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Ingersoll Bars Units From Sales to Iran

Ingersoll Bars Units From Sales to Iran »

Move Follows Similar Curbs Put in Place by Other Large Firms Amid Pressure From U.S. Goverment By Kris Maher and Jay Solomon Source: The Wall Street Journal March 10, 2010 Ingersoll-Rand PLC said it has prohibited its subsidiaries from...

March 11 2010 / No comment / Read More »
First Iranian-built destroyer, Jamaran

First Iranian-built destroyer, Jamaran »

March 10, 2010 // (Reuters) First Iranian-built destroyer launched in Gulf. Iranian state television said the first Iranian-built destroyer was launched on Friday in a ceremony attended by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...

March 11 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Iranians get lessons in love and marriage from the government

Iranians get lessons in love and marriage from the government »

Iranians seeking to marry their love of their lives will soon have to earn official qualifications from the government before they are allowed to pop the question. Source: Telegraph 10 March 2010 Men and women who want to...

March 10 2010 / No comment / Read More »

PLANET IRAN NEWS FOCUS

Poetess Simin Behbahani Stopped at the Airport »

Poetess Simin Behbahani Stopped at the Airport

Source: Reporters and Human Rights Activists of Iran (RAHANA) March 9, 2010 Simin Behbahani was prevented from leaving for France for International Women’s Day ceremonies. RAHANA –...

Mar 10 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Khatami’s Address to University Students: Radical Groups Hamper the Transition from Violence to Calm »

Khatami’s Address to University Students: Radical Groups Hamper the Transition from Violence to Calm

Source: Khatami.ir and Khordaad88 Delivered on March 1, 2010 (translated on Mach 9th) The public relations division of former president Mohammad Khatami’s office reports of his...

Mar 9 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Celebrate International Womens Day, with Iranian Women Fighting for Freedom & Gender Equality »

Celebrate International Womens Day, with Iranian Women Fighting for Freedom & Gender Equality

A compilation of information about all the events commemorating March 8th, International Womens Day * * March 7th Press Release from the women students collective...

Mar 8 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

News round-up & update on events inside Iran, March 7th & 8th »

News round-up & update on events inside Iran, March 7th & 8th

* * Mothers of Plaza de Mayo of Argentina announce their solidarity with Iran’s Mournful Mothers. Hebe de Bonafini, President of the Mothers of...

Mar 7 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Bloggers Call to Save Life of Mohammad Amin Valian »

Bloggers Call to Save Life of Mohammad Amin Valian

Source:  Persian2English March 5, 2010 Deutsche Übersetzung auf Julias Blog lesen Bloggers Against the Death Penalty call to save the life of Mohammad Amin Valian 20 year old...

Mar 6 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Grand Ayatollah Saanei: Those protesting to the government not only are not enemies of God but it was their religious duty to self-defend. »

Grand Ayatollah Saanei: Those protesting to the government not only are not enemies of God but it was their religious duty to self-defend.

Source: Mir Hossein Mousavi Facebook page March 4, 2010 Grand Ayatollah Saanei: Those protesting to the government not only are not enemies of God but it...

Mar 5 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Feature Articles

…When Ahmadinejad looks into our eyes »

…When Ahmadinejad looks into our eyes

By Masih Alinejad for Planet Iran March 9, 2010 In his recent press conference, Iranian dictator Mahmoud Ahmadinejad once again looked straight into the eyes of journalists and denied reality. As Mir-Hossein Mousavi would put it, “Ahmadinejad can look right into the cameras and tell big lies...

Mar 10 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

Stand Up for Iran’s Women »

Stand Up for Iran’s Women

By Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui Source: Khaleej Times 8 March 2010 Today is International Women’s Day: a day to celebrate the achievements in the promotion of women’s rights globally and to commit to advance them further. This is a day when at Amnesty International we seek to reinforce our...

Mar 10 2010 / No comment / Read More »

With 52 journalists in jail, Iran hits new, shameful record »

With 52 journalists in jail, Iran hits new, shameful record

Source: The Green Voice of Freedom March 10, 2010 Iranian authorities are now holding at least 52 journalists in prison, a third of all those in jail around the world, according to the latest monthly survey by the Committee to Protect Journalists. “Iran is entering a state of...

Mar 10 2010 / No comment / Read More »

THE TROUBLE WITH DETERRENCE: THREE SCENARIOS »

THE TROUBLE WITH DETERRENCE: THREE SCENARIOS

By William Katz Source: Hudson New York March 9, 2010 Unless conditions change drastically, Iran will have the atomic bomb. Maybe sooner, maybe later, but the Iranians will have it. It doesn’t matter, say some analysts. Iran can be deterred, as was the Soviet Union. Some say it might...

