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Iran to execute stone-throwing demonstrator »
A student who was arrested for throwing a stone during pro-democracy demonstrations is to be executed, Iran said yesterday. By Damien McElroy, Foreign Affairs Correspondent Source: Telegraph 16 March 2010 Mohammad-Amin Valian, a 20-year-old Islamic studies student, was ...
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‘Only rumours’ that Iran making nuclear weapons: Turkish PM »
Source: Agence France Presse (AFP) March 17, 2010 LONDON — Turkey’s prime minister said Tuesday it was “only rumours” that Iran was making nuclear weapons, stressing the Islamic republic’s right to develop civilian atomic power. Speaking...
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Iran’s Opposition Assails Economy »
Onetime presidential challengers chastise Ahmadinejad’s government for mishandling the country’s economy Source: The Wall Street Journal March 17, 2010 DUBAI—Iran’s top opposition leaders signaled Tuesday they were trying to broaden their movement’s popular appeal by emphasizing...
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Tomorrow we visit Neda, Sohrab and the rest of our martyrs »
Above: Photo of Parvin Fahimi, Sohrab Eraabi’s mother. March 17th, 2010 Tomorrow, Thursday, March 18th, 2010 the families of all the martyrs have called on...
Mar 18 2010 / No comment / Read More »News round-up & update on events inside Iran, March 17th & 18th »
* * As Norooz approaches the price of food sky rockets in Iran, to the point where many of the normal food stuffs is...
Mar 17 2010 / No comment / Read More »Live Blogging the Next Green Wave — Chaharshanbeh Souri (Festival of Fire) »
Also see Planet Iran’s preamble to Chaharshanbeh Souri and the Supreme Leader’s Fatwa. Thanks to Google that has been provided to Iranians for free...
Mar 16 2010 / 3 comments / Read More »Iranian regime-run media’s disinformation machine inadvertantly promotes Karoubi’s possible New Year (Norooz) message »
March 15, 2010 Regime-run newspaper Resalat writes: “A source close to one of the recent presidential candidates (Mahdi Karoubi) divulged that during several meetings, his...
Mar 16 2010 / No comment / Read More »Volvo, Audi to launch production lines in Iran »
Source: Khabar Online March 14, 2010 Two European makers of luxury cars, Sweden’s Volvo and Audi AG from Germany are reportedly to launch production lines...
Mar 15 2010 / No comment / Read More »Switzerland discontinues all legal assistance to Iranian regime »
March 15, 2010 The Swiss Federal Penal Court has discontinued all legal assistance to Iran. The Swiss newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung in it’s Monday, March...
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