“Only long term solution for peace and stability in Iran and the middle east region is through democratization and the empowerment of civil society ..”                                                                 Nazanin Afshin-Jam

Nazanin Afshin-Jam is back in Vancouver Canada after a 2 week campaign and speech in Europe.  Here is a short report written by Nazanin:

After my women’s rights conference in Berlin and participating at PopKomm, I went to London for more press and a debate organized by the Fabian Society after the Labour Party Conferences on : “Iran and what the democrats want from us“.

Much of the debate focused on the nuclear question and how governments and civil society should respond to the threat. Naturally, I came at this question from a human rights angle, arguing that the only long term solution for peace and stability in Iran and the middle east region is through democratization and the empowerment of civil society within Iran.”

I had some great press coverage while I was in the UK. I was on BBC radio 2 (UK’s biggest radio station) with Jeremy Vines, an interview and photoshoot with Stella magazine for the Sunday Telegraph which should be out for the November issue, plus interviews with BBC world news, ITN, and the metro. From all these interviews I noticed a big jump in petition signatures from the UK on www.stopchildexecutions.com. Every signature counts 🙂