Archive: Reports and Open Letters

G8 and the Issues of Refugees

Ref.: 56 - M - 196 Thursday July 19, 2001 Canada: Prime Minister Jean Chretian France: President Jacques Chirac Germany: Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder Italy: Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Japan: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Russia: President Putin United Kingdom: Prime Minister Tony Blair United States of America: President George Bush Immigrants, Asylum Seekers, The Displaced While thousands of protesters have massed in Genoa for the first in a series of demonstrations against the 27th annual economic

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G8 and the Issues of Refugees

The First Analysis of the Eighth Presidential Election

Sunday June 10, 2001 Ref.: 123 / B / 193 The First Analysis of the Eighth Presidential Elections The Association of Iranian Researchers with deep respect for the will of the people, those who participated by going to the ballot boxes and those who chose not to, would like to announce its first analysis of the votes based on the officials figures published by the Islamic Republic: According to the final figures published by the

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The First Analysis of the Eighth Presidential Election

Open letter 5: To Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner of Human Rights

Date: April 3, 2001 Our Reference: 163 - M - 50   Mrs. Mary Robinson High Commissioner for Human Rights Dear Madam, Situation of Human Rights in Iran Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. Ali Khorram's call on the UN to recognise Islamic Republic's improved record on Human Rights and to drop it from the agenda of the current annual meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Commission prompted us to write this letter.

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Open letter 5: To Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner of Human Rights

Situation of Human Rights in Iran

Date: April 3, 2001 Our Reference: 163 - M - 50   Mrs. Mary Robinson High Commissioner for Human Rights Dear Madam, Situation of Human Rights in Iran Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. Ali Khorram's call on the UN to recognise Islamic Republic's improved record on Human Rights and to drop it from the agenda of the current annual meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Commission prompted us to write this letter.

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Situation of Human Rights in Iran

UN Dialogue Among Civilisations / Millennium Summit

Ref: 45/M/151 Monday, 11 September 2000 Dear Mr. Secretary-General United Nations Year of 'Dialogue Among Civilizations' Millennium Summit As the president of Association des Chercheurs Iraniens - ACI, I would like to congratulate the United Nations on organising two successful meetings simultaneously. At ACI, we base our activities on the same belief as the United Nations that dialogue could triumph over discord and that the people of the world are far more united by a

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UN Dialogue Among Civilisations / Millennium Summit

Open letter 4: To Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder during Khatami’s visit to Germany

Thursday, 06 July, 2000 Ref: 42 / M / 148   Dear Chancellor Schroder Association of Iranian Researchers would like to draw your attention to a few observations with reference to the forthcoming visit of Mr. Mohamad Khatami the President of the Islamic Republic to Germany: Human Rights Issues   During the last three years, one of the most unusual events in Iran's history has taken place. Both the government and the regime of the

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Open letter 4: To Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder during Khatami’s visit to Germany

Anniversary of the Student Demonstration

Date:    4 July 2000 Ref:      41 / M / 147   Marking the anniversary of the Student Movement and People Awareness   One year has passed since the inhumane raid on the student's dormitory. One year has passed since the brutal attack on the defenseless students and people who where demanding their just rights. Over one and a half year has passed since the heinous murders of Parvaneh and Darioush Foroohar Over one and a

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Anniversary of the Student Demonstration

Islamic Republic on the Verge of 1978?

Ref: 39 / M / 140 Date: 23 April 2000  "The trend of change in Iran" The Islamic Republic on the verge of 1978? Association des Chercheurs Iraniens (ACI), an organisation dedicated to unbiased research and study of issues concerning Iran and its future, sums up the present situation in Iran as follow: In a space of twenty two years Iran is once again faced with the dilemma it found itself in 1978 be it

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Islamic Republic on the Verge of 1978?

Kharazi Visit to London

Monday, January 10, 2000 Ref: 37 / M /136   The Right Honourable Tony Blair Prime Minister 10 Downing Street SW1A 2AA London   Sir, Meeting with Kamal Kharazi, Islamic Republic of Iran's Foreign Minister Association of Iranian Researchers, with respect, subsequent to Britain's improved relations with Islamic Republic of Iran and the imminent meeting with its Foreign Minister would like to draw your attention to the following points: As I am sure you are

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Kharazi Visit to London

Open letter 3 – to Mr Khatami

34/M/117 11 July 1999 To Seyed Mohamad Khatami. the President of the Islamic Republic Following our second open letter to you - 32/M/115, 20 June 1999 - exactly 21 days a go, we have witnessed a series of grievous events in Iran that although tragic did not come as a surprise to us. Association of Iranian Researchers dedicated in studying the problems and issues concerning every day lives of Iranians and their future had predicted

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Open letter 3 – to Mr Khatami