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Photos by Javad Montazeri
August 7, 2000
The Iranian
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Editorial
No brainer
Consequences of blocking peaceful reform
Augsut 7, 2000
The Iranian
What Ayatollah Khamenei has done is to once again confirm what many
had suspected since Mohammad Khatami's election; that real power in Iran
rests elsewhere. It does not matter if the country's moderate president
is very popular. It does not make a difference if the reformists control
most of the city and rural councils. And it is not even that important
that the conservatives are now only a small minority in the Majlis. Because
ultimate power remains in the hands of the conservative clerical leadership,
which is determined to block any real attempts to bring change >>>
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Montazeri: Khamenei edict unconstitutional
BBC Persian Service
While conservatives are praising Ayaytollah Khamenei for stopping debate
on the press bill in parliament, Ayatollah Montazeri regards Khamenei's
move unconstitutional. We asked him his views (go
to 22 minutes and 24 seconds) >>>
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By Geneive Abdo, in Tehran
The Guardian
August 7, 2000
The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ordered the reformist
parliament yesterday to abandon its promise to expand freedom of speech
and revive the banned progressive press. It was seen as a step toward re-asserting
clerical rule over participatory democracy.
Ayatollah Khamenei's action runs counter to the hopes of millions whose
votes in February's general election sent to parliament a majority of reformists
who had run on platforms including a free press >>>
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By Nazila Fathi
The New York Times
August 7, 2000
Quashing a cherished goal of President Mohammad Khatami and his reformist
allies, Iran's supreme religious leader today sided conclusively with the
country's conservatives and ordered Parliament to scrap a bill aimed at
restoring a free press.
The surprise intervention by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's top
Muslim cleric, stunned reformers who had hoped to use their newly won strength
in Parliament to revive the once vigorous liberal press.
When Mr. Khamenei's decision was announced, the chamber erupted in loud
arguments and scuffles. Sixty reformist members of the 290-seat Parliament
walked out in protest>>>
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Cybersquatter Ordered to Give Up Hendrix Web Site
GENEVA (Reuters) - The family of the late American rock legend Jimi
Hendrix has won a case at an international panel to evict the holder of
the Internet address www.jimihendrix.com, U.N. arbitrators said Monday.
The family of the guitar genius, who died in 1970, filed the case in
May at the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
against American Denny Hammerton of Minneola, Florida, who had been the
first to register the address as an Internet domain. >>>
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Shirzan
TEHRAN, Aug 6 (AFP) - A young Iranian woman attacked and injured a judge
in the southwestern city of Boroujerd for taking too much time looking
into a complaint she had lodged, newspapers reported Sunday >>>
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* Don't teach hatred
Mohamad Navab writes:
Reading the piece by Najmieh Fakhraei surprised me ["At
war with your own people"]. It reminded me of the type of insults
and disrespect that is used by the not so respectable elements of our society.
I am surprised that you approved the publication of this writing.
Modern and progressive understanding considers those individuals that
Ms. Fakhraei writes about as social victims. We live in a time that we
don't get our frustration and hatred out by bad mouthing >>>
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* I'm not Arab American
Alex Hooman Gorjidooz
writes: Where I grew up, there were an abundance of Arab Americans,
and as I was beginning to meet new friends( Americans) when they started
to ignore me. I was wondering what was going on because the Arab Americans
started to group together and the other kids were hesitant to talk to me.
Then a few other actions occurred. The American students began asking
me why I won't sit with the Arab American students during lunch. I told
them that I wasn't an Arab American, and they looked at me with a state
of confusion. I told them that I am an Iranian American >>>
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* Slightly harsh
Faramarz Kaviani
writes: This
picture is taken where they kill chickens before selling them to customers.
Considering the fact that most of us eat chicken or beef, the whole idea
of killing a bird or an animal for the purpose of eating sounds understandable.
I still agree there is something slightly harsh in picturing it in a
photograph and I strongly believe in animals rights too.
Event: Cultural fest in northern California
The fourth annual Iranian cultural festival in northern California will
take place on October 8, 2000 at the Cupertino Quinlan Community Center
in Cupertino, CA. The festival will include a wide variety of community
activities, including dance, music, poetry, Arts & crafts, Book signing,
Art Gallery, face painting, and food >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
Even if the whole world were gripped by sadness
He would not be sad who holds love firm in hand.
And if love makes him dance, even a little,
There are worlds and worlds within that little land.
