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The
open letter
A short section of
"In Search of Cyrus",
by Cyrus Kar
(In production)
Sign the petition
here
Total signatures:
91,754
Number of signatures on Internet:
32,750
Gathered
via e-mails and at desks:
59,004
(The
covering letter)
(French
)
(German)
Constitution
of the Committee
A
note for declaration and clarification
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About the case
Iran Cultural
Heritage News Agency:
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2
3
The
Sivand dam will destroy Pasargadae
Guardian
Arrogance and Ignorance
Wikipedia
Minerva Magazine
NewsReleaseWire
Dream of Persia
Cyrus the Great
Dusharm
Iran Daily
TehranTimes.com
The
American Thinker
Rémy Boucharlat
Persian Journal
Islamic Republic News Agency
CAIS-SOAS
1
2
Mehr News
Iran Resist (French)
More
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Committee's Activities
Town, home and mausoleum of this
father
of Human Rights
Cyrus storhet
Feiern
wir den Verkündungsjahrestag der Deklaration
des
Kouroshs, Vater der Menschenrechte.
Let's celebrate
Cyrus
the Great Day
And save the
town, home and mausoleum of this
father of Human Rights
Please save Pasargad in
Iran
The city and
mausoleum of
Cyrus the Great
A
special interview with
Mr. Francesco Bandarin, Director
of UNESCO's
"World Heritage Centre"
(Video File in French –
Interview by Said Movahead - Camera by Milad Bahar)
English Translation
A
letter sent to UNESCO by Dr. S. Yazdani, executive member of the
Pasargad Committee
UNESCO'S REPLY
ICSASP Announcement - November 23, 2005
Report on the
Committee's activities on Cyrus's and International Human rights Day
on
October 29
Useful
Links:
Exhibition at British Musuem
Unesco
and Pasargad
Encyclopedia
Britanica
Pictures:1
2
3
4
5
Complete guide to Pasargad
The
first Iranian capital city
Pasargad, a registered heritage
About Pasargad in Fars
province
City of Pasargad
Iran's Historic Monuments
Legacy of a Lost Empire
Pasargad
Cyrus the Great
Artists, Writers and Journalists
Who Support this Committee:
John Abraham
Vineeta Anand
Judith Angleson
David Ash
Nari Erick Avari
Firdous Bamji
Uday Benegal
Dhunji Bilimoria
Sally Bridges
Porus P. Cooper
Don S. Davis
Stephan Donovan
Olvia Fuchs
John Goodman
Marc Dankof
Francisco Augusto De Avzevedo
Mauricio Galinkin
Amador Heredia
Homi J. Hormosji
Bomansha Josadaan
Arda Kaikhushroo Batha
Baji Karkaria
Rohinton karkaria
Manjeet Kripalani
Joseph MaAllister
Nina Mehta
Niara Modi
David Mounch
Megna Nayar
donya Nissi
Helury Olson
Sanaya Pavri
Kevin Roberts
Elizabeth Rosch
Joseph Salomonsen
Monali Sarkar
Jim Senta
Leash Stewart
Judy Stone
Thrity Umrigar
Niel Van Der Linden
Poormina Vinoo
Piroj Wadia
Jonathan Erran
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The 300 Movie: Separating Fact from Fiction
By: Dr. Kaveh Farrokh
Reconstruction of Achae
An open letter to the world,
on
the threshold of the grand catastrophe:
Please listen to the last
clamor of Bolaghi Gorge
Pasargad
Plains and the mausoleum of Cyrus the Great
Protest against the impounding of Sivand Dam that
would flood the archeological sites of Bolaghi Plain and Gorge and would
ultimately ruin the mausoleum of Cyrus the Great -- on April 21, 2007 in
Tehran, Iran.
>>>>
7000 year old skeleton discovered
in Bolaghi Gorge - 2006
UNESCO och Internationella
Federationen för Mänskliga
Rättigheter Mina Damer och Herrar>>>
BOLAGHI GORGE
PASARGAD PLAINS
& THE MAUSOLEUM OF CYRUS THE
GREAT
These are our national
heritage and wealth
Demanding their preservation
is a part of our human rights
New
York's Persian parade,
Sunday March 25, 2007
New York Persian/Iranian Parade
2007
protesting movie 300
The latest pictures from Bolaghi Gorge
(February 2007)
By: Mehr & Maah
(Exclusively for International
Committee to Save Pasargad )
ICSASPP
names the coming Iranian
New Year as the "Year of Pasargad"
Following
the footsteps of Taliban
Cyrus the Great's Charter
A look at t he
first declaration
of
Human Rights
By:
Dr. Darius
Jahanian
Title:
Shadows in the Desert:
Ancient Persia at War
Publisher:
Osprey Publishing, Oxford
Date:
2007
ISBN:
9781
8460 31083
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Pasargad
Heritage Foundation
Presents
The Nowrooz
Award |
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For their vision and efforts to preserve the
national, cultural, historical, and natural heritage of Iranians that also
belongs to all humanityOn
March 21, 2010
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The Personality of the Year
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Shapour Suren-Pahlav

