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Man who tried to send nuclear gear to Iran sentenced

Man who tried to send nuclear gear to Iran sentenced »

Source: CTV.ca July 29, 2010 TORONTO — A Toronto man found guilty of trying to send devices to Iran that could be used to build nuclear weapons has been sentenced to another 20 months...

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Iran Air Plans Share Sale to Finance Growth, Fleet Upgrade Amid Sanctions

Iran Air Plans Share Sale to Finance Growth, Fleet Upgrade Amid Sanctions »

By Ladane Nasseri Source: Bloomberg July 29, 2010 Iran Air, the state-owned flag carrier, plans to sell its first shares to the public and buy as many as 100 new aircraft to expand in the face of tighter...

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U.S. hikers near one year of imprisonment in Iran without charges

U.S. hikers near one year of imprisonment in Iran without charges »

By Sean Maher Source: Oakland Tribune July 29, 2010 // // 0){ document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.width = requestedWidth + "px"; document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.margin = "0px 0px 10px 10px"; ...

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PLANET IRAN NEWS FOCUS

News round-up & update for July 29th & 30th » »

News round-up & update for July 29th & 30th »

* * A day after the passing of the European Union sanctions resolution, the British government confiscated the cargo on board two Iranian shipping...

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Does Hojjatieh Secret Society Runs Iran? »

Does Hojjatieh Secret Society Runs Iran?

Source: Iran Dispatch July 28, 2010 After the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad there have been rumours about the role of an ‘underground religious sect’...

Jul 29 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

An important message from Planet Iran Editor to our readers »

An important message from Planet Iran Editor to our readers

Apologies, if you have logged on and found that Planet Iran is down. We take it as a tribute that the Iranian...

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Afghanistan government shuts down TV network »

Afghanistan government shuts down TV network

Source: Radio Zamaneh July 27, 2010 Afghanistan Council of Ministers shut down the private television network Emrooz charging it with “fomenting religious differences and disrupting national...

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News round-up & update for July 27th & 28th » »

News round-up & update for July 27th & 28th »

Timcheh-Mahdiyeh, Tehran’s historic bazaar outlet in danger of demolition * * Adel Azar, Director of the Iranian Center for Statistics in Iran has...

Jul 27 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Iran summons British charge d’affaires »

Iran summons British charge d’affaires

Source: Radio Zamaneh July 25, 2010 Iranian foreign ministry summoned British charge d’affaires in Tehran to protest about the recent remarks of the British ambassador...

Jul 25 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Feature Articles

What the West Isn’t Hearing About »

What the West Isn’t Hearing About

To understand the big stories of the last year in Iran, we need better access to the little stories. By Azadeh Moaveni Source: Foreign Policy July-August 2010 In July 2009, the Tehran fixer for a non-Western TV network had his hand chopped off with a machete by a...

Jul 30 2010 / No comment / Read More »

How the CIA Got It Wrong on Iran’s Nukes »

How the CIA Got It Wrong on Iran’s Nukes

In 2007, U.S. intelligence said Iran had stopped its nuclear weapons program. Analyst policy bias and disinformation from Iranian double agents may explain the mistake. By Edward Jay Epstein Source: The Wall Street Journal July 29, 2010 In a stunning departure from a decade of assessments, the 2007 ...

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A ‘Twitter Moment’ in Politics? »

A ‘Twitter Moment’ in Politics?

It’s an idea that’s been repeated so often on the Internet that it has become to look like a fact: namely that social media like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter helped inspire and fuel protests in places like Iran, Burma, China and elsewhere. But is it...

Jul 29 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Tehran’s Revolution Square ‘Conquered By Zionist Regime’ »

Tehran’s Revolution Square ‘Conquered By Zionist Regime’

Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) July 29, 2010 The Iranian hard-line website “Seratnews” says that Tehran’s Revolution Square is nowadays covered with hundreds of Stars of David and that the central square has been “conquered by the Zionist regime.” The website claims that the...

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The Case for Attacking Iran’s Nukes »

The Case for Attacking Iran’s Nukes

By Fernando Espuelas, Host of Cafe Espuelas on Univision Radio Source: The Huffington Post July 28, 2010 Since Harry Truman led the world in recognizing the State of Israel, the United States has been its staunchest ally. Through decades of wars and near-death experiences, America...

