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More Iranian Dissidents in Danger of Execution

Stop Fundamentalism – Prison guards at Iranian infamous Evin prison say that Gholam Reza Khosravi, a political prisoner, will be executed in September.  Mr. Khosravi is changed with ‘Moharebeh’ which carries a death sentence. 

Chicken Protesters Pour into Iranian city Streets

Stop Fundamentalism — AP reported from an Iranian news agency that people have poured into the streets of the northeastern city of Neishabour to protest a steep hike in the price of chicken.

State Department’s Coercing Ashraf Residents to Forgo Their Humanitarian Needs in Return for Possible Delisting of MEK is Appalling and Unlawful

PRESS RELEASE
LONDON, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The International Solidarity for Democratic Change in Iran (ISDCI) denounces pressuring the Iranian opposition and the residents of Camps Ashraf into giving up minimum humanitarian life support requirements and relocating to Camp Liberty in return for possible delisting of the main Iranian opposition movement, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK). Some 2,000 Ashraf residents have already relocated to Camp Liberty, where the living conditions are inhumane. The Camp has no running water and it must be delivered on a daily basis by tankers.

Two State Department officials held a press briefing on the issue on Friday July 6, 2012, urging the residents to leave Ashraf without the provision of critical humanitarian life support requirements.

Iranian Diplomat Held for Child Harassment by German Police

Stop Fundamentalism – Iran is complaining to German Embassy in Tehran for apparently bad treatment of an Iranian diplomat in Frankfurt, report Iranian news media, Thursday.

The incident took place Monday when, as it is explained by the Iranian authorities, a German woman attacked the Iranian diplomat while he was on his way to work. 

Iranian Currency Value Falling Despite Government Efforts

Stop Fundamentalism – While the Iranian government is trying very hard to keep the value of its currency Riyal from falling further, in face of a European total oil embargo against the country, it seems once again Riyal is going for a dive.

Man Selling Satellite Internet Connection in Iran Arrested

Stop Fundamentalism – Iran’s Internet Police has arrested a man allegedly for selling satellite connection to the internet.  The authorities say they traced the man through his website where he sold accounts to users who wanted to be able to access the internet via satellite.

Iran Parliament Calls to Close Strait of Hormuz

Stop fundamentalism – An urgent legislation has been approved by the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Committee to encourage the Iranian government to close the straits of Hormuz to oil cargo headed for countries that are participating in the Iranian oil sanctions in Europe.

Iranian Resistance Shows Might in Paris, Calls for Regime Change

Listening to Mrs. Rajavi’s speech, from left to right, Mayor Giuliani, Judge Mukasey, Gov. Rendell, Gov. Richardson, Ambassador Bolton, Senator Torricelli, Phillip Crowley, General Casey, and General Conway
Listening to Mrs. Rajavi’s speech, from left to right, Mayor Giuliani, Judge Mukasey, Gov. Rendell, Gov. Richardson, Ambassador Bolton, Senator Torricelli, Phillip Crowley, General Casey, and General Conway

Listening to Mrs. Rajavi’s speech, from left to right, Mayor Giuliani, Judge Mukasey, Gov. Rendell, Gov. Richardson, Ambassador Bolton, Senator Torricelli, Phillip Crowley, General Casey, and General Conway

Reported by: Nima Sharif
On Saturday, June 23 2012, about a hundred thousand supporters of the Iranian resistance gathered in a Rally in Paris to show support for the Iranian Resistance and its President-elect Maryam Rajavi.   The cheering and screaming crowd continued for hours calling for a ‘democratic change’ in Iran and expressed support for residents of Camps Ashraf and Liberty – were members of the main Iranian opposition group MEK reside in Iraq.

Newt Gingrich in Paris, Supports Regime Change in Iran

Stop Fundamentalism/PRNewsWire, Monday 25, 2012 – Subsequent to the gathering of 100,000 Iranians in Paris yesterday, Mr. Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, spoke before a large number of supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Paris on Sunday, June 24, 2012.  

Iraqi Official Denied Entry to EU Parliament for Camp Ashraf Killing

BRUSSELS (AP) — A member of an Iraqi government delegation was denied entry to the European Parliament on Tuesday because he’s accused of participating in the killing of Iranian exiles who live in an enclave of Iraq.

European Parliament Vice President Alejo Vidal-Quadras said in a statement that Col. Sadiq Mohammad Kazim has been summoned by the Spanish National Court for an alleged role in killings in Camp Ashraf in 2009 and 2011.