Meeting Round-Up

Thanks to Pete for a well-run and thought-provoking monthly meeting on Thursday, when we covered a number of topics and events. We officially “adopted” the Belarussian Human Rights activist Ales Bialatski. Ales is currently in jail in Minsk, allegedly for tax evasion but really because he is the head of a human rights centre, Viasna, [...]

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Iranian authorities ban Facebook

The Iranian authorities have banned Facebook fearing an Obama-style online campaign by reformists there. See more on the AIUK Media blog at: http://blogs.amnesty.org.uk/blogs_entry.asp?eid=3225

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Speaker: Iranian Minorities Human Rights Organisation

Charlotte, our excellent new Chair, whizzed us through the main Amnesty business so that our guest had enough time to speak – and we were certainly privy to a really thought-provoking presentation. John Vashahi from the Iranian Minorities Human Rights Organisation (IMHRO), talked about the geography of Iran in order to demonstrate the dispersion of [...]

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Monthly Meeting and Speaker: Iranian Minorities Human Rights Organisation

Our next monthly meeting is this Thursday (14th May) 7:30pm at Wragge and Co, Colmore Row. Usual business will be more like speed-meeting, all complete in half an hour with a firm hand from our great new chair – as we have a speaker: John Vashahi from the Iranian Minorities Human Rights Organisation (IMHRO) The [...]

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