An Islamic court in Iran has upheld the death sentence for Mr. Akbar Mohammadi, accusing him of leading the student uprising in Iran last year. The Green Party of Iran demands the immediate commutation of Mr. Mohammadi’s death sentence and calls on all Green Parties and human rights organizations throughout the world to intervene and… Continue reading Student’s death sentence upheld in Iran
Month: February 2000
Green Party of Iran condemns the arrest of Iranian editorial cartoonist
An Iranian cartoonist, Neek Ahang Kosar, was arrested February 5th, 2000 and detained in Evin Prison for publishing an “insulting” cartoon in Azad, a daily morning Tehran newspaper. The cartoon depicts Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi as a crocodile strangling a newspaper writer. (click here to see cartoon) The Green Party of Iran strongly condemns the arrest… Continue reading Green Party of Iran condemns the arrest of Iranian editorial cartoonist