The Personality of the Year(1388/2009)
for Cultural And Historical Heritag |
Nasser Karami

The Personality of the Year (1388/2009)
for Environment and
Natural Heritage
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Green Lawyers

The Civil Society of the Year
(1388/2009)
more>>>
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Happy Nowrooz
The Iranian New Year

“The Article of Cyrus Cylinder
in Wikipedia is being vandalized.”
By: Koorosh
Ahmad

Jashn-e Sadeh
Fire Festival

This
is a declaration belonging to 2500 years ago
that
even today can inspire those who
believe in humanity and human rights
Persian, English, Germany, French, and Swedish.

Cyrud the Great Day
By:Cyrus
Kar
, Director of
"Cyrus The Great" documentary

Saluting Cyrus the Great on His Day
BY: Amil Imani

Today, September 30th 2009, Nowrooz,
the most important Iranian National
festivity
was recognized as a world intangible
cultural heritage
andentered it in the UNESCO's registrar.
This was done according to the
application of Iran,
India, Republic of Azarbaijan,Uzbekistan,
Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Turkey.
Professor
Georges Roux (not to be confused with the late science fiction illustrator
of the same name) has specialized for decades in the archaeology and history
of southern Iraq and has published articles for prestigious journals such as
Sumer and Journal D’Assyriologie and has been nominated as
being among the top Assyriologists by French academicians in the field. His
book, “Ancient Iraq”" has the following description of Cyrus the Great and
his treatment of Babylon (1992, pp.387):
By
Amil Imani
A New Translation of the Cyrus Cylinder
by the British Museum
April 22
Letter
to UNESCO, applying for the inclusion of
the Iranian festivity of
“Char-shanbe-suri”
in the Registrar of the World Heritage Organization
Farsi
English
Germany
International cooperation
to save Isfahan
By: Shahin Sepanta
The New Iranian Year is
declared by
The Pasargad Heritage
Foundation,
As “The Year of Isfahan’s
Cultural and Natural Heritage”
فارسی
انگليسی
آلمانی

