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The United Kingdom’s Annual Report on Human Rights

admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:36:19 +0000

Last week the United Kingdom launched its annual report on Human Rights. Five pages of the report (P. 113-118) are dedicated to the human rights situation in Iran. On the issue of minorities the report says:

Members of Iran’s ethnic minority groups from the Ahwaz, Kurdistan, Khuzestan, Baluchistan and Turkmenistan regions also face increasing intimidation. Large numbers have been detained on charges of endangering national security. The days after the election result saw a series of mass executions in Iran’s border regions, viewed by many as a warning sign to the local populations. On 11 November, Ehsan Fattahian was executed after a ten-year sentence to be served in exile was increased to a death sentence by a higher court. We expressed concern at reports that Fattahian was tortured during detention, as well as irregularities during his trial. Many members of minority groups remain on death row accused of terrorism, treason, or acting against national security.

I came across this video showing how members of Iran’s Basij militia tortures Arab youths in Ahwaz:

This is an older video showing how Revolutionary Guard soldiers abuse a young man detained for having long hair:

Introducing my new Political Aide

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:10:03 +0000

I want to introduce Hiwa Abdelzadeh, who will as of tomorrow begin to work as a Political Aide to myself. You can follow his work by visiting his blog, in which he will:

write about the coverage of Iran and Kurdistan in the United Kingdom […]. I will more specifically write about the United Kingdoms foreign policy towards Iran and I will also follow politicians, journalists and different organizations statements, articles and work that is related to Iran and Kurdistan.

You can get in touch with him by sending an email to hiwa.abdelzadeh@pdki.org

The fundamental problem with the United States policy towards Iran

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:22:55 +0000

In the video above, Congressman Rob Andrews expresses the fundamental problem with the United States policy towards Iran, the Fox News anchor makes a couple of important points, but it is strange that the U.S. still doesn’t understand that:

1. Sanctions will not cause a change in the Islamic Republics behavior.

2. The U.S. will not be able to persuade Russia and China to go along with the United States Iran policy.

3. The only way to stop Iran’s nuclear program is through regime change.

4. And regime change will only be possible if the democratic and secular opposition is supported and empowered so that they can change the regime from within.

Iran’s nuclear trigger controversy

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:57:23 +0000

Read – Iran’s secret nuclear trigger: translation of full document

Read – US investigates nuclear trigger as Tehran damns bomb ’scenario’

Read – US House passes Iran sanctions bill amid nuclear row

Read – Iran’s Mottaki defiant on UN nuclear sanctions threat

Read – Iran will not bow to sanctions

Watch – Iran’s Smoking Gun:

New nuclear plants, captured British sailors & interview with mayor of Tehran

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:44:13 +0000

New nuclear plants:

Captured British sailors

Interview with the mayor of Tehran Part 1

Interview with the mayor of Tehran Part 2

Pictures from meetings with the Labour Party and the KHRP

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:48:53 +0000

Yesterday I meet with the Labour Party’s International Manager, Jo Billingham, and the Kurdish Human Rights Project’s Chief Executive Kerim Yildiz in London. See pictures below: