Film debate on human rights in Iran
Sunday October 3 (2:00 PM - 5:00 PM), Filmtheater Kriterion, Amsterdam

The human rights situation in Iran is again in the news due to the planned stoning of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani. She is accused by the government of adultery. Her case is not an isolated one. There are many more citizens in Iran who are confronted with horrific injustice every day.

On October 3, the Iran Committee will organize a theme afternoon in Kriterion, where film and a debate will focus on human rights violations in Iran, including in the areas of freedom of expression, women's rights and corporal punishment.

The program will open with the documentary 'Women in Shroud' (75 minutes). The documentary offers us a glimpse into the lives of a group of lawyers and human rights activists in Iran. They are committed to opposing the death penalty by stoning, but this also puts them in great danger themselves. In this documentary, directors Mohammad Reza Kazemi and Farid Haerinejad have compellingly depicted how far freedom and democracy still lie in Iran.

This will be followed by a debate with a panel of experts, each in their own way committed to improving the human rights situation in Iran. Marietje Schaake, Member of Parliament from D'66, will give her vision in a video message. The panel in the room will be chaired by, among others, Han ten Broeke, foreign spokesperson in the House of Representatives for the VVD and Mina Saadadi, editor-in-chief of Shahrzad News. Based on the documentary shown, they will explain their views on recent developments in Iran.

The panel debate will be moderated by Frank van Dalen, chairman of the Iran Committee.

Admission is free, you can register via: [email protected]

Location: Filmtheater Kriterion, Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam.
For directions, visit www.kriterion.nl/info

For more information about the Iran Committee: www.irancomite.nl

This event is made possible by the NCDO and the Jan Vrijman Fund.

Location
Roetersstraat 170, Amsterdam



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