Mar 9 2010 / No comment / Read More »

The Blooming Friendship Between Azerbaijan And Israel »

The Blooming Friendship Between Azerbaijan And Israel

By Anna Zamejc Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) March 9, 2010 When 13 years ago the late Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev received Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Baku, it was considered a bold and politically risky decision. No red carpets were rolled out, and the...

Mar 9 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Iranian Clocks, Tick Tock, Tick Tock »

Iranian Clocks, Tick Tock, Tick Tock

By Michael Ledeen Source: Pajamas Media March 7, 2010 The failed Israeli ex-PM, Ehud Barak, gives us the benefit of his deep thinking about Iran.  It’s an Einsteinian metaphor about relative rates of the passage of time: The clock for the Iranian regime’s downfall is ticking, Defense Minister Ehud...

Mar 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »
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Human Rights

Iranian Activists To Be Awarded Human Rights Prize

Iranian Activists To Be Awarded Human Rights Prize

Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) March 9, 2010 It’s rare to have Iran-related news coming out of Prague, but here’s an encouraging one for all those fighting for more rights and democracy inside the...

Mar 10, 2010 / More » Baha’i Activist Says Faithful In Iran Live In ‘Constant Fear Of Losing Everything,’ Including Their Lives

Baha’i Activist Says Faithful In Iran Live In ‘Constant Fear Of Losing Everything,’ Including Their Lives

Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) March 8, 2010 Seven top leaders of the Baha’i faith are on trial in Iran after awaiting their fate in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison for almost two years. Six...

Mar 10, 2010 / More » With 52 journalists in jail, Iran hits new, shameful record

With 52 journalists in jail, Iran hits new, shameful record

Source: Committee to Protest Journalists (CPJ) March 2010 The number of journalists in jail rose in February as a relentless media crackdown continues in Iran. Authorities are now holding at least 52 journalists in prison,...

Mar 10, 2010 / More »

Women & Minors

Poetess Simin Behbahani Stopped at the Airport

Poetess Simin Behbahani Stopped at the Airport

Source: Reporters and Human Rights Activists of Iran (RAHANA) March 9, 2010 Simin Behbahani was prevented from leaving for France for International Women’s Day ceremonies. RAHANA – “Paris municipality had invited me for March 8 and...

Mar 10, 2010 / More » 3 women prisoners in dire condition

3 women prisoners in dire condition

Source: The Green Voice of Freedom (GVF) March 10, 2010 The physical condition of Evin prisoners Mahdieh Golroo, Pakhshan Azizi and Zahra Jabbari have been reported as dire. According to this report, the lack of medical...

Mar 10, 2010 / More » One Million Signatures Campaign Member Gets 1-Year Suspended Term

One Million Signatures Campaign Member Gets 1-Year Suspended Term

Source: Reporters and Human Rights Activists of Iran (RAHANA) March 6, 2010 The 15th branch of the Revolutionary Court issued its verdicts for Khadijeh Moghaddam and her husband, Dr. Khosro-Shahi. RAHANA – The 15th branch of...

Mar 8, 2010 / More »

Gay, Lesbian & Transsexual

Dissident Iranians find refuge in Turkey

Dissident Iranians find refuge in Turkey

By Anthony Faiola Source: The Washington Post Foreign Service February 15, 2010 Photo gallery KAYSERI, TURKEY — After an hours-long interrogation, Iranian intelligence agents trailed Aida Saadat to the dimly lit streets of her neighborhood in Tehran,...

Feb 15, 2010 / More » 5 Human Rights Groups Launch Worldwide ‘346 — NO EXECUTIONS’ CAMPAIGN

5 Human Rights Groups Launch Worldwide ‘346 — NO EXECUTIONS’ CAMPAIGN

January 28, 2010 Today, five human rights advocacy groups in five Western nations announced the official launching of the 346 No Executions campaign, a coordinated worldwide effort to inspire at least 346 citizens in...

Jan 28, 2010 / More » Gay Teen on Death-row: Case Unknown

Gay Teen on Death-row: Case Unknown

January 27, 2010 Source: Persian2English Deutsche Übersetzung auf Julias Blog lesen Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR)- All the follow-ups made on the case of Nemat Safavi, a teenager from Ardebil have been fruitless. He was...

Jan 28, 2010 / More »

Labor & Industry

Workers’ wages not paid for six months

Workers’ wages not paid for six months

Source: The Green Voice of Freedom March 9, 2010 An MP from the city of Arak has spoken of job losses at a plant of a company called Abangan in the city of Arak. Ahmad Lotfi...

Mar 10, 2010 / More » 7 Labor Activists Arrested

7 Labor Activists Arrested

Source: Reporters and Human Rights Activists of Iran (RAHANA) March 7, 2010 7 labor activists have been arrested in Kurdistan in recent days. In a series of reports posted on its website, the Coordination Committee to...

