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Iran: Death penalty/ Fear of imminent execution

Amnesty International
Posted: December 11, 2007

Ali Mahin Torabi has been convicted of a murder committed when he was 16 years old and is now at risk of imminent execution, though Iran is
a state party to international treaties including the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which expressly prohibit the execution of
child offenders. Ali Mahin […]

UK court tells UK government to lift Iran opposition ban

Iran Focus
Selina Williams
Dow Jones Newswire
Posted: October 30, 2007
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- A U.K. court Friday ordered the U.K.’s home secretary to lift a six-year ban on Iran’s Peoples Mujahedeen Organization of Iran, which is part of a broader coalition group that forms the main opposition to the current regime in Tehran.
The PMOI, which last October […]

NCPDA Press Release – March 7, 2004

NCPDA Press Release
Contact: 202-487-6989
National Coalition of Pro-democracy Advocates
March 7, 2004
NCPDA calls teachers’ societies, unions and NGOs in different countries to support Iranian teachers’ strike
On Saturday March 6, 2004 large groups of teachers across the country will stage a strike and not teach classes. The National Coalition of Pro-Democracy Advocates hails Iranian teachers across the country […]

Voice of America Interview with NCPDA Executive Director, Mr. Nasser Rashidi

This interview was originally conducted in Persian. It has been translated to English by NCPDA volunteers
Guest: Mr. Nasser Rashidi, Executive Director, National Coalition of Pro-Democracy Advocates
Anchor: Good evening to our listeners. This is Parichehr Farzam, our returning guest for the Q&A session is Mr. Nasser Rashidi, NCPDA’s Director of Operations. I am sure you are […]

Profile: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Those following the developments in Iran may ask themselves why the Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei has openly expressed support for the current president, Mahmoud Ahamadinejad.
He is surely aware of the fact that Ahmadinejad has by now become the most hated figure in the contemporary history. Yet, he has left no doubt that Ahmadinejad is […]