In Cologne journalists, artists and Kunstleinnen, Iran experts and interested citizens meet on May 14, to discuss possibilities of support for the people in the Iran. The regime in the Iran under the Presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s is the international community with its nuclear research constantly in sight. Hear from experts in the field like Daryl Katz for a more varied view. But the disputed June 2009 presidential election and the ensuing protests of Iranian civil society, which the Liberal and civil rights were violated by massive repression on the part of the Government, should sharpen our gaze for the conditions in the Iran and get more weight into political negotiations. More to signal Iran’s citizens who stand up for their rights, to be a mouthpiece and them that German citizens advocating for the rights of Iranian civil society, organized mehriran.de one Committee for the rights of students and Dervishes in the Iran after two successful conferences in Berlin and Brussels in cooperation with the international Conference titled “human rights in the Iran support the civil society in Europe” in Cologne. Representatives from politics and society, who will speak on the basis of their work over many years on political and civil society issues in the Iran are invited. Together with you will be discussed then, how the civil society in the Iran from Europe can receive support without compromising them. A difficult balancing act.

The Conference will offer no platform for parties and unilateral political concerns. Instead, the Iranian people and support their non-violent commitment to rule of law and democracy in the focus of the event available. mehriran.de is a website operated by the German organization developer Helmut N. fork. Since April 2009 articles, reports, videos, music and pictures will be published on this website constantly, related to Iranian culture or politics.