Gissou Nia

Der Anfang vom Ende des iranischen Regimes? Seit den amerikanisch-israelischen Angriffen auf Iran und der Tötung des Revolutionsführers Ali Khamenei am 28. Februar kämpft das iranische Regime buchstäblich um sein Überleben. Die Mehrzahl der Ira...

#Iran: Der Anfang vom Ende des Regimes? Mein Kollege @baukebaumann.bsky.social spricht nächste Woche mit den Expertinnen @gissounia.bsky.social Azadeh Zamirirad und Sanaz Azimipur über die Perspektiven. Zur Anmeldung geht's hier: calendar.boell.de/de/event/der...

Episode 150 – Iran Protests and Argentina Accountability with Gissou Nia Gissou Nia guides us through accountability for violence agianst protestors in Iran. If it’s interesting, do like, subscribe and leave us a review. Want to find out more? Check out all the backgrou…

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A transcript for our latest episode with human rights lawyer @gissounia.bsky.social is now up on the Asymmetrical Haircuts website. 👇

With @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social.
In partnership with @justiceinfo.bsky.social

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ICYMI 🎙️
We discussed the Iran protests and Argentina accountability with @gissounia.bsky.social

How are the current protests in Iran related to the 2022 ones? And what means are protesters using to get evidence out & fight for accountability?

Listen:
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Oscar-nominated director calls Iran a 'failed state' after his co-writer's arrest The Oscar-nominated Iranian screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian was arrested after condemning the regime's crackdown on protesters, which director Jafar Panahi says represents the actions of a "failed state."

The Oscar-nominated Iranian screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian was arrested after condemning the regime's crackdown on protesters, which director Jafar Panahi says represents the actions of a "failed state."

I am excited to co-chair International Law Weekend again this year! Stay tuned for the call for proposals. #ILW2026

International Law Weekend - West | UCLA Law An overview of the International Law Weekend - West conference sponsored by UCLA Law's International and Comparative Law Program.

Looking forward to discussing the ongoing negotiations for a new treaty on crimes against humanity & the work of @egacampaign.bsky.social at International Law Weekend-West on Friday, Feb 20 courtesy of @leilasadat1.bsky.social & @jesspeake.bsky.social

Link to register: law.ucla.edu/academics/ce...

Initially this episode was supposed to focus on the complaint we filed in Argentina in mid Dec & UN reform & impact on documentation bodies.

But then last month the Islamic Republic killed thousands of protesters in just two days…

Without meaningful accountability cycles of violence will continue.

Thanks for having me on and bringing attention to this critical impunity gap

Episode 150 – Iran Protests and Argentina Accountability with Gissou Nia Gissou Nia guides us through accountability for violence agianst protestors in Iran. If it’s interesting, do like, subscribe and leave us a review. Want to find out more? Check out all the backgrou…

Out Now:
The current protests in Iran are closely linked to the 2022 Women Life Freedom uprising. Gissou Nia explains a universal jurisdiction case in Argentina filed by women blinded in those demonstrations, and how evidence is being gathered now.
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The Results of UN80: Reform or Decline? UN80 risks becoming a bureaucratic reshuffle unless the United Nations embraces reform and leads with integrity amid global regression.

The United Nations’ #UN80 reform plan is being overwhelmed by counterproductive budget-cutting, write Myriam Bouazdi and Gissou Nia.

They outline the harmful effects on the UN’s #HumanRights work:

www.justsecurity.org/129013/un80-...

In Iran, families of the detained and missing search for their loved ones - The World from PRX After a brutal crackdown on protesters earlier this month, the Iranian government has now launched a campaign of arrests across the country. Families say their loved ones are being held incommunicado....

Went on @theworld.org with @shirinj.bsky.social to discuss the crime of enforced disappearance and the thousands of Iranian families that have not heard from their loved ones for weeks—many of whom joined last month’s protests, never to return.

theworld.org/segments/202...

Out Tomorrow! Human rights lawyer Gissou Nia talks about protest and crackdowns in Iran now and during the 2022 Women Life Freedom movement and the #Iran #UniversalJurisdiction case in Argentina
#AsymmetricalHaircuts #podcast #pod #internationallaw #internationaljustice #womenlifefreedom

US critics and allies condemn Maduro's abduction at UN Security Council Denmark and Mexico, also threatened by US President Donald Trump, warn that the US violated international law.

