431 results for 'iran'

Members in Action

Celebrating Nowruz

, By Gloria Nafziger, Refugee, Migrants and Country Campaigner , “Mohammad Sadiq Kabudvand was in the bed to my right, Hossein Ronaghi Maleki was in the bed to my left; Saeed […]
April 3, 2014
Features

Letter to My Son By Eskinder Nega

By Eskinder Nega, with Kaliti Prison – Originally published on Ze-Habesha Website The mistakes of my life. Ah! I could go on and on and on about them. (Warning, I am aiming […]
April 2, 2014
Features

Stopping the Death Penalty Protects Everyone

Even Canadians are at risk while the death penalty remains in this world This time last year, Toronto resident and Canadian citizen Hamid Ghassemi-Shall, was in an Iranian prison, facing […]
March 26, 2014
Features

Death Penalty 2013: Facts and Figures

GLOBAL FIGURES At least 778 people were executed in 22 countries in 2013. In 2012, Amnesty International reported at least 682 executions in 21 countries worldwide. Most executions took place […]
March 26, 2014
Features

5 death penalty myths debunked

Amnesty International challenges what you think you know about capital punishment by debunking the top five death penalty myths. MYTH #1 The death penalty deters violent crime and makes society […]
March 26, 2014
Features

Hamid is home: Others are not

By Gloria Nafziger, Campaigner, Refugees and Migrants On Thursday October 10, Hamid Ghassemi Shall came home to Canada.  Hamid Ghassemi-Shall spent the past 5- ½ years in Iran’s notorious Evin […]
October 21, 2013
Features

Saving Hamid Ghassemi-Shall from Execution

by Gloria Nafziger Campaigner for human rights of refugees and migrants Take action now for Hamid   Antonella Mega (centre) and members of Amnesty’s Iran Action Circle in Toronto call […]
May 30, 2013
Features

Ten ways to repress a journalist

Governments and other organizations across the world are perfecting techniques to prevent journalists from shining a light on corruption and human rights abuses. From trumped-up charges, and removing work licences […]
May 3, 2013
Features

My Neighbour and the Death Penalty

By Aubrey Harris, Coordinator for the Campaign to Abolish the Death Penalty My Neighbour: Hamid Ghassemi-Shall I live in Toronto’s east end, a neighbourhood known as Leslieville. It’s between The […]
April 9, 2013
Features

The Arms Trade Treaty: one last hurdle remains

Campaigner Hilary Homes on today’s negotiations Once upon a time, treaty negotiations literally took place behind closed doors. Unless you had some good friends among the delegates, you had to […]
March 28, 2013