An open letter about the repairs executed in Pasargad
Addressed to UNESCO, UN
and the people of the world and Iran
English
Germany
Farsi
Merry
Christmas, happy Hanukkah
or happy
Kwanzaa?
By
Cyrus
Kar
English - German
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF
HUMAN RIGHHTS
In the occasion of
60th Anniversary of Declaration of Human Rights
Don't forget that
preservation of cultural and natural heritage
is a inseparable part of human rights
A Letter To the
United Nation,Regarding a rug presented by the Iranian Government to the UN
An overview of Bisotun
Dr.
Kaveh Farrokh wins
the
Benjamin Franklin Award
Dr. Kaveh Farrokh was announced the winner of prestigious Benjamin Franklin
Award for his book "Shadows in Desert" by the Independent Book Publishers
Association of the USA. His book, on the machination and techniques of war
in pre-Islamic Iran goes beyond the analysis of the Persian wars and expands
into the description of a great civilization.
Happy Cyrus Day
Honoring Cyrus the Great and His Charter
By: Amil Imani
The Cyrus the Great Cylinder
Edited by:
Shapour Ghasemi
The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and
Media (WAALM) supports, develops and promotes the dramatic and fine arts,
creative writing and poetry, as well as professional journalism and media
productions. WAALM regularly identifies and rewards excellence, inspires
practitioners, and benefits the public, by means of awarding events. The
award granted is the Persian Golden Lioness statuette OR Diploma & Gold
Medal of Excellence This year’s awarded are to be granted on October 31st ,
2008
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/
A letter from P H F
to Mr. Andrew Murray Burnham
The British Secretary of State for Culture
As a part of Commemorating
Cyrus the Great Day
By:Cyrus
Kar
Researcher,
producer and director of
"In
Search of Cyrus the Great"
Retort to the Daily Telegraph’s article
against Cyrus the Great
By: Professor Kaveh Farokh
Kommentar: Prof. Dr. Kaveh Farrokh antwortet Spiegel
von fartaab
Sehr geehrter Damen
und Herren der Spiegelredaktion, vor kurzem haben einige meiner Kollegen,
sowie einige Studenten mich auf den folgenden Artikel aufmerksam gemacht:
By: Professor Kaveh Farokh
A glorious past inspires a conflicted nation.
nationalgeographic
Culturecide of the Islamic Republic of Iran
By: Amil Imani
An open Letter By Mohammad Ali Dadkhah
The Spokesperson of Society of the Defenders of Human Rights
in Iran
As a warning to UNESCO to avoid any further disregard
of the worsening situation of Pasargad ancient site
And as a request from all the world inhabitants
Pasargad Heritage Foundation takes legal action
against Mr. Rahim Mashai and criticizes UNESCO’s inaction
Environmental Art Festival in Iran
Archaeoligists Discover
an Achaemenid City Near Yazd
The Reality of Geography and Google Company,
Deal
or No Deal ?
A research
by: Ali Tolooiyan
A letter from Kourosh Zaim to Iran's Foreign Minister
A press release for the world media organizations
On the
National Day of Persian
Gulf
Request for Intervention of UNESCO for Saving
Hormoz-Ardeshir Site of Iranian Ancient Historical and Cultural
Heritage
Proposing to recognize October 29th as the
International Day of Cyrus the Great,
in The Iranian
Cultural & Natural Heritage Year
Nowrooz in
White House
Happy Iranian new year
An intervew with
The Iranian
Cultural & Natural Heritage Year
By: Amil Imani
Happy Nowrooz
By: Akbar Nemati
Happy Nowrooz
Pasargad-2547
By: Shahla Aghapour
Happy Esfandgaan
In Remembrance of
Cyrus the Great
By: Amil Imani
With the
presence of world's most renowned scholars and
top performing artists
on January 26,
2008 at UCLA
IN REMEMBRANCE OF CYRUS THE GREAT
" In Search of Cyrus the Great"
is a factually-based documentary film
in need of your help and participation.
Happy New year 2008
Indictment of Mr. Esfandiar Rahim-Mosha'i, head of Islamic Republic of Iran
Cultural Heritage Organization, for Crimes against Humanity
Pasargad Heritage
Foundation, as an official non-profit organization concerned with the fate
of human cultural and archaeological heritages, has been obliged to take
the file on Mr. Rahim Mashai to International authorities and, putting his
name alongside those responsible for destruction of world heritages such
as the Taliban, has filed a complaint against him asking for a hearing on
his intentional and systematic endeavors to destroy the ancient cultural
treasures of the Iranian Nation
Happy Yalda
Letter to
UNESCO, applying for the inclusion of
“Yalda”
into the Registrar of the World Heritage Organization
The Iranian Festivity of Birth of
“Mehr” (Mithra)
During The winter solstice
Dr.
Touradj Parsi-
Dr.shahin
sepanta
Open Letter to Konia
Molana Festival
We believe that our cultural activities in the advent of a
new century should be based on transparency and the dissemination of reliable
information
LONDON, (CAIS):
Lake Sivand (also Bolaghi)
is beginning to flood the Bolaghi Valley
A Proposal for
Reforming UNESCO's Membership
UNESCO must
become more proactive in its responsibilities and more sensitive to the wants of
peoples rather than the governments.
*****
October 29, the “Cyrus
the Great Day”
And the anniversary of
his issuing the first declaration
of human rights
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English -
Farsi -
German -
Swedish -
French
*****
Taken from Professor Kaveh
Farokh's exceptional book
on the pre-Islam history
of Iran:
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"Shadows in the Desert
Happy
Cyrus Day
By: Amil Imani
Cyrus, you never died!
By: Kourosh Zaim
Caspian Sea
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DIVIDE AND CONQUER? THE RUSSIAN
PLAN FOR OWNERSHIP OF THE CASPIAN SEA
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Global Environmental
Problems in the Caspian Region
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PASARGAD HERITAGE FOUNDATION
THE FIRST ORDINARY MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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SHADOWS IN
THE DESERT
Dr. KAVEH