-- Rumi
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Press group protests Iranian failure to
free media
VIENNA,
Aug 7 (AFP) - The International Press Institute (IPI) expressed deep concern
Monday over Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's decision to ban the
reformist parliament from rolling back a series of tough press curbs. The
Vienna-based lobbying group, in an open letter to Khamenei calling on him
to re-introduce the legislation, lamented a series of incidents including
the banning of a pro-reform newspaper and the arrest of a journalist >>>
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US concerned over Iran legislation
U.S. State Department Spokesman daily briefing, August 7, 2000
-- RICHARD BOUCHER: Well, I think our reaction is to reiterate what we've
made clear on many occasions, that we do have very serious concerns about
freedom of expression and freedom of the press in Iran. We would expect
the government of Iran to uphold the International Human Rights Standards,
including the right to freedom of expression >>> FULL TEXT
"Demonstration" at parliament
to support curbs on press
TEHRAN,
Aug 7 (AFP) - Hundreds of people rallied outside the Iranian parliament
Monday in support of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a day after
he quashed reformist hopes of repealing the nation's tough press laws >>>
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Iran distances itself from academics who
met with Israelis
TEHRAN,
Aug 6 (AFP) - Iran's foreign ministry distanced itself Sunday from Iranian
academics who attended a Cairo meeting last week with officials from Israel
and other nations to discuss the Middle East peace process. An unnamed official
at the ministry cited by the official IRNA news agency said the meeting
had no connection with the Iranian government and stressed Tehran's position
on Israel had not changed >>> FULL TEXT
Courts vow to stamp out press "corruption"
TEHRAN,
Aug 7 (AFP) - Iran's conservative-dominated judiciary announced Monday it
was determined to stamp out "corrupt" elements working in collusion
with the foreign press, state radio reported >>> FULL TEXT
Eshkevari detained
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A liberal Iranian writer and cleric was detained
Saturday for attending a controversial Berlin conference on Iran, his son
said >>> FULL TEXT
Reformist writer detained in Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Bolstered by an order from Iran's supreme leader
that undercut hopes of greater press freedom, hard-liners arrested a liberal
journalist and shut down a reformist newspaper on Monday >>> FULL
TEXT
Female reporters criticise inequality of
sexes
TEHRAN,
Aug 7 (AFP) - Women reporters marked national journalists' day here Monday
by condemning the "inequality of the sexes" in the workplace,
the official IRNA news agency reported >>> FULL TEXT
Female appointed governor
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A woman has been appointed a district governor
for the first time since the 1979 Islamic revolution, the official Islamic
Republic News Agency reported Saturday >>> FULL TEXT
Moral police ban ties in resort island
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's morality police has ordered a ban on
wearing ties, a symbol of Western culture, in a main tourist spot, but officials
there vowed to resist the move >>> FULL TEXT
Parliament speaker calls for "neutrality"
of prayer leaders
TEHRAN,
Aug 7 (AFP) - Iranian parliament speaker Mehdi Karubi on Monday cautioned
weekly prayer leaders, who include some of the regime's leading figures,
to keep out of the nation's political and factional disputes >>>
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Iran says it seized ship with 800 tonnes
of contraband Iraq oil
TEHRAN,
Aug 6 (AFP) - Iran intercepted and seized a ship carrying 800 tonnes of
contraband Iraqi oil through Iranian territorial waters, the official IRNA
news agency announced Sunday. It said the ship was registered in Belize
but did not indicate when the seizure had taken place >>> FULL
TEXT
Iran's mineral potential estimated at $1
billion yearly
By A Staff Reporter, Gulf News, August 7, 2000, Dubai - Iran has
the potential to earn nearly $1 billion each year from exports of mineral
wealth (excluding oil, gas and downstream products), an Economic Intelligence
Unit (EIU) report said quoting industry estimates >>> FULL TEXT
Farmanara's film at international fests
Tehran
(Bahar) -- Bahman Farmanara's first film in 20 years, the highly-acclaimed
"Bou-ye kafour, atr-e yaas" (English title?) will be shown in
several international festivals. Farmanara is also working on a new film
and script >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Love sells
Tehran
(Bahar) -- In less than a month, about 20,000 people have gone to see the
new production of "Romeo and Juliet" in Tehran, with ticket sales
reaching 30 million tomans >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Need better training for musicians
Tehran
(Bahar) -- "Do want to import musicians from Japan," just like
TVs and cars? asks Alireza Mashayekhi, musician and conductor, who complains
about insufficient training centers for musicians >>> FULL PERSIAN
TEXT
Esteghlal begin season with 4-1 thrashing
of Paykan
TEHRAN, August 4 (Iran Sports Press) -- With video: Esteghlal began
the 2000-2001 season with full force as it thrashed Paykan 4-1 on Friday
at Azadi Stadium. Esteghlal's new acquisitions, namely Ali Samereh from
Fajr Sepass, managed to pay off as Esteghlal managed a convincing win against
newly formed Paykan team, known formerly as Bahman >>> FULL TEXT
Diving: Iran wins second gold in Taiwan
TAIWAN, August 6: At the third day of the 14th Asia-Pacific Diving
Championships, Iran added to its medal tally six more medals. Iran won its
second gold medal and added additional two bronzes to the four bronze medals
it had won on Saturday at the Championship. Iran also won one silver on
the final day of competitions >>> FULL TEXT
Iranian kickboxing takes fourth
BANGKOK, August 6: The Iranian Thai Kickboxing Team took
fourth place at the International Thai Kickboxing Championships which were
held in Thailand. Iran took fourth with 1 gold medal and five bronze medals.
France and Philippines took first and second respectively while Thailand
and Uzbekistan took third place jointly.
BBC
Karrubi: Reformist or not?
What was the role of the parliament speeker
in the events which took place in the parliament yesterday? He is accused
of ignoring parliamentary rule by not puting the withdrawal of the press
bill to the vote. Maria Sarsalary talked to Ahmad Salamatian, a former member
of parliament >>>
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Progress...
We are living in a third world country. There is a 2,500-year
history of despotism. It is natural that there should be resistance in the
face of freedom. The judiciary respects neither the law, nor religious standards,
nor public opinion. But the fact that they arrest their opponents, rather
than kill them like they did before, is progress.
-- Mohsen Kadivar, dissident cleric
The Guardian
August 7, 2000
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