Events

Press release13 June 2018 – The Iranian authorities should immediately release human rights lawyer Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh and cease all acts of harassment against her, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a […]

The Council of Paris has unanimously awarded honorary citizenship to activist Nabeel Rajab, in recognition of his fight for freedom, democracy and human rights. Co-founder-president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, founding director of Gulf Center for HR.

FIDH-Armansnahr/OPEN ASIA : The EU must use the upcoming human rights dialogue with Afghanistan to call on the government to address human rights violations, prioritize accountability, and strengthen the rule of law.

Abbas Attar, an Iranian-born photographer with Magnum who documented cataclysmic events throughout the world, including the Iranian revolution, and developed a particular interest in the role of religion in them, died in Paris. He was 74

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This issue of UN Special highlights the conflict in Afghanistan that has been running for 17 years. This war, unfortunately, hasn’t generated the global awareness necessary to reach a negotiated peace and continues to rage.

Rencontre avec Charles-Henri de Fouchécour Spécialiste de la littérature persane; La quête du joyau de Shams de Tabriz, à Paric ce Mercredi 18 avril 2018 à 19 h

Initiative inédite, cette semaine culturelle fera vivre Paris au rythme d’Ispahan pendant sept jours. Débats, conférences, projections cinématographiques, gastronomie, expositions, concerts.

Dariush Shayegan, one of the Islamic world’s foremost philosophers, died at the age of 83 in Tehran.

 Every year, Nowruz coincides with the start of spring and traditionally celebrates the rebirth of nature. It also coincides with the spring equinox.