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Saturday
Oct312009

Iran: Human Rights is a Problem...in the US and Europe

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CHAINSSometimes a political move is so audacious that --- for all the pain and tragedy that it obscures --- you have to tip your hat at the hypocrisy.

Iran's delegation at the United General Assembly cut loose yesterday, criticising the US, Canada and European Union for human rights violations. One Iranian concern was that “racial and religious prejudice have increased in the EU countries in the past few years. Muslims and religious minorities are verbally and physically attacked and are often barred from job opportunities." Another was that in the United States, "ethnic minorities and residents who are originally from Africa or Latin America are the victims of prejudice and deprived of human rights".

However, it was what followed that turned my interest into wonder: "The Iranians went on to say that police in the EU countries have 'resorted to torture and violence'." In Canada, “Native women are the victims of police violence and rape. They are kept in mixed prisons in which they are inevitably bothered by either their cellmates or prison staff.”

Where is the Iranian Jon Stewart when you need him?
Saturday
Oct172009

Iran: The Daily Show Tribute (Persian and English Versions)

Iran: To Its People, To The Future (A Daily Show Tribute)
Iran: For Those Still Detained (A Daily Show Tribute)
The Latest from Iran (17 October): Back to Semi-Normal

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In June, just before the election, The Daily Show --- the best satirical "news" programme on television --- sent correspondent Jason Jones to Iran. The five reports that followed, airing the week after the Presidential vote and amidst the first mass demonstrations, were enlightening and poignant as well as humourous. Jones interviewed three people who would soon be in detention (two of them still are): former Vice President Mohammad Ali Abtahi, Ebrahim Yazdi, and journalist Maziar Bahari. He met Iranians in the shopping malls, on the street, and in their homes, discovering that they were far from the enemies of "The Great Satan". And he and his producer returned to the US studio with this remarkable discussion, now translated into Persian, with Jon Stewart.

(Ironically, because of copyright issues, the original English-language videos from The Daily Show cannot be viewed outside the US. So, after the Farsi version, we've posted the "behind the scenes" English-language video on the making of the programmes.)



Daily Show Travels to Iran - (Farsi Translated version) from sahar sarshar on Vimeo.



Daily Show Goes to Iran from sahar sarshar on Vimeo.