The Cardiff Amnesty Group is looking for a new Chair to lead our campaigning at a vital time for standing up for human rights across the world. As a global movement of over seven million people, Amnesty International is the world’s largest grass-roots human rights organisation. We investigate and expose abuses, educate and mobilise the…
Tag: Detained dual British-Iranian Nationals in Iran
Stand Up in the Park Returns for a 5th Year – Tickets on Sale Now!
Stand Up in the Park will be returning to Sophia Gardens for a 5th year on Sunday 2nd July at 8pm. This year, we will be joined by the amazing comics Clint Edwards, Esther Manito and Micky Overman.
Incarcerated in Evin Prison: Mehran Raoof’s Urgent Plea for UK Action and Condemnation of Iran’s Exploitation of Dual-Nationals
Mehran Raoof, a British-Iranian labor activist, has been detained in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison since 2020 on vague charges related to his activism. Recently, he wrote a letter from prison highlighting the dire conditions he and other political prisoners are facing, including poor health care and lack of access to basic necessities like clean water.
London to Tehran Challenge: Completed
During May, the Cardiff Amnesty Group embarked on virtually travelling the distance from London to Tehran, along with other Amnesty members, family and friends. This distance worked out at a massive 2,780 miles, but the cause was one that warranted such action. Under the banner “Bring Them Home”, this action was intended to raise awareness…
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