October 25, 2010
“We cannot have a democratic system without a democratic people. We need to build a democratic society in Iran."
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October 13, 2010
Arseh Sevom conducts research into various aspects of civil society in Iran and in related communities. Our current research centers on academic freedom, networking (traditional and digital), and arts and culture.
October 13, 2010
The Arseh Sevom team plans to involve stakeholders and experts in the development of training using participatory methods that met with success in previous trainings in Iran and elsewhere. We will be offering Training of Trainersalong with general training. The training will be offered online and face-to-face.Most of the training will be in Persian, with translators available when trainers speak only English.
- Asynchronous online training using elearning software that can be easily updated by participants and used to develop content for the knowledge base (we also plan to distribute this on flash drives and DVDs so that there is no need to connect to the internet to participate)
- Face-to-face
October 13, 2010
The need to move into compliance with international pacts on human rights requires more understanding of those rights among defenders, leaders, civil servants, and the general public. One of the challenges going forward will be to address a mindset that accepts and participates in the abuse of human rights. Recent events in Iran show that there is a strong urge for civil rights and individual freedoms and that a majority of the population wants to attain these rights through non-violence and reform. This presents us with the historic opportunity to rise and meet this desire for civil rights and individual freedoms with a comprehensive program of capacity building and advocacy to ensure that respect for human rights remains central and urgent.
July 8, 2010
Recently, Arseh Sevom's Sohrab Razzaghi met with EU officials in Brussels and spoke about the position on human rights in Iran. His piece was published on InsideIran.org. His key points included:
Creating social networks in order to support the political and civil liberties movement in Iran and starting talks with Iran’s civil rights and political activists to enhance human rights and democracy in Iran. European countries and the EU must take clearer positions about the Iranian government and its violation of human rights. The EU must place human rights as its top priority on its agenda.
Creating social networks in order to support the political and civil liberties movement in Iran and starting talks with Iran’s civil rights and political activists to enhance human rights and democracy in Iran. European countries and the EU must take clearer positions about the Iranian government and its violation of human rights. The EU must place human rights as its top priority on its agenda.
June 2, 2010
United4Iran is partnering with several other organizations on a global day of action to support prisoners of conscience in Iran. Some estimate that the number of […]
June 2, 2010
“Holding human rights violators accountable on the international stage sends a strong signal to the Iranian authorities that such individuals are not welcomed abroad and despite their unlimited impunity inside Iran, they are recognized around the world for their atrocities and cannot get away with their crimes indefinitely.”
June 2, 2010
In mid-June 2009, millions of Iranians took to the streets to protest a deeply flawed election. In the days and weeks that followed, reports of suppression, deaths in prison, torture, and rape, shocked people all over the world. These crackdowns were predictable given the anti-democratic nature of the Ahmadinejad administration.“Despite the increasingly liberal and pragmatic character of Iranian society, this current administration is highly ideological and hostile to democracy,” Tori Egherman, one of the authors of the report states...While the abuses happen to individuals, they are designed to undermine the democratic development of Iran as a nation. Dr. Sohrab Razzaghi, another author of the report states, “They have chosen to read Iran's ambiguous constitution as fundamentally undemocratic.”June 1, 2010
An Analytic Report on the Performance of the Community-based organizations’ Representative under the First Supervisory Board