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Journalist Jila Bahiyaghoob calls on judiciary to release her husband from solitary

Journalist Jila Bahiyaghoob calls on judiciary to release her husband from solitary

Bookmark This!Close Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser Favorites / BookmarksAskbackflipblinklistBlogBookmarkBloglinesBlogMarksBlogsvineBuddyMarksBUMPzee!CiteULikeConnoteadel.icio.usDiggdiigoDotNetKicksDropJackdzoneFacebookFarkFavesFriendsitefolkd.comFurlGoogleJamespotJeqqKaboodlekirtsylinkaGoGoLinkedInMa.gnoliaMister WongMixxMySpaceNetvouzNewsvineoneviewOnlyWirePlugIMPropellerRedditSegnaloShoutwireSimpySlashdotSurphaceSphinnSpurlSquidooStumbleUponTechnoratiThisNextTwitterWebrideWindows LiveYahoo!Email This to a Friend  Link HTML:  Permalink:  If you like this then please subscribe to the RSS Feed or Email Feed.Powered by Bookmarkify™ More » November 29, 2009 In a letter to the judiciary, Iranian journalist and social activist, Jila Baniyaghoob, called on Abbass Jafari-Dolatabadi, [...]

Montazeri: Basij not supposed to support path of Satan + video in Persian

Montazeri: Basij not supposed to support path of Satan + video in Persian

November 29, 2009 Source: Radio Zamaneh Prominent Iranian reformist cleric, Ayatollah Hoseinali Montazeri criticized the role of Basij militia in the violent suppression of the post-election protesters and maintained the Basij was not established to serve “in the path of the Satan.” In the post election events, Basij militia played an instrumental role in confronting [...]

Iran raises the stakes (ten times)

Iran raises the stakes (ten times)

Ahmadinejad’s shock announcement of ten new enrichment plants calls the world’s bluff and raises ever more serious questions over whether the Non Proliferation Treaty can survive November 30, 2009 Source: Guardian/Julian Borger’s Global Security Blog Iran almost certainly does not have the capacity at the moment to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants, full of [...]

Iran and Yemen in tit-for-tat battle for street cred

Iran and Yemen in tit-for-tat battle for street cred

Governments rename streets in honour of rebel fighters and protestors By Ian Black November 27, 2009 Source: Guardian Iran is embroiled in a game of tit for tat with Yemen after Tehran thoroughfares were renamed in honour of anti-government rebels in the Arabian peninsular country. Iranians reportedly designated a street in their capital The Martyrs [...]

Frost over the World – Mohsen Makhmalbaf – 27 Nov 09

Frost over the World – Mohsen Makhmalbaf – 27 Nov 09

David Frost interviews Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Iran’s Soft War

Iran’s Soft War

The Obama administration shouldn’t give up on embattled Iranian democrats. Here’s how American can help the Green Revolution. By Paula J. Dobriansky, Christian P. Whiton November 25, 2009 Source: Foreign Policy Magazine Iran’s government has used violence, intimidation, and incarceration to keep the country’s opposition at bay since the flawed election there last June. Now, the [...]

Zahra Rahnavard chosen by Foreign Policy Magazine as number 3 of the top 100 global thinkers of 2009

Zahra Rahnavard chosen by Foreign Policy Magazine as number 3 of the top 100 global thinkers of 2009

December 2009 Source: Foreign Policy Magazine 3. Zahra Rahnavard for being the brains behind Iran’s Green Revolution and the campaign of her husband, opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi. Political scientist and Reformer | Iran Of all the critical moments in the Iranian presidential election that captured the world’s attention this year, one stands out: On [...]

Russia vows quick completion of Iran atom plant

Russia vows quick completion of Iran atom plant

November 29, 2009 Source: Reuters TEHRAN – Russia’s energy minister pledged Sunday a quick completion of Iran‘s first nuclear power station, two weeks after announcing the latest delay, but refrained from giving a specific time for its launch. The comment from Sergei Shmatko came after talks with Iranian Oil Minister Massoud Mirkazemi and as Iran’s [...]

International Firsts, and Foot-in-Mouth Play-by-Play

International Firsts, and Foot-in-Mouth Play-by-Play

By Fred Bierman November 29, 2009 Source: The New York Times NBA Blog The N.B.A. is one of the most international of the North American leagues, and as more and more nationalities are represented there are inevitably going to be some interesting juxtapositions as well as some growing pains. Before Monday’s game between the Grizzlies [...]

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