Clik here to view.
A New Year, No-War Campaign, Special Rapporteur Delivers, Underaged Marriage...
The chances are high that you will be reading this review during the first days of the new Iranian year. Arseh Sevom wishes you a good new year. Last year was disheartening for many civil society...
View ArticleClik here to view.
National Internet Hoax? Pay Deflates, Prices Inflate, Goldfish Released
Butcher of the Press leaves…Not! Regular readers of Arseh Sevom’s weekly review won’t be surprised to find that former Tehran prosecutor, Saeed Mortazavi, is topping headlines once again. This time...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Long Sentences for Human Rights Defenders, Elections End, Persian Gulf...
Parliamentary Elections Concluded This week the second round of the Iranian parliamentary elections was held. The opposition websites have reported of extensive irregularities, such as the use of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Journalists Protest, Rapper Threatened, Cartoonists Quick on the Draw, Trade...
126 Iranian journalists signed a letter protesting the arrests and harassment of journalists and sent it to the head of the judiciary and the speaker of parliament. A cartoonist faced lashing for his...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Iran Civil Society Review–Women Banned from Studying, yet Leading Households
The aftermath of the earthquake in the province of Azerbaijan still dominates news coming out of Iran. Read our post Eager to Help: Iranians Respond to Earthquake for more information. In this review,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Iran: Power Struggle, Shoes, Lost Revenues
This week we saw the arrest of the notorious Saeed Mortazavi following a very public power struggle on the floor of the parliament between the speaker, Ali Larijani, and the president, Mahmoud...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Letter to My Torturer
In a bit of political drama, Saeed Mortazavi was arrested on February 7 and held for 24 hours. This came after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad played a tape recording of Ali Larijani’s (Speaker of Parliament)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Iran: Under Pressure Society Struggles
Arseh Sevom — This week the mother of Neda, the young woman whose death was captured on camera during the demonstrations following the 2009 presidential elections, reminds us of international women’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
#Iran — Free Expression, Dream or Reality?
Arseh Sevom— This week’s review looks at issues of free expression. How would Iran’s culture change with open communication and the free flow of information? When will Iran finally have a safe public...
View Article
