Stop Fundamentalism – Iran has introduced new biometric national identity cards that observers believe can be used to indentify dissident easier than before. The card which can be used for internet usage, is considered a new measure to control, limit, and identify internet users and dissident cyber activists.
Medicine Taken With Grapefruit Juice Can Kill
SF News – There are over 85 medications in the market today that taken with grapefruit Juice will cause harmful effects to the body including death, say Canadian doctors.
Iraqi Kurds and Central Government Agree to Talk
AP – Iraq’s top military spokesman says that Iraqi and Kurdish security officials have reached an agreement to defuse tension between the central government and the self-ruled autonomous region over disputed northern areas.
Does Swiss Chocolate Make Winners?
SF News – Yes apparently. That is Nobel Prize winners, of course. In fact, Switzerland produces more Nobel Prize winners relative to its population than any other country in the world and the reason is said to be chocolate.
No Family Visits for Iran’s Female Political Prisoners
Stop Fundamentalism – Following release of a statement by a number of Iranian female political prisoners held at Evin prison Monday, condemning the death of Iranian blogger Sattar Beheshti, Tehran’s prosecutor revoked family visiting rights of women prisoners until further notice, reported Iranian Human Rights Activist website Wednesday.
U.S. Warns Al-Maliki Not to Attack Kurds
Stop Fundamentalism – United States Vice President, Joe Biden, warned Nouri Al-Maliki about any armed conflict with the autonomous Kurdish region forces Sunday after earlier clashes on the Kurdistan region border in Iraq, reported the Kurdish media yesterday.
Afghans Tortured in Iran for Reporting to UN Rapporteur
Stop Fundamentalism – Three Afghan nationals are receiving torture in Iran for apparently passing on a list of executed Afghans to Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, the United Nations Human Rights Rapporteur on Iran, reported the Human Rights Activists for Democracy in Iran on Monday.
Four killed in Iran train derailment
AFP, TEHRAN — Four people were killed and 26 injured late on Friday when a train derailed in central Iran, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran – Blogger and Political Prisoner Dies Under Torture
Stop Fundamentalism – Iranian opposition sources say that an Iranian blogger and political prisoner by the name of Sattar Beheshti, has died under torture after eight days in custody in Iran.
Iran Denies Nuclear Enrichment Halt
Stop Fundamentalism – Iran continues its uranium enrichment to 20 percent purity as usual, Iranian state-run Fars News agency reported from official government sources yesterday.