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At Least One Prisoner Hanged in Iran – Ashton Calls for Moratorium

Stop Fundamentalism – At least one prisoner has been executed in Iran’s notorious Evin prison today and the fate of 4 others who were transferred to this prison for execution yesterday is unknown, says Iranian Human Rights News Agency.

Syria – Over 90 Dead Including at least 25 children

Stop Fundamentalism – Over 90 civilians, including 25 children, have been killed since Friday in bombing by the Syrian army in the Hula area, which is a town in central Syria, said the Syrian Observers of Human Rights Saturday.

New “Facebook Camera” Service Will Allow Picture Sharing

SF News – The popular social network giant ‘Facebook’ is now launching a new photo service allowing users to receive and share pictures on their iPhones.  This is in spite of the company’s April acquisition of a similar service provided by Instagram for a billion Dollars.

Iran Fears IAEA Amano’s Visit to Tehran will Effect Baghdad Talks

Stop Fundamentalism – An internal IRGC report considers Amano’s urgent travel to Iran very important. “On the surface, Amano and his accompanying delegation are coming to Iran to talk about modalities of solving issues specially regarding the Parchin site,” says the report warning that, “however, It seems the place where these discussions are intended to be used is in Baghdad.”

Swiss May Return 22-Year-Old Political Refugee to Iran

Sewed lips of an Iranian refugee in protest of rejection of her asylum request
Sewed lips of an Iranian refugee in protest of rejection of her asylum request

Sewed lips of an Iranian refugee in protest of rejection of her asylum request

Stop Fundamentalism – A 22-year-old Iranian man has been arrested and is currently in the custody of the Swiss authorities to be returned to Iran, says a statement by the Iranian Opposition. 

Drawing Reveals Iran’s Nuclear Bomb Test Chamber at Parchin

Nuclear Bomb Test Chamber at Parchin
Nuclear Bomb Test Chamber at Parchin

Nuclear Bomb Test Chamber at Parchin

Stop Fundamentalism – A drawing of a nuclear explosion test chamber handed to Associated Press by an unknown official of a country concerned about Iran’s advancement in producing a nuclear bomb, proves Iran is testing with nuclear explosives.  The test chamber is identified to be built and hidden at the much debated “Parchin” nuclear site which is located inside a military zone in Iran and is heavily guarded.

De Welt: Iran Accelerating Nuclear Bomb Efforts

Stop Fundamentalism – Iranian dissidents revealed today that Iran’ theocratic government is mounting efforts to acquire nuclear bomb while talks on this issue between the country and western powers continue, reports German De Welt.

Space Telescope Spitzer Finds Planet Larger than Earth

SF News – Spitzer Space Telescope has detected a “super Earth planet” in a different star system than ours.  The planet is not habitable but its detection will help scientists in searching other solar systems to find new life forms in outer space.

Drivers License Issued to a Car with no Driver

SF News – Nevada has just issued a license to a car without a driver.  The Google driverless car is equipped with an autopilot system that can navigate the car without the intervention of a human driver.

International Nuclear Inspector Dies in Iran

Stop Fundamentalism – A member of the International Atomic Energy Agency inspections team in Iran has reportedly died in Iran due to a car crash near Arak nuclear site, says Iranian state-run news website, Tehran Times. Another inspector is also injured but there has be no immediate report about his condition.