Family reunion

Adeeb and his family have lived their entire lives in Pakistan fearing for their safety. Being members of a minority sect within Shia Islam, they have been routinely harassed, threatened and, both physically and psychologically, abused.  Adeeb was refused a government teaching position at a local school on religious grounds. Read more…

Farhad, an ambitious student from Iran, participated in student-led demonstrations against the Iranian dictatorship, calling for reform and freedom of press. For that, he was detained and tortured.  In the lead up to the Iranian elections, Farhad also spoke out and distributed leaflets about the elections process. He was again arrested Read more…