http://www.bar-ax.com/pages/view/upheaval.php Bar-Ax is an independent cultural organization created to boost the freedom of music in Iran and to enhance the artistic freedom of musicians in Iran We aim to be a major knowledge and promotion centre for the contemporary and alternative...

Iranian women's Network Association (SHABAKEH) http://www.shabakeh.de/en/  Iran Human Rights http://www.iranhumanrights.org/ Women Living Under Muslim Laws http://www.wluml.org/english/ Women’s Field http://www.meydaan.com/english/default.aspx Websites dealing with similar...

Iran’s Near Perfect Freedom When Ahmadinejad said Iran has “Near Perfect Freedom” he did leave some wiggle room for the crackdowns that have taken place after the rigged June 12 presidential election. Afterall, he did not say that it has “Perfect Freedom.” He said it has “Near Perfect...

 

 

  As humanists we are saddened and enraged by humanity's shortcomings: in this case, the abject and repugnant assassination of a young woman.   What makes Neda so special are the circumstances of her death. Random and cruel, her execution goes against all basic human instincts and...