Iranian of the Day

International Center for Human Rights in Iran: Six political prisoners have been awarded a human rights award from ICHR. Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Majid Tavakoli, Reza Shahabi, Kouhyar Goudarzi and Ramin Parcham were recognized for their activism in the realms of politics, student, labour, culture, human rights and legal advocacy. The ICHR presented the awards at its first annual gala in Toronto [photos]. At the event, leading human rights figures such as Mr. Mohammad Mostafaie, human rights lawyer, Mr. Ahmad Batebi, human rights defender, Mr. Morteza Abdolalian fron Canadian Journalist for Free Expression, Aubrey Harris, from Amnesty International in Canada, Mr. Kaveh Shahrouz, Lawyer and former state department’s human rights advisor, spoke on the deplorable human rights situation in Iran. Also messages from MPP Dr. Reza Moridi and Canadian Parliament member, Mr. Paul Dewar, were read at the event >>>