Prisoner List & Index of Biographies

May 31, 2010
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View a list of the prisoners of conscience being focused on for 12 June, as well as their city and organization advocates.

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Revolution Of The Mind – “Still Waiting (We Will Not Forget)”

June 21, 2010

Download the song by clicking here To mark the 1 year anniversary of the mass uprising for human rights and democracy in Iran, Revolution Of The Mind has released a new song as a symbol on the current state of the Green Movement. (The song, “Still Waiting (We Will Not Forget)” is a remix of [...]

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The Week in Green: 12 June Special Edition (Video)

June 21, 2010
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Produced by Week in Green with Hamid Dabashi: In the third special edition of The Week in Green, Professor Dabashi checks in with Green Movement activists around the world who are commemorating 2009′s disputed presidential election and supporting dozens of prisoners of conscience currently being held in the Islamic Republic. Special thanks are due to [...]

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New Zealand’s Timaru District Community in support of the people of Iran (photos)

June 21, 2010
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To highlight the cases of the Baha’i leaders, activists in New Zealand replicated their prison conditions and photographed them to demonstrate the deplorable prison conditions many activists endure daily.

Tagged as: 7 Baha'i Leaders, New Zealand

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New York rallies in front of the Iranian mission to the UN (Video & Gallery)

June 19, 2010
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Where is my vote – New York organized a 12 June event to include an art installation, rally outside the Iranian mission to the UN, and a march. See the full gallery here: http://whereismyvoteny.org/blog/

Tagged as: New York City, NY, USA, Where is my vote - NY, WIMV - NY

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Mexico in support of the people of Iran (Video & Gallery)

June 19, 2010
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For June 12, activists and concerned citizens of various Mexican cities, including Mexico City and Puebla, set up “Action Stations” in busy places to educate the public regarding the plight of Iran’s prisoners of conscience, including the cases of the 7 Baha’i leaders. Cafe workers, passer-byers, curious onlookers, and even teenagers stopped to fill out [...]

Tagged as: 7 Baha'i Leaders, Mexico, Mexico City, Puebla

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Tucson, AZ marks 12 June 2010 (Gallery)

June 18, 2010
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To highlight one-year since the disputed election, as well as the ongoing prison abuses by IRI authorities, Tucson activists set-up a display at the University of Arizona to raise awareness regarding the systematic human rights violations in Iran.

Tagged as: AZ, Tuscon, University of Arizona, USA

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Madison, WI urges public action for prisoners of conscience (Gallery)

June 18, 2010
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From the organizers: “The June 12 Event in Madison, WI was a success. We [Local Amnesty Int'l and Student Amnesty Int'l] set up 3 tables at Student Union of the Univ of WI-Madison.  We had Iran materials on these tables along with two poster boards for pictures of Neda, Mansour Ossanlu, Emad Baghi, Majid Tavakkoli, [...]

Tagged as: Ahmad Zeidabadi, Amnesty International, Ehsan Fatahian, Emad Baghi, Farzad Kamangar, Madison, Majid Tavakkoli, Mansour Ossanlu, Shirin Houli, USA, WI

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