September 26, 2006
With a Restive Arab Minority
Iranian Clerics’ Angling Stirs Worry on Absolute Rule
September 14, 2006
September 02, 2006
Iranians taste freedoms on own terms Dissidents shun US assistance
August 23, 2006
August 22, 2006
World: Islam And Human Rights
Radio Free Europe
Radio Lebirty
Is the concept of an Islamic state compatible with accepted notions of human rights? Can the modern concept of human rights make headway in the face of religious dogma and Islamic traditions? Emad Baghi, the head of the Tehran-based Organization for the Defense of Prisoners' Rights, knows at first hand the political sensitivity of new interpretations of religious texts, especially those involving human rights and the death penalty: in 2000, Baghi, then the editor in chief of the journal "Fath," was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison for writing about the death penalty and retribution, as well as the killing of political and intellectual dissidents.
In this interview, Baghi, who was released in 2003 after three years in prison, explains the difficulties of securing respect for human rights in Muslim countries as a result of the eclipse of a deeply rooted humanist tradition in Islam. In answers given to Fatemah Aman of Radio Farda, he sketches out the battle lines in debates about human rights -- within Islam, within Iran, between the secular and religious of all religions, and between tradition and modernity -- and argues that there are traditions both of Islamic law and Islamic mysticism in which modern concepts of human rights can be bedded. Tradition and modernity can coexist in Islamic society, he maintains, and those who want to promote human rights need to explore those religious traditions.
June 19, 2006
Appeal to Stop the Death Penalty and a Fair Process for the Cases of 9 Charged in Ahwaz
This letter has been published completely and/or briefly in domestic press and Persian sites
June 11, 2006
The Society for Defending Prisoners' Rights Annual Report on the State of Prisons in Iran
part One
part Two
April 09, 2006
Iranian Dissident Released From Jail By Karl Vick
Giving ‘Freedom’ a Bad Name
March 26, 2006
Iran: Reinterpreting Ashura
March 14, 2006
U.S. Push for Democracy Could Backfire Inside Iran
March 13, 2006
Il nucleare? Iran sospeso fra dubbi e paure
January 23, 2006
Letter From Iran: Getting to Know Ahmadinejad
December 28, 2005
Le Journal du Dimanche – Interview avec Emadeddin Baghi.
December 14, 2005
PROPOSING “THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRISONERS’ RIGHTS” ON RECEIVING AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL CONSULTATIVE COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN FRANCE
December 13, 2005
Emadeddin Baghi : la lutte pour le droit à la vie
November 26, 2005
France awards prize to Iran dissident
November 24, 2005
awarded France's annual human rights
November 21, 2005
Prix des droits de l'homme de la R鰵blique Fran硩se Laur顴s 2005
November 15, 2005
A Third voice on Iranian Nuclear Issue
November 14, 2005
Protect the middle ground on the Iranian nuclear issue
November 08, 2005
Ahmadinejad will have to become more moderated
Vanna Vannuccini: Iran. "Ahmadinejad dovrà moderarsi". Colloquio con Emadeddin Baghi
October 20, 2005
Soldiers of the Hidden Imam
September 10, 2005
THE ROVING EYE The humanist reformer
August 23, 2005
Iranian Reformers Change Course
Double Standards and Deception: How the Left Treats Iran and the Middle East
August 08, 2005
August 04, 2005
Iran’s new era: nine lessons for reformers
from:www.opendemocracy.net
Emadeddin Baghi
Emadeddin Baghi is one of Iran’s leading dissident intellectuals. He is the author of twenty books (six of which have been banned) and has been an editor and writer for myriad reform publications, most of which have been shut down.
In his book The Tragedy of Democracy in Iran (1998), he accused top government officials of complicity in the assassination of political dissidents. In 2000 he was sentenced to seven years in prison (reduced to three years on appeal) for “insulting sanctities”, “undermining national security”, and “putting out false news”.
