August 30, 2011

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Political Prisoner Pardons Go Slow, Mostly Limited to Lesser-Known Figures – Tehran Bureau | FRONTLINE | PBS

Two days after the announcement by Tehran Prosecutor-General Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi that 70 political prisoners would be released by Saturday evening, the number of those who have been set free is still much lower. In addition, as reported by Tehran Bureau, no well-known political figures or journalists are among those that have been or are scheduled to be released.
Opposition Leader’s Safety in Danger as Karroubi Spends 42 Days in Complete Isolation | ICHRI

Iranian Opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi is in grave danger of physical and psychological harm, as news of his complete isolation for the past 42 days emerged today, said the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
The Lobbying that Shouldn't be Happening | The National Interest Blog

Those who have sold their advocacy for big bucks deserve shame; those who have done so for a meal or two maybe deserve our pity. Those who have gotten mixed up in the campaign through a crude belief that Iran is an enemy and the enemy of my enemy is my friend need to realize that being an enemy's enemy does not make one a friend.

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September 23, 2011

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United4Iran Calls on Khamenei to release Mousavi, Karroubi and all political prisoners United4Iran calls on Ayatollah Khamenei to halt all politically motivated arrests that aim to suppress the peaceful expression of ideas, and to unconditionally release all political prisoners, including leading opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi.

September 21, 2011

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Reza Marashi: Diplomats — Not Just Journalists — Should Raise Human Rights With Ahmadinejad In the run-up to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s annual UN pilgrimage, there have been a litany of useful op-eds with advice to journalists on what to ask the pugnacious president. But the real people who should address Iran's human rights abuses with Ahmadinejad […]