Human Rights Report: Purpose of False Confessions is to Execute Prisoners Later

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Source: Persian2English

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Human Rights Report: Purpose of False Confessions is [...]

50 Years of Friendship, Competition between Hashemi and Yazdi

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 [...]

Mehrdad Rahimi under heavy pressure to give TV confession/ Saeed Haeri describes uncertain prison condition

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 [...]

Israel “responsible” on Iran, Obama adviser says

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 [...]

Thailand: Seized N.Korea arms were bound for Iran

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 [...]

Main Opposition Leaders in Iran Call for Rally

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 [...]

U.S. Speeding Up Missile Defenses in Persian Gulf

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 [...]

Iranians celebrate ancient Persian fire fest

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 [...]

Diplomatic Scandal in Tehran; Love Emails from the German Embassy

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 [...]

Iran’s opposition leaders call for big turnout on anniversary of ‘79 revolution

Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi condemn recent executions, which were seen as an attempt to intimidate the green movement. But a hard-liner warns that protesters would be ‘firmly confronted’.
By Borzou Daragahi
January 30, 2010
Source: Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Beirut – The leaders of Iran’s opposition movement boldly urged supporters to take to the streets during commemorations [...]