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Iranian Social Networking, Hard-Line Style »

Iranian Social Networking, Hard-Line Style

By Golnaz Esfandiari Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) July 28, 2010 “The website of the followers of Khamenei has been created. Please enter with your hijab and after completing your ablution.” With that Facebook post, 29-year-old Iranian Ahmad heralded the arrival of a new social networking site,...

Jul 29 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
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Human Rights

Imprisoned Journalist Abdolreza Tajik Tells Sister, “I Was Violated”

Imprisoned Journalist Abdolreza Tajik Tells Sister, “I Was Violated”

Source: Persian2English July 25, 2010 Translation of audio file by SIAVOSH JALILI BBC Persian talks to Abdolreza Tajik’s sister on her recent visit with her brother in prison. According to Tajik, he was “violated in...

Jul 29, 2010 / More » 16 Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike after Transfer to Solitary Cells

16 Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike after Transfer to Solitary Cells

Source: Human Rights House of Iran (RAHANA) July 29, 2010 Bahman Ahmadi-Amouei and Keyvan Samimi were the first prisoners transferred to solitary cells on Monday July 26 after their objection to the inappropriate...

Jul 29, 2010 / More » Iranian Journalist, Rights Activist Given Prison Term

Iranian Journalist, Rights Activist Given Prison Term

Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) July 29, 2010 Iranian journalist and human rights activist Emadeddin Baghi has been sentenced to one year in jail and banned from political activity for five years,...

Jul 29, 2010 / More »

Women & Minors

VIDEO | Young Girl From South of Tehran Describes Family’s Life in Iran

VIDEO | Young Girl From South of Tehran Describes Family’s Life in Iran

Source: Persian2English July 25, 2010 Iran Negah conducts an emotional interview with a young girl in the south of Tehran who describes her family’s life in Iran. Translation by SIAVOSH JALILI Interviewer: Hello Madam. Is...

Jul 29, 2010 / More » 25 Female Political Prisoners Receive a Total of Over 110 Years in Prison

25 Female Political Prisoners Receive a Total of Over 110 Years in Prison

Source: Human Rights House of Iran (RAHANA) July 23, 2010 This article contains the names and sentences of 25 female political prisoners confined in Evin prison in Tehran. Out of the 25 female...

Jul 23, 2010 / More » 74 lashes for women who are “un-Islamically” dressed

74 lashes for women who are “un-Islamically” dressed

July 18, 2010 Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejehei, Iran’s public prosecutor announced: “Proper veiling and Islamic dress code that upholds women’s chastity and modesty is a public issue. Indubitably this is an absolute legal and Sharia matter...

Jul 18, 2010 / More »

Gay, Lesbian & Transsexual

Gay Illegal Immigrant Seeks Asylum with Deportation to Iran Pending

Gay Illegal Immigrant Seeks Asylum with Deportation to Iran Pending

Mohammad Abdollahi’s Case Highlights Complexity of Asylum Petition Process By Devin Dwyer Source: ABC News July 27, 2010 By the time Mohammad Abdollahi figured out he had been living in the United States illegally for more...

Jul 27, 2010 / More » 17 people arrested in Shiraz for homosexuality

17 people arrested in Shiraz for homosexuality

Source: Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees July 16, 2010 This week, The Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees (IRQR), received several new reports of arrests of queer Iranians in the city of Shiraz, Iran. On...

Jul 16, 2010 / More » Iranian Queer Organization Request Annulling of Execution Order for Ebrahim Hamidi

Iranian Queer Organization Request Annulling of Execution Order for Ebrahim Hamidi

Source: IRanian Queer Organization – IRQO Monday, July 12 2010 Following a dispute between two families on 2008 Ebrahim Hamidi’s execution orders was issued for the third time last week in the...

Jul 16, 2010 / More »

Labor & Industry

Qazvin Farnakh Textile Workers Stage Protests at the Factory Gates

Qazvin Farnakh Textile Workers Stage Protests at the Factory Gates

Source: Iranian Labor July 27, 2010 On July 24, about 350 Farnakh Textile Workers staged a protest gathering across the factory gates in the Qazvin industrial city of Alborz. The workers were...

Jul 29, 2010 / More » Rampant Wage Thefts Reaching Epidemic Levels in Iran

Rampant Wage Thefts Reaching Epidemic Levels in Iran

Source: Iranian Labor July 26, 2010 Rampant Wage Thefts are not a new phenomena in Iran. The list of production facilities where workers have not received their wages in months goes on and...

