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Open Letter to the Bar Association of Iran by Shadi Sadr: Do not ignore the policy of hostage taking and revenge

Open Letter to the Bar Association of Iran by Shadi Sadr: Do not ignore the policy of hostage taking and revenge

WongMixxMySpaceNetvouzNewsvineoneviewOnlyWirePlugIMPropellerRedditSegnaloShoutwireSimpySlashdotSurphaceSphinnSpurlS 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 »Source: Persian2English July 30, 2010 Mohammad Mostafaei in Germany while on a trip. Picture courtesy of Radio Farda. Last week, Iranian [...]

European Union’s Sanctions against the Islamic Republic

European Union’s Sanctions against the Islamic Republic

Source: Arshama3′s Blog July 30, 2010 On 26 July, EU foreign ministers agreed to impose sanctions on Iran above and beyond those called for by the United Nations Security Council. The measures came into force as soon as they were published in the EU’s official journal on Tuesday. Iranian banks, shipping companies and aerospace firms [...]

Iranian Journalist for Time Magazine in Prison

Iranian Journalist for Time Magazine in Prison

Source: Iran Rises July 30, 2010 Reza Rafii-Forushan, an Iranian stringer for Time magazine, appeals his frame-up in the following open letter. The Persian original is published on RAHANA’s website. His Eminence Ayatollah Amoli Larijani While submitting my greetings, God is the Manifestation of truth, He loves truth and is disgusted with lies, for piety [...]

Iranian reformists challenge hardline cleric’s “ironclad immunity”

Iranian reformists challenge hardline cleric’s “ironclad immunity”

Source: Radio Zamaneh July 30, 2010 Iranian reformist group, Islamic Iran Participation Front issued a statement saying Ayatollah Jannati must enjoy “Ironclad immunity” since none of the lawsuits against him get processed. In a speech at a Qom mosque last Tuesday, Ayatollah Jannati announced that he is in possession of a document that reveals the [...]

Iran and Russia: Pies Falling from the Skies

Iran and Russia: Pies Falling from the Skies

By Amir Taheri Source: Asharq AlAwsat July 30, 2010 Until just a few months ago the official commentariat in Tehran was building a lot of pies in the sky with the prospect of a new axis to oppose the global influence of the American “Great Satan.” The axis would consist of Venezuela, Russia, China and [...]

Iran’s top oil customer buys less

Iran’s top oil customer buys less

Chris Stanton Source: The National (Abu Dhabi) July 28. 2010 China received slightly more than 9 million barrels of oil from Iran by the end of last month, down from 13.1 million during the same period last year. Reuters China’s imports of Iranian crude oil fell by almost a third in the first half of [...]

Iran May Get Gasoline From Russia State Companies Next Month, Chamber Says

Iran May Get Gasoline From Russia State Companies Next Month, Chamber Says

By Lucian Kim and Stephen Bierman Source: Bloomberg July 29, 2010 Three Russian state-controlled oil companies, including OAO Rosneft and OAO Gazprom Neft, may begin delivering gasoline to Iran in a month, said the head of the Iran Commission of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Talks are being held on a “working level” [...]

Iran’s Wishful Thinking As Sanctions Take Hold

Iran’s Wishful Thinking As Sanctions Take Hold

By Reza Taghizadeh Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) July 30, 2010 Citing the latest figures released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Iran has claimed sixth place in the world based on inward foreign-direct-investment (FDI) performance for the year 2009. Iran’s real position, in terms of inward FDI in 2009, [...]

A Report from Rajai Shahr Prison For Anyone Who is Willing to Listen

A Report from Rajai Shahr Prison For Anyone Who is Willing to Listen

Source: Human Rights House of Iran (RAHANA) July 29, 2010 Dr. Saeed Masouri was arrested in December 2000, in the city of Dezful and is currently being held in Section 10, Ward 4 at Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj. His original trial and appeals court initially resulted in a death sentence. During his 10 years [...]

Arjang Davoudi Banned from Prison Visits on 16th Day of Hunger Strike

Arjang Davoudi Banned from Prison Visits on 16th Day of Hunger Strike

Source: Human Rights House of Iran (RAHANA) 30 July, 2010 On the 16th day of his hunger strike and moments before his scheduled visit with family, Arjang Davoudi was banned from prison visit. According to HRDAI, on Thursday July 29, the family of Arjang Davoudi went to Gohardasht Prison in Karaj to visit him as [...]

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