Hours after he avows U.S. support, officials there announce plans for new housing in a disputed area.
By Paul Richter
Source: Los Angeles Times
March 10, 2010
Reporting from Jerusalem – In the midst of a high-profile trip by Vice President Joe Biden, Israel unveiled plans for new housing in disputed Jerusalem on Tuesday, a surprise step that embarrassed [...]
* * Mothers of Plaza de Mayo of Argentina announce their solidarity with Iran’s Mournful Mothers. Hebe de Bonafini, President of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo wrote: “Repression of the Iranian government has already killed 57 people and detained more than 4000 opponents.
Iranian mothers gathered for the first time on July 28, 2009 [...]
* * Below: a video of Iranian residents of Germany at the Hannover tech fair protest the presence of representatives of the Iranian Telecom (owned and run by the revolutionary guards in Iran). Prior to the fair, the Iranian protesters published open letters in German publications objecting to the presence of, effectively the representatives [...]
March 1, 2010
Editorial
Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has banned Etemad (Trust) the daily newspaper. In an interview with the reporter from the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) Behrooz Behzadi, Etemad’s editor-in-chief said that the summons delivered to the publication from the Press Supervisory Board, claimed that the newspaper violated article 6 of the [...]
* * The Revolutionary Guard-run Fars News Agency reported: “Hojjat ol’Islam Haydar Mosslehi, Minister of Intelligence and Security announced his ministry’s readiness in assisting Palestinian groups in their plan to launch a virtual Intifada. During a gathering of the National Unity for the Future of Palestine held at the Iranian Radio and TV network’s [...]
Planet Iran Editor’s note: Chahar-Shanbeh Souri (direct translation is Wednesday Festivity) the feast of fire. This celebration heralds the approaching of Norooz, the Iranian new year, a pre-Islamic celebration of Spring and the vernal equinox on March 21st. Chahar-Shanbeh Souri is celebrated on the last Wednesday eve (Tuesday night) before Norooz. People build small [...]
* * Below: Video of members of the Revolutionary Guards in Spain (explanation below the video)
The intro to the above video reads: Western countries have begun to boycott companies belonging to the revolutionary guards and are refraining from doing any trade with them. Among such companies are Nokia-Siemens which had originally sold spying and surveillance [...]
Above: video that the regime has published of Rigi’s transport to Iran
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February 24, 2010
On Tuesday, the Iranians regime boasted that Abdolmalek Rigi, the Sunni Baluchi leader was arrested by members of the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) in an extraordinary operation outside Iran. Al Jazeera TV however reports that [...]
Source: Pedestrian
February 23rd, 2010
Watch this fascinating, frightening video.
Rafsanjani’s daughter, Faezeh Rafsanjani is in the car, she is fully veiled, in the traditional black chador.
Apparently she was at the university for a talk.
They, a group of men, are forcing asking her to come out of the car, the one in front throws out her belongings, they [...]
February 18, 2010
Source: Persian2English
Translation of Video
Reporter: A press conference was held following Monday’s (U.N.) gathering on human rights in Geneva. Shadi Sadr, a lawyer and women’s rights activist, was one of the attendants at the press conference. Noting the report that the Islamic Republic has published with regards to the human rights gathering and based [...]
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