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The 47 Republican senators who wrote to Iranian leaders this month may have believed they were sabotaging the talks on a deal on Iran’s nuclear program, hoping it would exacerbate fears in Tehran that any such deal could be reversed by the next U.S. president.

The mentally ill woman, her face covered in blood, rose to her feet and looked out across the mob. She pleaded. But these men meant to kill her. A kick sent her tumbling backward. In the courtyard of one of Kabul’s most famous shrines, men hurled stones at her and struck her with wooden planks.

Armanshahr/OPENASIA HR & Civil Society Newsletter SPECIAL ISSUE no.110 – Persian New Year NOWRUZ

The report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed. Submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 25/24 to the 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council in March 2015.

Armanshahr/OPENASIA HR & Civil Society Newsletter – issue 109 year VII

Source: PEN International RAPID ACTION NETWORK 11 March 2015                                                                                                              RAN 06/15 IRAN: Immediately release journalist detained for over seven months on undisclosed charges. PEN International is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Washington Post correspondent […]

Source: Aljazeera A pair of proposed laws in Iran would restrict women’s reproductive choices, according to human rights advocates, who raised alarm over legislation that they say would reduce women to “baby-making machines.” Amnesty International, […]

Amnesty International has launched a new manifesto demanding that governments around the world end their attempts to control and criminalize women’s and girls’ sexuality and choices.

Report on violence against women Violence against women is one of the most serious human rights issues in Afghanistan. These violence is imposed on women in various forms which are sometimes very harsh and brutal.