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Argo Blurs the Truth about Iran
Former Captive U.S. Hiker Sarah Shourd: ‘Argo’ Blurs Truth About Iran by Sarah Shourd Oct 15, 2012 4:45 AM EDT Ben Affleck’s new movie boasts great photography and acting, but runs the risk of leaving viewers with an incomplete and at times inaccurate impression, says the American hiker who was held ho…
- Simply for Trying to Teach: Imprisoning Bahá’í Teachers and Leaders in Iran
- Families Shout Their Love Across Minefields in Golan Heights | New American Media
- Brave eyes, laughing hearts: My first encounter with Yemen | Transitions Abroad
- Syrian women reflect on rare political victory | We news.org
- Hiker freed from Tehran prison: Time for US – Iran ties | CNN
human rights in iran
Iranian Lawyer Fasts for Her 13-Year-Old Daughter’s Rights from Prison
The woman behind the glass is Nasrin Sotoudeh, a renowned Iranian human rights lawyer. The little girl is her now 13-year-old daughter Mehraveh. This scene is from a video taken during a family visit at Tehran’s Evin Prison. Long before her arrest, Sotoudeh was a vocal proponent of children’s rights, in particular ca…
end solitary confinement
The High Price of Solitary Confinement
Over the last several decades, we’ve witnessed a dramatic increase in the use of solitary confinement in this country. At the same time, numerous groups and citizens have been working to outlaw it. Opponents argue that prolonged isolation is inhumane, costly and ultimately ineffective, while prison officials argue it …
lectures
Sarah Shourd Speaks at San Diego Innocence Project about Ending Solitary Confinement
By, Jeff Chinn Yesterday, I had the privilege of hearing Sarah Shourd and Herman Atkins talk about the effects of prolonged solitary confinement and why that practice should be halted in U.S. prisons. Shourd and Atkins spoke at California Western School of Law in an event that was standing room only and received significa…
free the hikers
Podcast: The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Sarah Shourd on her Time Imprisoned in Iran
Listen to International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran’s Podcast Just over three years ago, three young Americans—Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal—were taken into custody by Iranian border guards while hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan. Though the young Americans’ case was widely believed to be political t…
- Lecture in San Diego
- Released American Hiker Sarah Shourd Has PTSD, Won’t Return To Iran For Spy Trial | Huffington Post
- US hiker Sarah Shourd won’t attend trial
- Suffering from PTSD, Freed U.S. Hiker Sarah Shourd Won’t Return to Iran Next Week for Espionage Trial | Democracy Now
- Freed American Hiker Sarah Shourd Reflects on 14 Months in Iranian Prison | Democracy Now