The Evin being referred to is Evin prison, allegedly the scene of the torture, rape and murder of political prisoners. Freeing political prisoners and ending the death penalty feature prominently in Zahra's campaign, along with demands for a transparent and fair voting process. United for Iran's executive director, Firuzeh Mahmoudi, says these are ... Continue reading »
"All that I request from the Iranian government is that Amir is given a fair, transparent trial with legal council that he chooses for himself, so that he can face the charges presented against him," he said. "If they can't provide that, or if they don't feel the need to do that, then we ask them to show mercy and let Mr. Hekmati go."
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's election overseers said Monday they will bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next month's presidential election, a reference to a former leader seen as a threat to hard-liners.
Ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's entry in the race scrambled the equations because of his popularity, reputation and p ... Continue reading »
Americans are the biggest losers from the slew of scandals now rocking the White House, but who are the biggest winners? Iran, North Korea, Syria, China, and Russia. If U.S. foreign policy seemed spineless and muddled in confronting bad actors before the Benghazi-IRS-AP scandals surfaced, the U.S. just became that much more irrelevant to its arch ... Continue reading »
With the clarification of the names of the presidential contenders in Iran, the focus now has shifted to their possible policies. A key question for Iran analysts is what direction will Iran’s nuclear program - which has emerged as the most complex issue in Iran’s foreign policy since the end of the war with Iraq in the 1980s – take with each of th ... Continue reading »
دوشنبه ۳۰ اردیبهشت ۱۳۹۲ ه.ش. همبستگی ملی جمهوریخواهان ایران: نمایش انتخابات را فعالانه تحریم کنیم ! اعلامیه گروه ما در رابطه با تحریم فعال انتخابات: اعلامیه گروه ما در رابطه با تحریم فعال انتخابات: نمایش انتخابات را فعالانه تحریم کنیم ! با تشکیل نهاد های تحریم فعال از حق حاکمیت ملت، انتخابات آزاد و دولت حقوقمدار دفاع کنیم هممیهنان ... Continue reading »
Two men who the Iranian government said worked as spies for Israel and the United States were hanged Sunday morning, according to Iranian state news outlet Press TV.
The men were identified as Mohammad Heidari and Kourosh Ahmadi. Press TV said Heidari provided classified information to Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency, and Ahmadi had been ... Continue reading »
The leaked video shows a huge, powerfully armed convoy headed from Lebanon to Al Quysar with Obama's blessing, assuming you see cries of "Please stop!" as tantamount to endorsement. Arab government and those of France and England need to watch this video and then tell the craven Obama and his clueless secretary of state to get lost. https://ww ... Continue reading »
Go to Google in Iran and type in the words 'buying a doctorate' and you'll get around 4 million hits. Many links take you to online shops where you'll find anything your heart desires – from toasters, to fashion, cosmetics and…ta-da…PhDs – on any subject you want. One provider even supplies the address of his office in Tehran and touts the irresist ... Continue reading »
Sunday, May 19th, 2013
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around over claims of fraud, users and experts say.
The authorities deny such claims, but have not explained exactly why service has become slower ... Continue reading »
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