TRAVELER
Photo essay: Two Europeans cycle from Mashad to Turkish border
by Karim & Hubert
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About recent cutting off a man's limb in Iran as a source of punishment
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MARCH 8
ديگر لازم نيست زنان، بی تکيه گاه امن حقوقی، فقط از خواست های خود بگويند
زنان ما اکنون بايد از مفهوم کلاسيک روز جهانی زن دور شده و به مفهوم مدرن آن، که در پی تصويب اعلاميه حقوق بشر شکل گرفته، برسند. يعنی در روز جهانی زن، پيش و بيش از هر شعاری خواستار اجرای مفاد اعلاميه ای شوند که جهانيان، و از جمله کشور خودشان، پای آن امضاء گذاشته و آن را به رسميت شناخته اند. آنها بايد بجای طرح خواست های «اختصاصی» که ثابت شده اين حکومت برآورد کننده ی آنها نيست، خواستار اجرای مفاد اعلاميه ی حقوق بشر، بدون هيچ حذف و شرط و چون و چرايي، هم در مورد خودشان و هم در مورد کل مردم سرزمين شان باشند
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ZAN
Iran women rights defenders continue undeterred by prison detention
In the process of finding a new transitional global identity, Iran state authorities have steadily continued in the use of legislative delays, reversal of legal means and arrests of dissidents, activists and journalists. Younger, as well as older, women human rights defenders, are now finding themselves victim to increasing intelligence policies of non-disclosure, intimidation and repression. The Islamic Republic of Iran's state detention policies act as only a surrogate solution to many of the social problems now growing inside the country
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SANCTIONS
Congressmen would be wise to stand with Iranian people by removing unintentional US burdens
On February 19, Mark Kirk, a Republican Congressman from Illinois running for a promotion to the US Senate, delivered a speech at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs to share his views on Iran policy. While initial reports didn't indicate anything much new was said by the Representative, who has been calling for a gasoline "quarantine" on Iranians since 2007, audio from the event has just been released that reveals some troubling insights into Kirk's gasoline embargo rationale
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"Stupid Act"... Ayatollah Motahari talks about Iranian traditions
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.I've got this beautiful poem by email. It said to be from Molana, but it doesnt't sound like Molana's style to me
?Would you please help to enlighten me about that
.Who think this is from Molana and why? Thanks
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