In 2004 Emadeddin Baghi was awarded the Civil Courage Prize, but was, at the final hour, prohibited from leaving Iran to accept it. He remains in Iran today, with the threat of re-imprisonment constantly hanging over his head. His website is at www.emadbaghi.com/en.
July 23, 2005
Many of Iran's Prisoners of Conscience are indeed the Prisoners of their own Conscience
July 14, 2005
Iran: Verletzung von Menschenrechten auf der Tagesordnung
June 29, 2005
CHOOSING IRAN'S NEXT PRESIDENT
May 19, 2005
"Right" or "Privilege"
This essay was presented to the second meeting from a series of meetings held by the Association for Defending Prisoners' Rights, regarding the prisoners' life conditions. This meeting was held on Sunday 23 Isfand 1383, coinciding 13 March 2005, in Tehran university of medical science, the health faculty amphitheatre.
May 15, 2005
Court summons against Emadoldin Baghi cancelled but vigilance remains
May 11, 2005
Bloggers, Baghi and rafsanjani...
May 01, 2005
Emad Baghi Detained by Authorities
January 16, 2005
Prisoners’ Living Conditions
January 10, 2005
December 25, 2004
Democracy, prerequisite of rights’: Iran’s Baghi
November 28, 2004
the Discourse of Dialogue in Islam
November 23, 2004
Iran, Emadeddin Baghi racconta il difficile cammino verso la libertà
October 29, 2004
European Parliament:MEPs condemn execution of children and persecution of journalists
October 26, 2004
Iran; Smooth Transformations
October 25, 2004
Hope for Democracy in Iran
October 18, 2004
Iran: Barred from international travel, writer misses Courage Award ceremony
US says 'gravely concerned' about Iranian arrest
October 13, 2004
2004 Civil Courage Prize Honorees
October 07, 2004
Mounting threats to journalists
October 06, 2004
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL:End limitations on the work of human rights defenders
October 04, 2004
Death Penalty in Iran: a Report and Analysis (2000 – 2004)
This article has been send to The 2nd World Congress Against the Death Penalty, jointly organized by ECPM (Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort / Together against the Death Penalty) and PRI (Penal Reform International) be held in Montreal, Canada, from October 6 to 9, 2004
Consequently of the prevention of writer to exit Iran, the article has been presented to the conference .
August 31, 2004
IFJ Condemns “Dirty Politics” of Iranian Judiciary as Press Closures Follow Court
Iranian Prosecutor Shuts 2 Newspapers
August 22, 2004
August 15, 2004
Human rights defenders in Iran continue to suffer harassment
July 09, 2004
In Iran, the Staying Power of the Press
July 08, 2004
European Union challenged about the Middle East's biggest prison for journalists
May 04, 2004
Iran loses faith in clerics as change in rigid society becomes elusive
March 09, 2004
THE PRICE OF FREEDOM
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March 02, 2004
Iran, ora il potere imbavaglia i riformisti
December 29, 2003
Prominent Iranian journalist gets one-year suspended
^By ALI AKBAR DAREINI=
^Associated Press Writer=
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) _ An investigative journalist who
accused a former Cabinet minister of murdering
dissidents has been convicted in the Revolutionary
Court and given a suspended sentence of one year's
imprisonment, his lawyer said Thursday.
Emadeddin Baqi, author of the book "Tragedy of
Democracy in Iran," was found guilty of campaigning
against the ruling Islamic establishment and working
in favor of opposition groups, said lawyer Saleh
Nikbakht.
April 06, 2003
The Millimeter Revolution
Folks,
This is a great article about Emad Baghi one of the most dedicated reformers in Iran. I think you will find this to be an interesting read. I believe that change in Iran will come through internal reformers such as Emad NOT the LA Party Grouplets and little Reza junior who are not willing to make the sacrifices its takes to make their country a better place. Well this is unless someone else is willing to do the suffering for them! These are the people along with AIPAC that are encouraging the US to attack Iran next so they will keep dreaming as Emad and his likes keep on fighting for their country.
April 6, 2003
By ELIZABETH RUBIN
Newyork Times magazine
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