Denmark and Mexico, also threatened by US President Donald Trump, warn that the US violated international law.

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An important message from my favorite human rights attorney @gissounia.bsky.social:

“If you are a journalist who normally does not wear a hijab then please do not agree to the mandatory hijab laws of the Islamic Republic just to score an interview with an Islamic Republic of Iran official.“

“One of those making the claim, UK-based Mahsa Piraei, told the Guardian “what is being pursued here is not revenge in a personal sense, but accountability and truth”. Her mother, Minoo Majidi, 62, was shot dead in September 2022.”

Victims of Iran’s 2022 crackdown file criminal complaint against 40 officials Claim filed in Argentina alleges crimes against humanity were carried out on Women, Life, Freedom protesters

Universal Jurisdiction case launched in Argentina, into the Iranian government crackdown during the Women, Life, Freedom protests in 2022 against 40 named Iranian officials alleging crimes against humanity, including targeted blinding and murder: theguardian.com/world/2025/d... #Iran

Thanks for posting Mark 🙏🏼

Top British human rights lawyers could be hit by Trump sanctions Some were part of an International Criminal Court panel backing arrest warrants relating to alleged war crimes in Gaza

An upside down world

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Proud to be a part of this lawsuit against President Trump’s Executive Order targeting the International Criminal Court, which has broad and sweeping implications, including on free speech, for all of us who work with the Court. 1/4

Key points 🧵:

“Ms. Öztürk is a third-year doctoral student in good academic and administrative standing”

Tufts “has no information to support the allegations that she was engaged in activities at Tufts that warrant her arrest and detention.”

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The IFRC condemns the killing of eight Palestine Red Crescent Society medics in Gaza.

We are heartbroken. These dedicated humanitarians, killed while responding to the wounded, should have been protected. We mourn their loss and stand with the Palestine Red Crescent.

Full statement: bit.ly/427LXxp

New from Rumeysa Ozturk's lawyer:

Rumeysa hasn't been accused of any crime & "DHS has not produced any evidence" that she did anything unlawful.

Rumeysa wasn't able to speak to her lawyer for 24+ hours & not until after she was in Louisiana — despite a court order that she not be moved from Mass.

Only 25 countries w/ #women leaders. Proportion of women heading ministries has decreased. Only 9 countries, mostly in Europe, have #gender-equal cabinets, 50% or more women holding minister positions... 9 countries, mostly in Asia-Pac, have no women serving as Ministers (up from 7 countries 2024)

Read Rumeysa Ozturk's op-ed for yourself.

Arresting anyone for their speech is unconstitutional and authoritarian.

But arresting her for *this* speech is just psychotic.

www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2024...

JUST IN: American Oversight is suing Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe et al, saying their messaging via Signal is a violation of the Federal Records Act.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Thousands protest in Budapest against law banning Pride Thousands of people protested in Budapest on Tuesday against a new law that aims to ban the annual Pride march by LGBTQ+ communities and allows the use of facial recognition software to identify organizers and attendees.

“Thousands of people protested in Budapest on Tuesday against a new law that aims to ban the annual Pride march by LGBTQ+ communities and allows the use of facial recognition software to identify organizers and attendees.”

Solidarity with people in Hungary who challenge anti-LGBT authoritarianism.

Top intel officials shift responsibility on to Hegseth for sending potentially classified info to Yemen strike group chat | CNN Politics Several of President Donald Trump’s top national security officials, at times with assistance from a top Senate Republican, shifted responsibility to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for sending pote...

“I think the most accountable, or the most guilty person is the secretary of defense because he put in all the highly classified information,” Republican Rep. Don Bacon, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and former Air Force Brigadier General, told CNN.

www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/p...

The USA’s two leading scholars of authoritarianism and fascism moved to Canada (one permanently, one on leave).

“Stanley writes he has been “very happy at Yale, with the department and the university,” but he wants “to raise my kids in a country that is not tilting towards a fascist dictatorship.”

I could have detailed what makes a civilian object lose its protected status but tbh we're now in an age where attackers think they don't have the burden of proof. Instead they think it's up to the attacked to demonstrate they are NOT a military target. So I focused on this unacceptable reversal.