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A Sad Day

bachenavvab — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:33:26 +0000

Let's honor the memory of Dr. Shahpour Bakhtiar as a man who loved his country, had great aspirations for his people, had the courage to stand up for what he believed in and made the ultimate sacrifice.

افسانه ی زندگی

Help Free Mohammad Rashidi

bachenavvab — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:35:00 +0000

Mohammad Rashidi held up the handmade sign, “Fascist president, Polytechnic is no place for you” during Ahmadinejad’s speech at Tehran’s Polytechnic Institute. He has been taken to Evin, has been protesting his condition through dry hunger strikes and is in danger of execution. Let your local/national officials know with just a couple of clicks. You can use the text of the message provided below or use your own words.

You've seen the emails

bachenavvab — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:37:21 +0000

It was the tremendous pressure that was mounted on the Iranian government that eventually and despite her eight year sentence, led to the release of Roxana Saberi. Of course, Ms. Saberi is a journalist with convictions and a very brave young lady and we were all joyful because she was released and I don’t want to take anything away from her. The fact is before her release, first there were protests by Northwestern University students and faculty, and then the news spread to the media and the political scene.