January 24, 2010

* * New Malaysian ambassador to Iran reiterates stonger ties between Malaysia & Iran.

Mohammad Sadik bin Kethergany, the new Malaysian ambassador to Tehran met Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday for an official submission of his credentials and to discuss previously planned expansions of relations and cooperation between the two countries. Mr. Kethergany served as Consul General of Malaysia to the Malaysian consulate in New York from August 2004 to June 2008.

“Existing mutual, multi-lateral as well as international cooperation between Iran and Malaysia is very constructive and promising,” said President Ahmadinejad, adding that the Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to further bolster relations in various fields with Malaysia. Ahmadinejad went on to say: “We are witnessing the downfall of  western arrogance and its unjust domination over the world; the world is in dire need of a new world order and Tehran and Kuala Lumpur could join hands in filling that global need for justice. All freedom-loving and justice-seeking nations around the globe should exercise vigilance and collectively help reconstruct the world. The expectations of the Muslim world from Iran and Malaysia is very high where all this is concerned.”

Mohammad Sadik bin kethergany described Iranian-Malaysian relations as exceptional and emphasized the need to strengthen bilateral cooperation. Malaysia is committed to further deepen mutual and international relations with Iran, he said.

Recently the Revolutionary Guards moved their commercial offices from Dubai to Malaysia and Macao.

* * Below: A video of Brussels-based Iranian Greens protesting the Islamic regime’s symphony orchestra who have been sent around Europe to perform for free, in an attempt to gain European support and sympathy. In the end of the concert, a number of the musicians had managed to get away from their regime handlers and had thanked the Green supporters for their bravery and had said that the next concert is in Italy and to dispatch all the Rome-based Iranian Greens to that concert for a protest.

* * Asr Iran website reports: Speaking at a gathering of the political association of Islamic Society of Engineers on Saturday, senior advisor to Khamenei, Mohammad-Javad Larijani, referred to Barack Obama as Kaka Sia, the Persian equivalent to “nigger”. Larijani then added: “I’m no racist but this character Obama needs to talked to like this. He was full of promises of dialogue and cooperation with us but what on earth makes this Kaka Siah now think that he can talk about regime change?!”

Larijani whose brothers are Ali Larijani, Speaker of Parliament, and Sadegh Larijani, the head of Iran’s judiciary is also a former member of parliament and deputy foreign minister. He is now an advisor to the supreme leader and also the secretary of the judiciary’s human rights office.

Other officials of the Islamic regime had previously referred to Doctor Condaleezza Rice as such during her term as National Security Advisor.

* * Persian2English Reports:

Another Iranian Diplomat Joins the People

Read German translation from Julia’s blog

The counselor of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs turns his back on the regime.

Abolfazl Eslami, former counselor of the Iranian Embassy in Tokyo, writes that he has decided to join the people’s movement in light of the Islamic Republic’s violence and oppression.

This is the first time that an Iranian diplomat in Eastern Asia has resigned from their service to the Islamic Regime. In recent weeks, several Iranian diplomats have reportedly resigned from their posts in Europe.

In a letter to the employees of the Iranian Embassy in Japan, Eslami urged others to join the people by distancing themselves from the violence and oppression of the Islamic Republic.

Translation by: Xan I.

* * Islamic Parliament (Majles) staff arrested

Regime-run website Jahan- A member of the Islamic parliament’s staff was arrested due ‘ethical problems.’ He was going through the certification period in the information department of the parliament after being recommended by one of the top staff members of the parliament.

He was identified and arrested by supervisory officials after numerous complaints and evidence of his ‘ethical problems.’The ex-parliament member lived in Canada during the period of time that he was meant to complete the certification process.  It is believed that he also lived in official parliament housing.

Translation by: Arash Azizi

* * Mohammad-Reza Aryan, a colonel in the Islamic regime’s security forces in Kurdistan flees to Turkey and registers with the UNHCR for asylum. Aryan who fled Iran three months ago with his wife and two daughters, stated his  ‘differing point view’ from his supervisors as a reason for leaving Iran.

In an interview with the Persian-language broadcast of Voice of America Aryan said that he was under surveillance prior to leaving Iran as he had complained about the torture of the detained protesters. He added that he began his activities in Kurdistan, speaking out against the brutality against the people following the murder of Shiwane Qadri in July 2005, which the authorities did not appreciate. Aryan said that prior to his defection, his office had been bugged with hidden cameras, then he was fired and finally he had been arrested by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence and Security.