Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Human rights in Iran, Women's rights in Iran, Freedom of religion ... of Bahá'ís, Internet censorship in Iran
Neptunus Lex (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
The Islamic Republic of Iran is gripping it ever more tightly: His first impulse was to dismiss the ominous email as a prank, says a young Iranian-American named Koosha. It warned the 29-year-old engineering student that his relatives in Tehran would be harmed if he didn’t stop criticizing Iran on Facebook. Two days later, his mom called. [...]
Oil Price (Free subscription) | yesterday
History was made about ten days ago in Vienna at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency when China and Russia voted along with the United States to sanction the Islamic Republic of Iran over its continued pursuit of nuclear energy. Iran, i
staffjam | yesterday
History was made about ten days ago in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /> Vienna at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency when China and Russia voted along with the United States to sanction the Islamic Republic of Iran over its continued pursuit of nuclear energy. Iran , it is believed, intends to develop the technology
Political Inaction (Free subscription) | yesterday
... 'Allah' written as a red 'martyr's tulip ' within the center white region--a main emblem of the Islamic Republic of Iran. To the dismay of the Iranian regime, these protests show no sign of dissipating anytime soon....
Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... sentence, he was only (!) imprisoned and fined, and eventually released in 2004 . When falls the Islamic Republic of Iran, a "liberationist" revolution that somehow managed to be even worse than the tyrannical regime it replaced? What ever the date, it will have likely been pushed back years by the Iraq war.
New English Review/The Iconoclast (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
World Tribune had a report on Saudi 'panic' about the Shia insurgency in north Yemen backed by the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Saudis have asked The Kingdom of Jordan for special ops units to prevent crossings into Saudi Arabia. Notice they didn't ask for US assistance as that would roil Al Qaeda supporters in the Kingdom, who bristle at infidel boots on the holy ground of Islam. Note also...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... referred to by many as the face of the Freedom Movement and a powerful symbol of opposition to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Neda died on Saturday, June 20, 2009 from a single gunshot wound to the chest. Her final moments were captured on a cell phone which shows her walking near an anti-government demonstration. The faces of the crowd rarely have come into focus. But the portrait of one...
JONATHAN TURLEY (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
It is enough to make you blush, but don’t . . . it’s against the rules. The medieval troglodyte known as the Islamic Republic of Iran has issued a new directive. The state television authority has announced that it will bar any women wearing makeup from appearing on television as well as unIslamic [...]
France24 (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Five yachtsmen detained in the Gulf last week by Revolutionary Guards were freed on Wednesday after they inadvertently strayed into Iran's territorial waters, Iranian media said. "The five Britons who had illegally entered with their vessel into the territorial waters of the Islamic Republic of Iran and who were arrested near the Siri island have been freed hours ago," Fars news agency...
France24 (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Five British yachtsmen who were detained last week in southern Gulf waters by Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have been released, a statement by the elite force said on Wednesday. "The five Britishers who had illegally entered with their vessel into the territorial waters of the Islamic Republic of Iran and who were arrested near the Siri island have been freed hours ago," Fars...
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
... the United States." In a statement, the White House said it was calling on "the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to assist in providing any information on Mr. Levinson’s whereabouts and in ensuring his prompt and safe return to his family. Obviously this is a deeply painful day for Bob’s family and friends."
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
A bombing in Jerusalem. A troubled foreign country tried in absentia in U.S. courts. Priceless archeological artifacts threatened. It sounds like it could be the plot of Dan Brown's next novel, but this time the situation is a real one that could have tragic consequences for America's cultural policies and standing in the world community. The Islamic Republic of Iran has been sued successfully...
