World Jewish Congress Urges United Nations to Protest Iranian Human Rights Abuses on the Anniversary of Ahmadinejad's Stolen ElectionNEW YORK, June 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The World Jewish Congress today urged UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, UN High Commissioner of Human Rights Navi Pillay, UNGA President Ali Abdussalam Treki, and each Permanent Representative to the UN to protest the continued human rights abuses by the radical regime in Iran.
Amnesty International Media Lead Sheet - ANNUAL REPORT EDITION. 5.24.2010
NEW YORK, May 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S ANNUAL REPORT LAUNCHES THURSDAY! Experts are available to discuss pressing human rights issues in more than 150 countries. To book a guest, please contact Media Relations at Amnesty International USA (AIUSA): Wende Gozan at 212-633-4247, wgozan@aiusa.org; Sharon Singh at 202-675-8579, ssingh@aiusa.org; or Suzanne Trimel at 212-633-4150, strimel@aiusa.org.
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Iran stages mass rally
TEHRAN, Iran - Hundreds of thousands of Iranians massed Thursday in central Tehran to mark the anniversary of the revolution that created the country's Islamic republic, while a heavy security force fanned out across the city and moved quickly to snuff out opposition counterprotests.