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Trial
Defiance vs. regret
Reformists on trial
By Mehdi Ardalan
November 16, 2000
The Iranian
Prison affects people in different ways. Lengthy incarcerations have
produced a range of sentiments among pro-reform activists: defiance, regret,
even both. Akbar Ganji's dramatic appearance in his long-awaited trial,
charging prison officials with torture, was in stark contrast to Ebrahim
Nabavi's sarcastic self-criticism before the notorious Judge Mortazavi
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By Mohandes
November 16, 2000
The Iranian
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Rostamkhani released on bail
BBC Persian Service
A court in Iran has released on bail one of the defendants in the trial
of seventeen reformists in connection with the controversial Berlin Conference.
Khalil Rostamkhani, is accused of endangering state security by disseminating
pamphlets from overseas groups. He denies the charges. Sima Bahrami speaks
to Rowshanak Daryoush, Mr Rostamkhani's wife >>>
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Green danger
The Economist
November 11, 2000
Tehran -- THE judiciary is having another go at the politicians, writers
and journalists gathered under the reformist banner of President Muhammad
Khatami. Currently 17 reformists are being tried by Tehran's Revolutionary
Court, most of them speakers at a controversial conference in Germany last
spring. Islamic, and indeed Iranian, sensibilities took a battering during
this conference, organised by a foundation with links to Germany's Green
Party. It was attended by hundreds of expatriate Iranians, some of whom
chanted dissident slogans, or clapped when a woman danced, and a man stripped
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Shekamoo
It was around noon. I opened the frig to see what to have for lunch.
I saw a these messages from my daughter on the pizza box: >>>
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* One man one vote
Masoud Fazeli writes:
Guive Mirfendereski's article ["Keep
it the way it is"] is very similar to the reasoning I hear these
days by Republicans against the popular vote. Like them, your scare tactic
against the popular vote is targeted towards Democrats...
The simplest reason that the popular vote is the fairest way is that
it would be inclusive of all the voters in an election. The most progressive
countries in the world have adopted this system. I do not have a certain
political leaning towards Republicans or Democrats, but I strongly believe
in one man one vote >>>
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* Salieri reading Mozart
Ramin writes: I think you owe it to the world to get Sadaf Kiani Abbassian to commit
to writing full-time. Everyone is almost s*&# comapred to her. Every
time I read her articles I feel like I am Salieri reading Mozart's work!
* Nothing more than cows
Cyrus Raafat writes:
Just look into the eyes of one of these Iranian-American girls and
you will see a socio-pathic, ruthless, cold-blooded self-centered attitude
fully developed in this materialistic and hedonistic society. They are
so self-assured they are almost masculine and as "torshideh"
as they may become, they are still nothing more than cows in my opinion.
Just looking at their eyes you will see a Western woman. There is no gracefulness
or propriety, just nothing to be coveted >>>
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Rights: Petition against Berlin trial
Petition for the immediate release of 17 Iranians brought to trial for
participation in Berlin conference in April 2000 >>>
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Defendant facing death penalty is freed
on bail
TEHRAN,
Nov 16 (AFP) - A former Iranian communist facing a possible death sentence
for his role in a controversial political seminar in Germany has been released
on bail, a court official told AFP on Thursday. Khalil Rostam-Khani, who
attended the April conference in Berlin which Iranian authorities deemed
anti-Islamic, paid 87,000 dollars' bail to be released, the official said.
His family confirmed the release >>> FULL TEXT
Paper criticizes move to lower voting age
TEHRAN,
Nov 16 (AFP) - A pro-reform Iranian newspaper on Thursday criticized the
reformist-majority parliament's decision to lower the voting age to 15 ahead
of next year's presidential elections. "Our 15-year-olds have not had
a chance to go through the process of political maturity," the English-language
daily said in an editorial unusually critical of the reformist legislature
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Two dead, 15 injured in Iran clashes with
MKO: press
TEHRAN, Nov 16 (AFP) - Two members of Iran's main armed opposition
group, the People's Mujahedeen, were killed and one security guard injured
in Wednesday's clashes near the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, press reports
said. The conservative Jomhuri-Eslami paper, citing a "reliable source",
said Thursday that the Mujahedeen also "injured 15 people," including
one security official >>> FULL TEXT
Iran again backs Palestinian uprising
TEHRAN,
Nov 16 (AFP) - Iran on Thursday again gave its full backing for the Palestinian
uprising against Israel and called for international intervention to stop
the "crimes" of the Jewish state. "A serious international
action is needed to stop Israel's crimes against the Palestinian people,"
foreign ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said, cited by the official
IRNA news agency >>> FULL TEXT
Hijackers wanted to undermine OIC summit:
militia chief
TEHRAN,
Nov 16 (AFP) - The would-be hijackers of an Iranian domestic flight wanted
to undermine Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) efforts to support
the Palestinians, a military commander said Thursday. General Mohammad Hejazi,
head of the Islamic Basiji militia, said they wanted to "weaken the
success of the meeting of OIC heads of state (last week) during which Palestine
was defended in an unprecedented way." >>> FULL TEXT
OPEC to discuss raising $100B
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - OPEC (news - web sites) producers will
open talks this week on a joint investment firm to raise more than $100
billion to help boost output to meet demand over the next two decades, an
Iranian oil ministry adviser said Thursday >>> FULL TEXT
Avesta: New edition
Tehran (Hamshahri) -- A new edition of Avesta, the Zoroastrian
holy book, edited by Dr. Hashem Razi, has been published >>> FULL
PERSIAN TEXT
Film: Before and after
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- Rasool Mollaqoli-Pour's "Nasl-e Sookhteh" (Burned
generation) is a film in three parts, dealing with issues before and after
the revolution up to current times >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Silence louder than screams
Tehran (Hamshahri) -- They said Mohsen Makhmalbaf will never get
permission to screen "Sokoot" (Silence). But he did, without cutting
out a second. This silence is louder than many screams >>> FULL
PERSIAN TEXT
Down in Asia, up in world
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) -- Iran's soccer team has slipped to fourth
place in Asia but it is up three places in world standings, >>>
FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Yazdani, Emami-Far in Belgium?
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) -- Daryooush Yazdani and Alireza Emami-Far
may play for a Belgium first division soccer team >>> FULL PERSIAN
TEXT
Mousavi not going to UAE
Tehran (Hamshahri) -- Ali Mousavi will not join UAE's Al-Nasr but
will instead play forward for Esteqlal >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
BBC
Parliamentary committee meets Akbar Ganji
A parliamentary committee met Akbar Ganji
in prison. Mr Ganji on his first appearance in court last Thursday (Nov
9) said he had been mistreated by the prison guards. He later called on
President Khatami to look into his case. Lara Petrosian asks Mohammad Dadfar,
one of the members of the parliamentary committee about Mr Ganji's requests
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