Archive: Past Conferences
Executive Summary: Baluchistan: Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All
Date: December 9, 2023Venue: London School of Economics (LSE) On December 9, 2023, ACI hosted a one-day seminar titled ‘Baluchistan: Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All,’ addressing critical human rights issues and systemic injustices in the Baluchistan region. The seminar highlighted the challenges faced by the Iranian Baloch people over the past four decades, including discrimination, poverty, and violations of their religious, ethnic, and linguistic rights. Additionally, the seminar addressed the disproportionate use of the
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Right to Life and the Death Penalty in Iran
‘The Role and Responsibility of the International Community’ - (series 4) Date: 10 October 2023 - 9:30-18:00 Location: Consiglio Regionale, Via Camillo Cavour, 4, 50129 Florence In Collaboration With: Testimonianze, Iran Human Rights – Italia (IHRNGO) and Supported by: Consiglio Regionale della Toscana On March 15, 2023, UNODC signed a Country Partnership Programme with the Islamic Republic of Iran for 2023-2026. It is stated that this Programme aims to further strengthen the cooperation between the
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Equality and Religious Freedom in Iran
Q & A 21 November 2014 Amnesty International Secretariat – London, UK This one day seminar was co-sponsored by Amnesty International Download PDF report here On 21 November 2014 Association des Chercheurs Iraniens (ACI) held a one day seminar co-sponsored by Amnesty International at their International Secretariat in London. (more…)
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Right to life and Death penalty in Iran – 3
24, 25 May 2014Location: California Room - UCLA Faculty CentreLanguage: Persian/English https://youtu.be/CYrpmjEvXqw In this third conference, we were honoured to have Senator Robert Badinter the ex-French Minister of Justice who successfully fought to abolish the death penalty in France as our keynote speaker. The proceedings heard the valuable contributions of US and international organisations such as ‘American Civil Liberties Union - ACLU’ and ‘Reprieve’ who offered valuable insight into the application and execution of
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Right to Life and Death penalty in Iran – 2
Ahmad Rafat Shabnam Moinpour Navid Fazel Nader Zahedi Mustafa Mohamadi Mohammad Nayyeri Fariborz Raisdana Hossein Ladjevardi Jamsheed Faroughi Azar Majedi Mina Ahadi Kawa Ahangari Mohamad Mostafaie, Farhang Ghassemi Mitra Khalatbari 18 - 19 January 2014 Thirty two speakers participated in this the second of 'Right to life and Death penalty in Iran' series of conferences, again held in Koln - Germany. 'Don't bury my heart' a touching and powerful documentary about minors on death row
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’Iranian Music, past present and future’
23-25 September 1999 The Music Institute - University of Cologne ACI dedicated its twenty seventh international conference to the study of 'Iranian Music, past present and future'. This conference was convened jointly with the Music Institute of Cologne University with the participation of renowned musicians and experts worldwide. The conference was opened with the welcoming words of Professor Dr Rüdiger Schumacher, the head of the Music Institute, who commented on the close ties between the
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“Devolved Power, Federalism …? – 2”
info@sabi.fi - in association with SABI Ref: 362 / M / 369 The Today and Tomorrow of Iran “Devolved Power, Federalism …? - 2” 18, 19, 20 November 2010 Technopolis Innopoli 2, Tekniikantie 14, 02150 Espoo – Finland Association des Chercheurs Iraniens (ACI) held its forty eighth conference under the above title. This conference was co-convened with the Scandinavian Art and Business Institute in Finland. Our aim, as always, was to discuss and look into
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Roundtable Discussion on the Situation of Iranian Balochistan
Executive Summary Report No.: 168/B/388Event: Roundtable on Issues and Challenges in BaluchistanDate of Event: Saturday, May 15, 2010Location: University of Richmond, London, United Kingdom The roundtable titled "Issues and Challenges in Baluchistan" was held on May 15, 2010, at the University of Richmond in London, organized by the Iranian Research Association. The event commenced with Dr. Hossein Ladjevardi outlining the objectives of the meeting, emphasizing that the discussions aimed to find solutions within the framework
Written by ACI in 12 May 10 Read moreRight to life and Death penalty in Iran – 1
Isabel Schayani, Navid Fazel, Asghar Abdi Mina Zarin Roya Kashefi Rahim Rashidi Hamila Nisgilli Sirus Malakooty, HOssein Ladjevardi, Navid Fazel Jamshid Farooghi Niloofar Bayzaei Mohamad Mosri Navid Fazel , Asghar Abdi Foad Taban Right to Life and the Death Penalty A Faltering Regime and the Deployment of Violence and Executions Cologne – Germany 5-6 December 2009 In view of the widespread deployment of violence, intimidation, rape, imprisonment and the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment
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In Celebration of Iranian Women – IWD 2008
[gallery link="file" size="medium" ids="419,611,628,618,585,622"] International Women’s day 2008 Frontline Club – 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ Paddington Underground Station Time: 14:30 – 17:00 Date: Saturday 8 March 2008 WATCH IT! Read the Round-table Notice Watch it LIVE on E2 satellite channel (US and Canada) Live streaming on WWW.PAMTV.US On March 8th 2008, International Women’s Day, Association des Chercheurs Iraniens (ACI) will launch a year long programme of celebrations to honour the courage and achievements
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