Tehran Peace Museum / SCWVS delegation met with Mayor of Hiroshima
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From August 3 to 8, a delegation of the Tehran Peace Museum and Society for Chemical Weapons Victims Support (SCWVS) from Iran visited Hiroshima and met with President Matsui, Mayor of Hiroshima on August 7. The Tehran Peace Museum, founded by the SCWVS, conducted an active campaign to invite Iranian mayors to join Mayors for Peace and successfully achieved a 270 city increase of the number of member cities in Iran in the past one-year period.
8th issue of the INMP Newsletter is published
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The 8th issue of the INMP (International Network of Museums for Peace) Newsletter is published and is now available on the following link.
In this issue of the newsletter, you can find reports and news from the peace museums around the world as well as useful information about the new peace related publications.
Half of the one of the pages of this issue of the newsletter (page 8) is allocated to the news from Tehran Peace Museum.
To read the newsletter click here.
The fourth workshop on International Humanitarian Law was held in TPM on the occasion of 65th anniversary of ratification of Geneva conventions
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The fourth workshop on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) was held in Tehran Peace Museum on 12 August 2014 in collaboration with National Committee of International Humanitarian Law (NCIHL) on the occasion of 65th anniversary of ratification of Geneva conventions.
More than 30 students of different courses including international law participated in this workshop in which several subjects including Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, principles of IHL, cyber wars and IHL, health care in danger and chemical weapons convention were discussed.
To see the photos of the event click here.
On 69th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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On 69th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6th, the Peace Memorial Ceremony was held in Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima. Hundreds of people from all around the world participated in this ceremony to console the victims of the atomic bombs and to pray for the realization of lasting world peace.
20 Iranian victims of chemical weapons and Iranian Artists from Tehran Peace Museum attended this ceremony. Iran – Japan Peace and Friendship film festival was held in Hiroshima on this occasion.
To read Hiroshima Peace Declaration, please click here.
Peace and Friendship Children Drawing Competition in Esfarayen
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Following the Esfarayan's membership in Mayors for Peace Organization and on the occasion of Atomic Bombing in Hiroshima, a Peace and Friendship drawing competition was held in Esfarayen, Iran. “This competition which was held with the message of Peace and Friendship for all people around the world, expresses our sympathy for the people of Hiroshima on the occasion of 6 of August”, said Cultural Advisor of Esfarayen Municipality.
All the participants received gifts from City Council
The Oral History of Chemical Warfare Survivors launched
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The Tehran Peace Museum has launched the Oral History of Chemical Warfare Survivors.
This oral history project began at the start of this year by interviewing civilian and military survivors exposed to gas attacks during the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-1988.
We invite you to read the harrowing experiences of chemical weapons survivors and how they courageously overcame their difficulties to survive – against all odds - to this day.