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L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Iran says Israel would pay a heavy price if the West launched airstrikes. Meanwhile, opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi praises anti-government protesters. Iran on Sunday launched what it described as its biggest air-defense drill ever with the aim of preparing to protect its nuclear sites from possible airstrikes as international talks to resolve the long stalemate over the nation's atomic research...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Mohammad Ali Abtahi jailed for six years after being accused of fomenting unrest after disputed June election in Iran A former vice president has been jailed for six years after being accused of fomenting unrest to overthrow the Iranian government, his lawyer said today . Mohammad Ali Abtahi is the most senior reformer to be jailed following the disputed presidential election in June. Abtahi was vice...
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Alarabiya.net (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Iran has jailed former vice president Mohammad Ali Abtahi for six years on charges linked to protests over June's presidential election while opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi called on the Sunday government to stop intimidating people to try and change their political views. Abtahi,
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Team set up with view to pressing charges against those 'spreading lies' is seen as attempt to gag Mousavi and Karroubi Iran has moved to block the last remaining outlet of expression for the country's political opposition with the launch of a special force to police the internet. A 12-member team reporting to the chief prosecutor will scour websites with a view to pressing charges against those judged...
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France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
An Iranian killed in protests over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's reelection in June was willing to be "shot in the heart" for her cause, her boyfriend said in an interview Sunday. The killing of Neda Agha-Soltan on June 20 came to symbolise the public uprising against Ahmadinejad's victory earlier that month in presidential elections against Mir Hossein Mousavi which the opposition says...
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Islamization Watch (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Time for the Iranians to throw the bums out! The brother-in-law of Iran's main opposition leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi, will be put on trial before the revolutionary court, months after his arrest in the country's post-election crackdown, Tehran's public prosecutor said today. The opposition denounced the arrest of Shapour Kazemi as an attempt to put on pressure Mousavi. The brother of Mousavi's wife,...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Iran's main opposition leader and defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi has repeated his call for a new election, after unrest this month saw clashes between police and protesters, a reformist website reported on Saturday. "The Green Path condemns violence... though we may suffer losses... we want political prisoners to be freed, we want guarantees for a clean (new) election, we...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
A court has sentenced a student activist who was charged with joining protests after Iran's disputed presidential election to eight years in jail, a reformist website reported on Saturday, quoting his wife. "Two years of this sentence are for another conviction for acting against national security, and the rest relates to protests after the election," Abdollah Momeni's wife, whose first...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Shahpour Kazemi, the brother-in-law of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, will face trial, Tehran prosecutor was quoted as saying by several local newspapers. He did not elaborate. Mousavi's wife, Zahra Rahnavard, said on July 23 that her brother was among hundreds rounded up by authorities during the unrest that erupted after the disputed presidential election on June 12. She also warned...
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JURIST (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
[JURIST] Iranian officials covered up the sexual assault of detainees held after the disputed June 12 presidential election, Human Rights Watch (HRW) the rape and sexual assault of three protesters at the hands of Iranian security personnel, including one case which was accompanied by a medical examiner's report. HRW claims that officials at the Tehran hospital that treated a 27-year old activist for...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran released a foreign Newsweek reporter on bail Saturday almost four months after he was arrested following the country's disputed presidential election, as embattled opposition leaders promised to press on with their campaign against the country's rulers. Maziar Bahari, a dual Iranian-Canadian citizen who was released after posting bail of 3 billion rials ($300,000), is among...
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Key Words (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
From the Associated Press : "Alfred Nobel wrote that the prize should go to the person who has contributed most to the development of peace in the previous year," Jagland said. "Who has done more for that than Barack Obama?" Remember now, they are talking about the year 2008 - which Obama spent campaigning. Update: At least some people have an answer to the question Jagland posted...
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Khatami Mania (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
TEHRAN — Reformist former president Mohammad Khatami has said the protests which followed Iran's disputed presidential election will carry on, his Baran foundation website reported on Sunday. "If we go along with people's demand, we will reach our goals quicker and in a less costly manner," Khatami was quoted as telling people from his hometown in the central province of Yazd. "But...
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Khatami Mania (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
TEHRAN — Iranian opposition leaders have demanded they be given time to speak on state television to back up their allegations that the June election was rigged, a reformist daily reported on Monday. Former prime minister Mir Hossein Mousavi and cleric Mehdi Karroubi met at the weekend and decided they want to go on television to challenge the authorities who say they have no evidence to back...
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Daily Khabor @ Khabor.Com (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
Islamic nonviolence: The Iranian example As Ahmedinejad visits New York City, it's important to remember that the repeated practice of nonviolence by Muslims in Iran and elsewhere gives lie to the notion that Islam is an intrinsically violent religion that inclines its adherents to committing mayhem. By Amitabh Pal, September 25, 2009 Regardless of how things ultimately pan out in Iran, the protests...
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