Mar 8, 2010 / More » Textile Workers Stage Protest outside Governor’s Office in Isfahan

Textile Workers Stage Protest outside Governor’s Office in Isfahan

Source: Reporters and Human Rights Activists in Iran (RAHANA) March 5, 2010 A group of Simin textile factory workers in Isfahan gathered outside the governor’s office on Wednesday to protest their unpaid wages. RAHANA – In...

Mar 6, 2010 / More »

Ethnic & Religious Minorities

Baha’i Activist Says Faithful In Iran Live In ‘Constant Fear Of Losing Everything,’ Including Their Lives

Baha’i Activist Says Faithful In Iran Live In ‘Constant Fear Of Losing Everything,’ Including Their Lives

Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) March 8, 2010 Seven top leaders of the Baha’i faith are on trial in Iran after awaiting their fate in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison for almost two years. Six...

Mar 10, 2010 / More » Reverend Wilson Issavi Tortured

Reverend Wilson Issavi Tortured

Source: Reporters and Human Rights Activists of Iran (RAHANA) March 4, 2010 The wife of the detained Assyrian leader of the Evangelical Church of Kermanshah described his condition as dreadful after visiting with him in...

Mar 4, 2010 / More » 7 Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Different Cities

7 Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Different Cities

Source: Reporters and Human Rights Activists of Iran (RAHANA) March 3, 2010 From left to right : Ighan shahdi, Dorsa Sobhani and SamaNourani In the past two days,7 Baha’i citizens have been arrested in 3 different...

Mar 4, 2010 / More »

Regime Lobbies & Promoters Outside Iran

Iranian regime lobby in DC becomes active in winning friends and influencing the U.S. Congress

Iranian regime lobby in DC becomes active in winning friends and influencing the U.S. Congress

To find out more about NIAC and their activities as the main lobby of the Iranian regime in Washington DC, please refer to the large number of articles on offer in our ‘Regime...

Mar 2, 2010 / More » Iran’s Man in Washington

Iran’s Man in Washington

How Flynt Leverett and his wife, Hillary Mann Leverett, became leading advocates for doing business with Tehran By Lee Smith February 9, 2010 Source: Tablet Magazine First in a two-part series on the dueling Iran...

Feb 9, 2010 / More » NIAC and US Policy toward Iran

NIAC and US Policy toward Iran

By Dr. Arash Irandoost 14 January, 2010 Source: Right Side News The White House is in the process of fine tuning its Iranian Policy. On the sidelines, various groups are positioning to shape the plan. Front...

Jan 15, 2010 / More »

International Companies in Business with Iran

Ingersoll Bars Units From Sales to Iran

Ingersoll Bars Units From Sales to Iran

Move Follows Similar Curbs Put in Place by Other Large Firms Amid Pressure From U.S. Goverment By Kris Maher and Jay Solomon Source: The Wall Street Journal March 10, 2010 Ingersoll-Rand PLC said it has prohibited its...

Mar 11, 2010 / More » Profiting From Iran, and the U.S.

Profiting From Iran, and the U.S.

Source: The New York Times March 6, 2010 The New York Times identified 74 corporations that have done business both in Iran and with the United States government over the last decade, using corporate records...

Mar 7, 2010 / More » UPDATE: Ingersoll-Rand Targeted Over Equipment Sales In Iran

UPDATE: Ingersoll-Rand Targeted Over Equipment Sales In Iran

Source: Dow Jones/The Wall Street March 3, 2010 CHICAGO — Ingersoll-Rand PLC (IR) is being targeted over its ties to Iran by a lobby group that has already helped push other industrial groups to sever...

Mar 4, 2010 / More »

Oil & Gas

Iran sells crude oil to Europe at lower price0

Iran sells crude oil to Europe at lower price0

Source: Khabar Online March 6, 2010 Although Iranian oil officials have stressed their policy is focused on selling crude oil to Asia rather than Europe, figures show that in reality Iran’s oil price exported to...

Mar 8, 2010 / More » Smith International to pull out of Iran, Sudan

Smith International to pull out of Iran, Sudan

Source: Reuters March 1, 2010 * Smith says countries not “strategically significant” * Iran, Sudan, Syria accounted for 1 pct of 2009 revenue SAN FRANCISCO, March 1 (Reuters) – Smith International Inc (SII.N), an oilfield services company...

Mar 2, 2010 / More » China oil buys from Saudi, Iran drop; Libya, Angola up

China oil buys from Saudi, Iran drop; Libya, Angola up

By Chen Aizhu Source: Reuters Africa February 24, 2010 BEIJING – China imported less crude oil from Saudi Arabia and Iran in January from a year earlier, but raised purchases from African exporters such as Angola...

Feb 24, 2010 / More »
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