Jul 28, 2010 / More » Iranian Labor Activist Released From Prison

Iranian Labor Activist Released From Prison

Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) July 22, 2010 A spokesman for Tehran’s municipal bus-service union has been released from prison on bail, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports. Said Torabian, who had been held at Rajaee...

Jul 24, 2010 / More »

Ethnic & Religious Minorities

Behrouz Sadegh-Khanjani and His Wife Held Incommunicado

Behrouz Sadegh-Khanjani and His Wife Held Incommunicado

Source: Human Rights House of Iran (RAHANA) July 13, 2010 The security authorities have not allowed the couple to contact their family. The authorities have also went to their home and told their ...

Jul 13, 2010 / More » Christian Citizen Arrested in Mazandaran Province

Christian Citizen Arrested in Mazandaran Province

Source: Human Rights House of Iran (RAHANA) July 12, 2010 In a recent incident, security agents of Mazandaran province had gone to to Mr. Stephen’s house, confiscated some of his personal belongings and...

Jul 12, 2010 / More » Attack on Iran’s Baha’i is a human rights outrage

Attack on Iran’s Baha’i is a human rights outrage

The destruction of 50 Baha’i homes demonstrates the Iranian government disregard for its international obligations By Barney Leith Source: Guardian July 9, 2010 “The governor general is like a physician … if he feels that there is...

Jul 11, 2010 / More »

Regime Lobbies & Promoters Outside Iran

Did NIAC defraud the Congressional funds?

Did NIAC defraud the Congressional funds?

Examination of NIAC’s internal documents released during a defamation lawsuit suggests that this organization has violated the rules governing Congressional funds. Source: www.iranianlobby.com April 30, 2010 To see the entire report in...

May 20, 2010 / More » UPDATED >> Iranian regime’s lobby in the U.S.

UPDATED >> Iranian regime’s lobby in the U.S.

March 14, 2010 Below: A very important video series (in Persian with English subtitles), interviews with Hassan Dai, founder of Reports on Mullahs Lobby in the U.S. and co-founder of Progressive American-Iranian Committee, both...

Mar 14, 2010 / More » 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 »

International Companies in Business with Iran

Sanctioned Iran Group Pulls Out of Gas Project

Sanctioned Iran Group Pulls Out of Gas Project

By Benoit Faucon Source: The Wall Street Journal July 16, 2010 LONDON—The engineering arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said Friday it was pulling out of projects in a giant Iranian natural-gas field, blaming...

Jul 16, 2010 / More » FACTBOX-Foreign companies stepping away from Iran

FACTBOX-Foreign companies stepping away from Iran

Source: Reuters July 14, 2010 BP (BP.L) confirmed on Tuesday it stopped supplying jet fuel to Iran Air at Germany’s Hamburg airport. [ID:nLDE66C228] BP declined to give a reason for ending the contract,...

Jul 15, 2010 / More » German trade with Iran has life of its own

German trade with Iran has life of its own

Germany’s emerging status as a global political power shines a light on its substantial dealings with Iran, putting its aspiration to be a diplomatic heavyweight at odds with its economic interests. By ...

Jul 14, 2010 / More »

Oil & Gas

UPDATE 2-Iran fuel imports nosedive as sanctions bite-source

UPDATE 2-Iran fuel imports nosedive as sanctions bite-source

* Imports 3 cargoes of gasoline in July * Imports gasoline from Venezuela * Needs to invest in gasoline-producing units to cope By Amena Bakr and Luke Pachymuthu Source: Reuters Africa July 26, 2010 DUBAI/SINGAPORE – Only three...

Jul 28, 2010 / More » Iran ready to resume gas flow to Turkey by Tuesday

Iran ready to resume gas flow to Turkey by Tuesday

Source: Reuters Africa July 24, 2010 TEHRAN – Iran can resume natural gas exports to Turkey within three days if there are no further major problems, Iranian Oil Ministry’s official website SHANA quoted an official...

Jul 24, 2010 / More » Oil PSUs to seek legal opinion on impact of sanctions on Iran

Oil PSUs to seek legal opinion on impact of sanctions on Iran

Source: The Economic Times July 22, 2010 DALAT (Vietnam): The Indian government has asked its public sector oil firms to seek legal opinion on the impact of the latest round of US sanctions on...

Jul 24, 2010 / More »
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