Iranians Demand P5+1 Focus on Human Rights
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On Saturday, April 14, 2012, talks between Iran and the P5+1 resumed in Istanbul, Turkey behind closed doors. The Iranian people have been excluded from the debate on the international negotiations with their country through brutal repression by their government. Iranians gathered in Istanbul on the occasion of the P5+1 meeting to give voice to millions in Iran who have been imprisoned and silenced.
Here is what they had to say to the world.
Action to Demand Release of Seven Baha’i Leaders Unjustly Imprisoned
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