A student who was arrested for throwing a stone during pro-democracy demonstrations is to be executed, Iran said yesterday.
By Damien McElroy, Foreign Affairs Correspondent
Source: Telegraph
16 March 2010
Mohammad-Amin Valian, a 20-year-old Islamic studies student, was arrested on the basis of a photograph taken at a mass demonstration against the rigged [...]
Source: Agence France Presse (AFP)
March 17, 2010
LONDON — Turkey’s prime minister said Tuesday it was “only rumours” that Iran was making nuclear weapons, stressing the Islamic republic’s right to develop civilian atomic power.
Speaking before meeting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London, Recep Tayyip Erdogan also questioned why countries like Israel [...]
Onetime presidential challengers chastise Ahmadinejad’s government for mishandling the country’s economy
Source: The Wall Street Journal
March 17, 2010
DUBAI—Iran’s top opposition leaders signaled Tuesday they were trying to broaden their movement’s popular appeal by emphasizing the economic shortcomings of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government.
Mehdi Karroubi, who unsuccessfully challenged Mr. Ahmadinejad in June polls, heaped [...]
Source: Reuters
March 17, 2010
Pakistan has signed a deal with Iran paving the way for the construction of a much-delayed pipeline pumping Iranian natural gas to the energy-starved South Asian country, officials said on Wednesday.
The $7.6 billion project is crucial for Pakistan to avert a growing energy crisis already causing severe electricity [...]
Source: Haaretz
March 17, 2010
The United States is transporting 387 “bunker-buster” bombs to its air base on the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean as part of preparations for a possible strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities, according to a report in Scotland’s Sunday Herald.
The U.S. government signed a contract in January [...]
Source: World Association of Newspapers (WAN)
March 17, 2010
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has condemned the continued imprisonment of Iranian journalist Emad Baghi and the repressive measures employed by the state to silence critical publications.
Mr Baghi, a leading human rights activist, writer and journalist, was arrested without [...]
Source: Agence France Presse (AFP)
March 17, 2010
TEHRAN — Iran renewed its demand on Tuesday for France to release an Iranian businessman who is accused by the United States of having purchased sensitive electronic components and exported them to Tehran.
“The innocence of (Majid) Kakavand is evident and we urge France not to be [...]
Source: Agence Fance Presse (AFP)
March 17, 2010
PARIS — Nobel prizewinner Shirin Ebadi on Tuesday accused German engineering giant Siemens and Finnish telecoms firm Nokia of supplying Iran with technology to help it suppress democratic dissent.
Speaking on France Culture radio, the exiled Iranian feminist and 2003 Nobel peace laureate, said Western firms [...]
Source: Reuters
March 16, 2010
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Former Iranian presidential candidate Mehdi Karoubi speaks during a news conference in Tehran June 9, 2009. Credit: Reuters/Raheb Homavandi
Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karoubi, defying government warnings, said the Islamic republic was “plagued with despotism,” in remarks published ahead of a national celebration that [...]
By NASSER KARIMI
Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek
March 16, 2010
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TEHRAN, Iran
Iran’s parliament has given final approval for a $368 billion budget bill for the current Iranian calendar year, bowing to the hardline president’s full request despite concerns it includes measures that would stoke inflation.
The final approval Monday came after lawmakers [...]
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