Statement by Heshmat Tabarzadi, a secular, pro-democracy activist in Iran who has been imprisoned several times in recent years. Tabarzadi and many other brave freedom-fighters [...]
November 30, 2009
Source: Persian2english’s Blog
Regime makes special committees to fire and force dissenting university professors into early retirement. While a large number of students have been arrested and put in solitary confinement on the eve of Student’s Day (December 7th), special committees have been formed in all of Iran’s universities to fire and force university [...]
November 30, 2009
Source: Persian2english’s Blog
Mehdi Mardani Rad, a Neimatollahi Dervish was fired from his position in the Refah Worker’s Bank in Gorgan.
According to the head of the Personnel Selection Committee he was fired because of reports from the Golestan Province’s Intelligence Agency regarding Mr. Mardani Rad’s relationship with the Neimatollahi Dervishes.
Mardani Rad, who has a [...]
November 30, 2009
Source: Persian2english’s Blog
Two young Kurds from Ashnavieh identified as Hasan Yusefi and Qader Yusefi who were arrested a few days ago by agents of the intelligence agency were sentenced to prison terms by a court in this town.
Hasan Yusefi was sentenced to 10 years in prison while Qader Yusefi was sentenced to three [...]
November 30, 2009
Source: Persian2english’s Blog
Dr. Faramarz Javanrudi, a member of the Science Committee of the School of Mechanics at the Science and Industry University in Tehran, was arrested in his home on November 17th by security forces. There is no information on his condition and location. His wife’s inquiries via the university have so far [...]
November 30, 2009
Iranian regime-run Fars news agency reported: “It is quite clear that the establishment of peace and security in the Middle East is not possible without Iran’s agreement,” Supreme Leader’s Deputy Representative to the Revolutionary Guard Mojtaba Zolnour said. He emphasized that the Islamic Republic of Iran is an authoritative power with a key [...]
Iraq and Afghanistan may seem problem enough, but this threat is too big to ignore. Only concerted sanctions will work.
By David Aaronovitch
December 1, 2009
Source: Times Online
The Iranian bomb is beginning to feel like one of those horrible things you saw coming all along, but never felt quite able to stop. It reminds me of the [...]
November 30, 2009
Source: Los Angeles Times/Babylon & Beyond
No popcorn thrillers for Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran’s highest spiritual and political authority blasted Hollywood on Monday during a meeting with artists and directors, engaged in the production of the television serial “Hazrat Yousuf,” a tale from the Koran that is airing on Iran’s state-owned television.
Khamenei [...]
By Dan De Luce
November 30, 2009
Source: Agence France Presse (AFP)
WASHINGTON — Iran has given the Revolutionary Guards Corps command over naval operations in the oil-rich Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz as part of a strategy to block access to vital sea lanes in the event of a war, according to a US intelligence study.
The [...]
By Claire Rangel
November 30, 2009
Source: Dow Jones Newswires/The Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Crude futures jumped sharply Monday on concerns over tensions with Iran after reports that United Kingdom nationals were being held in Iran after their yacht was seized.
Light, sweet crude for January delivery recently traded $1.54, or 2.1%, higher at $77.59 a barrel [...]
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