January 31, 2010
Source: Persian2English
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Human Rights Report: Purpose of False Confessions is to Execute Prisoners Later
According to Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran (HRDAI), the night before the execution of Arash Rahmanipour and Mohamdreza Alizamani, security agents played [a video that aired] their false confessions in an attempt to justify the [...]
January 31, 2010
Source: Rooz Online
Rooz Examines
Akbar Hashemi says that he smells a conspiracy. Mohammad Yazdi says to him, who are you to create a committee to protect the votes? Or, who are you to demand that the prisoners be released? When did this bickering, which was about to reach “sensitive stages” with Rafsanjani’s latest [...]
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Dear Readers,
Our new section called “Earth to Iran” has been launched. Planet Iran calls on everyone around the world to videotape themselves (or record an audio with a video montage if you prefer) with a brief message of support and camaraderie to the people of Iran.
In these hours and months where patriots inside Iran continue [...]
January 31, 2010
Source: Persian2English
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Mehrdad Rahimi, the deputy of the Committee in Defense of Citizenship Rights for Mehdi Karoubi’s election campaign, met with his family for the first time on January 28, 2010, 27 days after being detained.
Mehrdad Rahimi informed his family that he is under extreme pressure to give a [...]
January 31, 2010
Source: Reuters
JERUSALEM – Israel and the United States are closely conferring about the Iranian nuclear program, U.S. National Security Adviser Jim Jones said in an interview published Sunday, calling Israel’s conduct “responsible.”
Western governments fear that Iran wants to produce nuclear weapons but Tehran says the program is for peaceful purposes. Iran has vowed [...]
January 30, 2010
Source: Reuters
UNITED NATIONS – A shipment of weapons from North Korea seized by Thai authorities last month were headed for Iran, according to a confidential report the Thai government sent to a U.N. Security Council committee.
Thai authorities seized more than 35 tons of arms from a cargo plane they said had come from [...]
By NAZILA FATHI
January 30, 2010
Source: The New York Times
The two main opposition leaders in Iran called on their supporters on Saturday to take part in a demonstration on Feb. 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Mir Hussein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi, the opposition leaders, urged supporters to participate in the rally next month, the [...]
By David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt
January 30, 2010
Source: The New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is accelerating the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks in the Persian Gulf, placing special ships off the Iranian coast and antimissile systems in at least four Arab countries, according to administration and military officials.
The [...]
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI
January 31, 2010
Source: The Associated Press (AP)
CHAM, Iran — Thousands of Iranians gathered at dusk against a snowy mountain backdrop to light giant bonfires in an ancient mid-winter festival dating back to Iran’s pre-Islamic past that is drawing new interest from Muslims.
Saturday’s celebration was the first in which the dwindling remnants [...]
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January 30, 2010
Source: Spiegel Online
The news made headlines around the world: “German diplomats arrested in Tehran.” But there were no arrests. SPIEGEL has learned that the true story is one of a German federal police officer who had an affair with an Iranian woman that was uncovered and politicized by the regime.
Last Wednesday, the German [...]
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