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JURIST (Free subscription) | yesterday
[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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Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
The Islamic Republic has seldom seen such scenes. President Ahmadinejad had to cut short an interview on state-controlled television because chants of “Ahmadi! Ahmadi! Resign! Resign!” could clearly be heard in the background. After two quiescent summer months, huge new protests erupted across Iran yesterday, with popular anger at the alleged theft of June’s presidential election...
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JURIST (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
[JURIST] Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran on Monday called for the UN General Assembly to appoint a special envoy to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in Iran since the controversial June presidential election. Both groups are urged UN member states to seize the upcoming visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as an opportunity to...
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The Economist (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
Iran's anti-government protesters take to the streets again JERUSALEM Day, a traditional time for fellow Muslims to show solidarity with the Palestinians, provided the opportunity for the Iranian opposition’s first big march for several weeks. People sneaked green ribbons into their pockets, anxious to demonstrate their support for Iran’s Green Wave opposition movement but equally keen...
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Bill Baar's West Side (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
A translation using google translate from Mir Hossein Mousavi میر حسین موسوی facebook followed by the Persian text. It seems this year's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad traveled to New York's most different trip to the United Nations, he will be a broader procurement news suggests he is the former travel. Finally, the same crime...
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PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
Times: The Islamic Republic has seldom seen such scenes. President Ahmadinejad had to cut short an interview on state-controlled television because chants of “Ahmadi! Ahmadi! Resign! Resign!” could clearly be heard in the background. After two quiescent summer months, huge new protests erupted across Iran yesterday, with popular anger at the alleged theft of June’s presidential election...
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PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
BBC: Thousands of opposition supporters have clashed with security forces during a government-sponsored rally in Tehran. Iran's reformists had been warned not to try to turn the pro-Palestinian Quds (Jerusalem) Day marches into anti-government protests. Reports say opposition leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi and former President Mohammad Khatami were attacked. The opposition has been banned from holding...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has come under attack in Tehran during an annual rally in support of Palestinians, reports say. Mousavi was forced to leave the rally for Quds Day after an attack on his car, official news agency Irna reported. In a separate incident ex-President Mohammad Khatami was knocked to the ground, a reformist website reported, cited by the BBC. ...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Iran's opposition mobilises mass protest in Tehran ahead of UN speech by defiant hardliner Iran's opposition Green movement put on a powerful show of strength today against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the hardline president repeated his notorious claim that the Nazi Holocaust was a "lie" designed to justify the existence of Israel. Tens of thousands of people gathered in central Tehran to shout...
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The Empire Chronicles (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Protesters have shouted slogans in support of a key opponent of the Iranian president during a mass rally in Tehran, the BBC reports. Witnesses reported chanting in support of Mir Hossein Mousavi, who was defeated by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June’s disputed presidential election. Police were deployed in the city for the annual Quds Day rally, and warned against anti-government protests....
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