Women's rights

Iranian student wins Sweden's Edelstam Prize for activism

The Harald Edelstam Foundation has decided to award prominent imprisoned student activist Bahareh Hedayat with the first Edelstam Prize for having “dared to play a leading role in the student’s movement as in the women’s rights movement in Iran.”

Opposition couple in high spirits

'I did not vote in Majlis elections' Mousavi tells daughters

GVF — Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi and wife Zahra Rahnavard have been allowed to meet with their daughters.

Journalist Nazanin Khosravani begins 6-year jail term

GVF — Iranian journalist Nazanin Khosravani has referred to Tehran’s Evin prison in order to serve a six-year jail-term.

Green leader sets conditions for talks

Mousavi rejects call by Khamenei son to back down amid international pressure

GVF — According to reports from Tehran, Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has attempted to convince Green Movement leader Mir Hossein Mousavi to revise his earlier positions in light of the mounting threat of war and Western sanctions on Iran.

'Nothing has changed'

'I will not back down' insists opposition leader Mousavi

GVF — In a recent telephone conversation with his family, Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has reaffirmed his unwavering positions in the face of the regime’s unrelenting pressures and scare tactics.

Lawmakers underscore Iran's violation of IPU articles

'Upcoming elections lack minimum conditions' say former MPs

GVF — A group of former Iranian lawmakers have called on the Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union to take action in light of the Islamic Republic’s violation of the Union’s principles.

House of arrest of opposition leaders 'abduction' says head of Germany's Green Party

GVF — The continued house-arrest of Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard constitutes a form of “abduction” carried out by the Iranian state, says Claudia Roth, Chairwoman of the German Green Party.

Video: Occupy Wall Street activists' message for Iran's political prisoners

EU foreign policy chief urges Iran to release opposition leaders

GVF — The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, urged Iranian authorities to release Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi, the leaders of Iran’s opposition Green Movmenet.

UK Foreign Secretary calls for 'immediate release' of Green Movement leaders

GVF — British Foreign Secretary William Hague has called for the release of the leaders of Iran’s opposition movement Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi.