parliamentary democracy?
Maryam Namazie Published in Hambastegi English April 25, 2002 In the first round of the French presidential elections, the National Front leader, Jean-Marie Le Pen,…
Who is violent: asylum seekers or the Australian government?
Who is violent: asylum seekers or the Australian government? Maryam Namazie Published in Hambastegi English April 24, 2002 Once again, asylum seekers in Australia have…
On Palestinian and Afghan refugees
Maryam Namazie Radio International interview Translated from Persian April 8, 2002Radio International: The Israeli government has begun a new round of atrocities against the Palestinian…
Islam, political Islam and women in the Middle East
Islam, political Islam and women in the Middle East Maryam Namazie Speech at a March 8 conference entitled ‘Islam, Secularism and Women in the Middle…
Shut Yarl’s Wood down
Maryam Namazie Published in Hambastegi English February 18, 2002 One quarter to a half of Yarl’s Wood prison located in Bedfordshire, which was opened 13…
Point Scoring in Bam
Maryam Namazie Published in letters section of the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,12858,1114984,00.html January 31, 2002 The main culprit is the Islamic Republic of Iran – its utter…