FARROKH
Introducing “Shadows in the Desert”
Robert
Gibbs
A
letter to the members of WAIS >>>
Yet, another national catastrophe for Iran
Bakhtgaan Lake is drying up
August 20, 2007
Bakhtgaan lake that has an important and national role in the
preservation of natural habitat and environment is on the verge of drying up due
to haphazard planning and construction of a few dams and government's
negligence. Some parts of the lake have already turned into dried salty soil and
the rest of it will follow suit soon.
Committee's Comment: One of the sources of water for this
lake is the Pulvaar River
that its flow has been stopped by the construction of Sivand Dam, whose lake has
already drowned many archaeological sites and now threatens the Mausoleum of
Cyrus the Great.
What Was Jiroft
You
wouldn’t think that 6000-year-old bones and pottery shards would wow a bunch of
20-year-olds.
>>>
Tehran
International Law Conference Proceedings
Tehran
Conference on International Law, sponsored by Iran Center for Thought and
Speech, took place on Sunday June 24, 2007. The purpose of the conference was to
discuss three proposals for reforms at the United Nations and the International
Criminal Court. The conference was paneled by a number of well-known Iranian
scholars and university professors of international law and graduate law
students from various universities
>>>>
Kermanshah Polymer
Company Insists
to Remain in Bisotun Plain
>>>
Tomb of Firuzan
(Abu-lolo) in Kashan Destroyed
LONDON, (CAIS) -- The tomb of
Firuzan commonly known as Emāmādeh Abu-lolo (or Abu Lulu) in Kashahn, Isfahan
province is being destroyed by the order of the Islamic Regime.>>>
Persepolis Fortification Archive Project
An Old
Persian text in the Persepolis Fortification Archive
Cyrus the Great: Tomb, by Akbar
Nemati
International Committee to
Save Pasargad
lost one of its major
supporters
Dr. Parviz Varjavand, prominent
archeologist, sociologist, writer and one of the cultural figures of Iran passed
away in Tehran today, June 9th. He was a reputable and active politician who
struggled against cultural and political atrocities of the IRI in many fronts
and, consequently, had suffered imprisonment and constant annoyance.
Dr Varjaavand became a staunch
supporter of this Committee from the early stages of its formation and acted as
a wise advisor and reliable source of knowledge for all members of this
Committee.
We consider his demise as a great
loss to the Iranian people and would like to extend our condolences to his
family, friends, colleagues and all the supporters of Iranian culture,
archeology and art.
Mr.
Kurosh
Zaim's letter
to the International Criminal Court
Extract: "I propose the following amendments be made to the Rome Statute in
order to enable the Court to prosecute those who willfully destroy world
historical and cultural heritage.
"Examples of such crimes are the destruction of the
statue of Buda and numerous historical artifacts by the Taliban in Afghanistan;
and the ongoing destruction of Pasargad historical site in Iran and the tomb of
Cyrus the Great, a world cultural heritage."
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The last Clamour of Pasargad and
Bolaghi
By:
Mohammad Salehizadeh and Negar Salehizadeh.
This is a documentary made
by Mohammad and Negar Salehizadeh. It depicts a walk from the mausoleum
of Cyrus the Great (Korush e Bozorg) to the Sivan Dam through the
Bolaghi Gorge. For those who have not seen this route, this is a
must-see video. Nice editing and music selection too. It is dedicated to
the International Committee to Save the Pasargad Plains
>>>>>
The
Ancient
Persian Empire
By
Stefania Lapenna
Movie
“300” versus a book called ”Cyrus the Great:
The art of leadership and war”
By:
Bahram Badiyi
A
letter to Warner Studios
about the movie "300"
By:
Kourosh Zaim
THE
TRUTH BEHIND ‘300’
By:
Cyrus Kar, Director
On
the history and
meaning of the Iranian
New Year
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Shanbe Suri and Noruz -
A Poem by Dena
Ziyari
Iranska
Fester
Dr. T. Parsi
(Swedish)
Meanings
behind the Persian names
By: Bahram Badiyi
A
Note to Time Magazine
on its misrepresentation
of Iranian History
By: Bahram Badiyi
abut Sivand dam ( in Persian)
The
Iranians regarded him as
"The Father",
Babylonian
as "The Liberator",
Hellenes
as 'Law-Giver'
and
the Jews as 'The Anointed of the Lord
More Open Letters:
The Government of Islamic Republic of Iran is set
to destroy a major part of humankind's cultural heritage
Farsi
Englis
German
Swedish
The
flooding of Sivan Dam is pronounced evidence to the nullification of the
human rights of the Iranian people
An
open letter addressed to the archeologists attending
The conference for
evaluating the results of salvage operations
in Bolaghi Gorge (January
20, 2007)
Farsi
English
German
Sweden
The
Marriage of Mithraism and Christianity
By: Dr. Esmail Nooriala
Ahura-Mazda/
Mithras
On his tomb at
Nimrud Dag king Antiochus I
of Commagene
(northern Syria/eastern Turkey)
greets a god
from Persia .
(1st century
BC)
One
of the largest Mithraic temples
built in Italy now lies under the
present site of the Church of St. Clemente,
Near the Colosseum in
Mithrakana
Pictures of "Abyaane"
(a
village located near Kaashaan(
Photographer: Hassan Naghashi
Please click here to see the pictures>>>
Biggest Ilamite Inscription
Sprinkled with Paint
Let's celebrate Cyrus the Great Day
And save the
to
Pasargad Committee's
letter
to Director General of NESCO
about the
imminent
dangers threatening
Pasargad Plains
Delivered to
UNESCO's
authorities by Mr. Reza
Bayegan,
the advisor
of Committee in Paris
on Februay 7th, 2007
The right to preserve a nation's historical
and cultural heritage is
a part of universal human rights
Farsi English
Swedish German
Pasargad, the most important part of the
Iranian archeological treasures,
is standing on the threshold of extinction
Please write to relevant international
organizations
and ask them to help us save these unique treasures
Farsi
English
Sweden
German
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