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.

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7000 year old skeleton discovered

in Bolaghi Gorge - 2006

Museums face fallout in fight over carving

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 the 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

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

and Cyrus the Great

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):

Saluting the Committee with a Cause

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

Happy Yalda

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.

IRAN: Old trees cut in name of Islamic purity

Happy Cyrus Day

Honoring Cyrus the Great and His Charter

By: Amil Imani

The Cyrus the Great Cylinder
Edited by: Shapour Ghasemi

The “Best History Book of 2008” Award

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

English - Farsi - German

Asking for help from the people of the world

to save Pasargad

The Truth Behind Spiegel’s Article

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:

Response to Spiegel Magazine's Attack on the Legacy of Cyrus the Great

By: Professor Kaveh Farokh

Persia: Ancient Soul of Iran

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 29^th 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.

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October 29, the “Cyrus the Great Day”

And the anniversary of his issuing the first declaration

of human rights >>>

English - Farsi - German - Swedish - French

*****

Taken from Professor Kaveh Farokh's exceptional book

on the pre-Islam history of Iran:

<<< "Shadows in the Desert

Happy Cyrus Day

By: Amil Imani

Cyrus, you never died!

By: Kourosh Zaim

Caspian Sea >>>

DIVIDE AND CONQUER? THE RUSSIAN PLAN FOR OWNERSHIP OF THE CASPIAN SEA >>>

Global Environmental

Problems in the Caspian Region >>>

PASARGAD HERITAGE FOUNDATION

THE FIRST ORDINARY MEETING

OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES >>>

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." >>>>

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

4 Shanbe Suri and Noruz - A Poem by Dena Ziyari