Iran: article 19

Article 19 Universal Declaration of Human Rights :

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; the right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media regardless of frontiers.


September 27th, the international human rights group article19 in London, held an event, titled "Voices of Iran".
The report in .pdf can be found here.
During this meeting, Hussein Baqerzadeh, a veteran human rights activist and political dissident living in England.held a keynote speech about the worsening situation in Iran, regarding the right of free expression.
This right is slowly silenced in Iran, for all population in every part of society.
Complete (english) text of this speech, can be found here.



In Iran deathpenalty is in use. Also for child offenders.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be