The next few weeks in Iran -- with the elections and the political drama around it -- can prove decisive in determining whether a non-violent, narrow and arduous path towards democratization will remain in the medium term or whether the Middle Eastern powerhouse will turn more repressive, unfree and undemocratic for years to come. The idea that the ... Continue reading »
The Moon will be conjunct Saturn 5th. That means you have to be concerned about a sporting activity. Later get a health check up as it moves into 6th..
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The Moon is in Aban and in the 5th and 6th houses for the next ... Continue reading »
Reporters Without Borders has written an open letter to the eight approved candidates in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s 11th presidential election, requesting that they publicly commit themselves to support freedom of information.
The list of eight approved candidates published yesterday by the Guardian Council – whose members are directly chosen ... Continue reading »
The remarks given in the website read: "I would announce this. Everyone should know. Those who were disqualified, are not necessarily incompetent individuals. Do not suppose because this guy was disqualified, he fully incompetent. No. According to the law, he cannot participate in the elections as a candidated. But it's possible that the authority ... Continue reading »
“The Guardian Council’s decision does show that Rafsanjani, who is considered to be a pillar of the revolution in Iran and a founder of the Islamic Republic, faces a lot of opposition from within the political system. It also indicates how authoritarian and closed the Islamic Republic has become as a political system -- so much so that Rafsanjani, ... Continue reading »
A view of Sheikh Zayed Road - a major highway in Dubai that has been the site of rapid urban development. (Image credit: Al Miller) Passing remarks, it turns out, can make a lasting impression. I had come to appreciate such remarks while conducting my dissertation fieldwork in Dubai during the course of 2010. That year saw me regularly engage ... Continue reading »
According to this report, after the fast and turned out treatment of their cases and the confirmation of the branch 11 of the Supreme Court and getting permission from the judiciary chief and the order of the Leadership (Khamenei) to enforce the death sentence as soon as possible, these two prisoners were hanged yesterday morning.
Then the genera ... Continue reading »
The opposition website Kaleme also reported on Monday that a number of activists have been arrested in Iranian provinces and some summoned for questioning. Ali Ghazali, the editor of the conservative website, Baztab, also remains in jail since his arrest in early May. Meanwhile, Iran News Network, a pro-government website, reported that several cam ... Continue reading »
1. Saeed Jalili; 2. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf; 3. Gholamali Haddad Adel; 4. Ali Akbar Velayati; 5. Hassan Ruhani; 6. Mohammad Gharazi; 7. Mohsen Rezaei; and 8. Mohammad Reza Aref.
The Guardian Council has qualified 8 candidates for presidential elections, Mashaei and Hashemi disqualified. Informed sources communicated the list of qualified candida ... Continue reading »
Rafsanjani and Mashaei barred from Iran presidency poll Two prominent figures in Iran have been barred from standing as candidates in next month's presidential election.
Ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, a close ally of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, had been excluded by the Guardian Council, state TV rep ... Continue reading »
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