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Iranian rally in Washington DC
Photos by Jahanshah Javid
July 19, 1999
The Iranian
There have been demonstrations in several U.S. cities and in Europe
in support of the student movement in Iran. These are photos of the July
17 rally in Washington DC ... GO
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Outlook
For Once, the Veil That Hides Conflict Slips
By ELAINE SCIOLINO
The New York Times
July 18, 1999
THINGS are not always what they seem in this country of high walls and
black veils. Invasions, occupations, foreign meddling and arbitrary rule
over the centuries have have made politics a dangerous game, and Iranians
have learned some survival strategies: improvisation, role-playing and
even deception. So it was natural that the unrest last week in Iran, the
worst since the early days of its 1979 revolution, produced images that
sometimes betrayed reality: There were students who didn't look like students,
policemen who didn't look like policemen, true believers who weren't really
true believers ... FULL
TEXT
Hale plans trip to Iran for total solar eclipse
CLOUDCROFT, N.M. (AP) - The co-discoverer of one of this century's most
talked about celestial objects wants to see the next total solar eclipse.
But instead of watching the heavens from his home near here, Alan Hale,
who spotted the Hale-Bopp comet from his driveway in 1995, will have to
travel to Iran next month with about a dozen other stargazers to see the
eclipse. The group is still waiting on visas, Hale said ... FULL
TEXT
More Letters
* Khatami only hope
Ramin Abhari writes:
I can't help thinking that another opportunity for forwarding the cause
of liberalization in Iran was lost last week ["Now
what?"]. The roughing of peaceful student protestors and trashing
of their dormatories, was a big embarassment for the hard-line establishment.
It could have had led to a major purge, having followed the assassination
of writers few months earlier.
Now with the rioting and Mojahedeen Khalq's statements of support, it
would be masterful if Khatami could prevent this from becoming a major
setback. Why doesn't the opposition realize that they have no leadership
and that Khatami is the only hope for Iran out of this darkness?
* Last desperate stab
Roy Casagranda writes: Political
science data advisable for democratization in Eastern Europe and South
America strongly suggest that the success of a democratic transition is
linked to the involvement of soft-liners (Mohammad Khatami) in the authoritarian
regime.
Lynn Karl and Phillippe Schmitter (1991) found that when authoritarian
regimes conducted their own democratization they were much more likely
to succeed. However, even when the regime itself is conducting the democratization
it can be subject to internal coups. Hard-liners often take one last desperate
stab at reasserting themselves (e.g. USSR--Genady Yeniev vs. Mikhail Gorbachev)
... FULL
TEXT
* Worse than a dog
Salah Jafar writes: You guys
are worse than a dog. Long live the Islamic revolution.
* Rallies: Gatherings in U.S. in support
of student movement
- New York: Tuesday July 20, from 9-11 am, United Nations.
- New York: Wednesday July 21, 12 to 2 pm, Third Avenue between
40th and 41st. Sponsored by the Worker-communist Party of Iran (WPI) -
New York Committee. Endorsed by the International Federation of Iranian
Refugees (IFIR), the Committee for Humanitarian Assistance to Iranian Refugees
(CHAIR), and the International Campaign in Defense of Women's Rights in
Iran US Branch
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Iran Students Demand Release Of 1,400 Classmates
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian students have demanded the release of
more than 1,400 of their classmates they say were arrested by security forces
in recent days following pro-democracy demonstrations, newspapers reported
Sunday. They said one high school student, Tami Hami-far, was killed in
the unrest which followed an attack by police and hardline vigilantes on
pro-democracy students. The death could not be confirmed ... FULL TEXT
Iran releases 750 protesters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Iranian authorities have released
750 people who were arrested during the pro-democracy unrest last week,
the Tehran Times daily reported today. It quoted a government official as
saying 450 other people remain in detention, and that their cases are ``under
investigation.'' The report did not name the official ... FULL TEXT
Iran demands apology from Turkey over air
raid
TEHRAN, July 19 (Reuters) - Iran demanded an apology and compensation
from Turkey over what it said was an attack by Turkish planes on an Iranian
border area on Sunday which killed five people, official news agency IRNA
said on Monday. It said Iran's foreign ministry summoned the Turkish charge
d'affaires late on Sunday and told him Tehran ``reserved the right to take
any necessary action and that Turkey bore the responsibility for the consequences
of this aggression.'' ... FULL TEXT
British envoy takes up Iran posting
The recently-appointed British ambassador in Tehran has taken up
his post. It is the first time Britain has had an ambassador in Iran since
shortly after the Islamic revolution in 1979 which brought the Ayatollah
Khomeini to power. Nick Browne, a specialist in Iranian affairs, formally
presented his credentials to Iranian President Mohammed Khatami on Sunday
... FULL TEXT
Iran unrest may set back Khatami economic
reforms
TEHRAN, July 19 (Reuters) - President Mohammad Khatami, already
facing major political obstacles in attempts to resolve Iran's economic
troubles, may find his opponents strengthened by last week's violent unrest.
The student protests which led to riots in Tehran have unleashed a wave
of criticism against Khatami's government from hardline conservatives opposed
to his reform policies which they fear could undermine clerical rule in
Iran ... FULL TEXT
Iran To Finalize 10 Petrochemical Deals
TEHRAN
(Dow Jones)-- Iran 's National Petrochemical Co. (NPC) is at the closing
stage in negotiations with international companies to build 10 petrochemical
projects, deputy oil minister and NPC head Mohammad-Reza Nematzadeh said
Saturday. Nematzadeh said the winners of the relevant tenders will be announced
within the next two months or so. The offered tenders included new projects
as well as new units at existing plants ... FULL TEXT
Rainfall eases Iran drought fear, brings
deadly flood
TEHRAN, July 16 (Reuters) - Torrential rains in Iran have somewhat
eased worries about a severe drought, but also triggered floods which damaged
crops and killed eight people, Iranian state television reported on Friday.
It said another five people were missing after the flooding which destroyed
150 homes, damaged crops and killed livestock in the fertile northwestern
Zanjan province ... FULL TEXT
Young poets
Tehran,
(Hamshahri) - Mohammad Ali Zare has put together a selection of poems from
several young poets, showing that there is real talent out there ... FULL
TEXT IN PERSIAN
Photo exhibition
Tehran, (Hamshahri) - Revolution and war were great training grounds
for Iranian photographers who have displayed their best work at Tehran's
Gallery Golestan ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Mohammad Nouri still on top
Tehran,
(Hamshahri) - You could say Mohammad Nouri is Iran's Frank Sinatra. He's
been around that long and he still very popular. So much so that his new
CD is the best-selling "pop" album in Iran ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
German coach interested in national team
Tehran,
(Iran daily) - With Khodadad Azizi's mediation, A top German coach has sent
a letter to Iranian soccer authorities expressing interest in taking the
job of head coach of the national team ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Pass in Hamburg
Tehran,
(Iran daily) - Tehran's Pass soccer club has beenb in Hamburg for the past
five days training for their upcoming friendly matches with German oppoinents.
Detailed report from Germany ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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Iranians are...
"Iranians are like wheat fields," one saying goes. "When
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Another goes: "Iranians are like water in a vase. If the vase is a
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July 18, 1999
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