Nima Sharif
Once again, it is time for heads of states to address the general assembly meeting of the United Nations in New York. An opportunity that the overly isolated and mostly hated Mahmoud Ahmadinejad does not seem to want to miss.
Iranians Prepare for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in New York
Iranians Prepare for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in New York
Nima Sharif
Once again, it is time for heads of states to address the general assembly meeting of the United Nations in New York. An opportunity that the overly isolated and mostly hated Mahmoud Ahmadinejad does not seem to want to miss.
Washington Policy Group Reveals Undisclosed Iranian Nuclear Site
Stop Fundamentalism – A planned press conference by Iran Policy Committee in Washington D.C. Thursday will reveal a new previously undisclosed Iranian nuclear site, reports Iran Focus.
The information will be released at a press conference held by the IPC. The source of the information, the Iranian main opposition group People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran(PMOI/MEK), is the same source that originally tipped the existence of an Iranian clandestine nuclear program back in 2002 and uncovered Iranian nuclear sites such as Natanz uranium enrichment facility and the Arak heavy-water plant.
Iran – Woman Recieves Death Sentence for Demonstration Photography
Stop Fundamentalism – Farah Vazehan, a woman political prisoner arrested on the December 27 demonstrations last year in Iran (known as the Ashura demonstration) has received a death sentece, according to “Human Rights Activist in Iran” weblog.
Mrs. Vazehan, was arrested on the charge of sending a photo of the demonstration scene abroad to an opposition television station.
This is the first death sentence handed down to a woman by the Iranian judiciary in relation to the uprising and demonstrations following the last year’s Iranian presidential elections.
Advanced Web Filtering by Iranian Regime to Block Information and News Exchange
In order to prevent the Iranian public specially the youth from accessing the flow of information and news through the internet, the Iranian regime is planning to upgrade their filtering technology to a new unified advance filtering system.
Iran Suicide Bomb Attack Kills 20
Stop Fundamentalism – News reports from Iran indicate that two suicide bomb attacks in the city of Zahedan has claimed the lives of 20 people leaving over 100 wounded.
Iranian News media reported today that around 20:21 local time an explosion occurred at the entrance of Zahedan’s main mosque. The second bomb explosion followed in the same location only a few minutes after.
Iranian Dissidents Disrupt Motakki’s Speech in Dublin
“Dictator,” screams an Iranian protestor, “He is a dictator. He is a terrorist.”
Shortly after this man walks out of the room, a second Iranian shouts, “Why did you kill Iranian political prisoners, you are a murderer.”
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Iranian Foreign Minister, Manuchehr Motakki’s visit to Dublin takes place at a time when Iran leader are rejecting United Nations sanctions ratified yesterday.
Cleric Calls to Ban Showing Women Sports Pictures in Iran Media
A cleric in Iran announced Friday that broadcasting women pictures engaged in sports activity is forbidden by Islamic laws.
Namazi, who was conducting the Friday sermon in the city of Kashan emphasized that women should only attend their homes. He asked members of the mullahs’ parliament to “set occupational priorities for women and send them back to their main job (housekeeping).”
He complained about some state-run television stations broadcasting women participating in shooting sports while all filming crew and bystanders were men. He emphasized that “women sports event should not be televised at all.”
Iranian Prisoner to End Hunger Strike or Face Execution
A political prisoner currently on death row has been on a hunger strike since May 12 and is determined to continue.
A judge threatened Habibollah Golparipour, the striking prisoner that his execution will be carried out immediately if he does not end his hunger strike.
“I know I will be hanged soon.” said Golparipour in response to the judge, continuing that, “I would rather die my own way and will do it in way that would bring shame to you.”
Hunger Strike to Save Life of Iranian Political Prisoner
Stop Fundamentalism – Following reports of deteriorating health conditions of Iranian political prisoner, Majid
Tavakoli, who is on his 5th day of a dry hunger strike, his mother and a number of other political prisoners, have started a hunger strike in his support.
Tavakoli, a student activist from Tehran Institute of Technology, started a dry hunger strike last Sunday when he was transferred to a solitary prison.
