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The Karlovy Vary Int. Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Czech Republic &the most prestigious one in Central and Eastern Europe. It is incidentally one of the oldest.  A-list film, which means a category equal to the festivals of Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Moscow…

Frida Kahlo has been subject to global scrutiny and commercial exploitation. She has been appropriated by curators, historians, artists, actors, activists, Mexican consulates, museums and Madonna.

The Guardian -For 14-year-old Ahmed*, life as a kid on the streets of the Afghan capital has become synonymous with abuse. His voice calm and unwavering, Ahmed reels off stories of the assaults he has suffered […]

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.

Panahi’s “3 Faces”: praises Kiarostami & Iranian women. The three faces are those of three strong free-spirited actresses of different ages who represent the past, the present and the future of the country against tradition & superstitious beliefs.  Three women who want to build their own destinies.

Independent Robert Fisk / @indyvoices This is not something new – but it is something we too often forget How do you organise a successful genocide – in Turkish Armenia a century ago, in Nazi-occupied Europe in […]

EU Press release Kabul, 06/05/2018 The EU and Afghanistan have entered a new stage in their bilateral relations in the framework of the Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development (CAPD). Under this agreement both sides […]

40Braids special on Cannes Festival Shahla Rostami When we speak about Cannes film festival, we imagine “Red carpet”, stars, rumors around films and personalities, golden palm and other prizes. Yet one of the most important, […]

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.