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In 1978, on the eve of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini told an interviewer: "Our society will be a free society, and all the elements of oppression, cruelty and force will be destroyed." More journalists and writers are now in prison in Iran than in any other country in the world. As you are no doubt aware, there has been a continuing brutal crackdown on press freedom since the disputed elections last summer.
By Ronald Koven
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Posted 16/3/2010 @ 18:37:20 GMT
Iran protests: festival of fire live blog
The Iranian opposition is planning to take to the streets again tonight as part of a traditional fire festival in defiance of the authorities. Follow live updates.The planned protest tonight is different from the other demonstrations staged since the disputed elections last June. It is due to happen at night rather than the day to coincide with Chaharshanbe Suri or the Feast of Fire celebrations.
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Posted 16/3/2010 @ 10:19:55 GMT
Iran's Karroubi says regime plagued with despotism
TEHRAN — A day after his apartment block was besieged by hardliners calling for his prosecution, defiant Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi lashed out at the government, saying it was "plagued with despotism", his website reported on Tuesday.
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Posted 16/3/2010 @ 10:13:12 GMT
Iranian leader shuns ancient fire festival
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader is attempting to extinguish an annual event celebrating the last days of winter and the Persian calendar year, and the government is strengthening its security presence in the days leading up to a major holiday, Iranian media reported.
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Posted 15/3/2010 @ 9:24:35 GMT
Documents show Iran's quest for atomic bombs
WASHINGTON — The father of Pakistan's nuclear-weapons program has written an official account that details an Iranian attempt to buy atomic bombs from Pakistan at the end of the 1980s and also conflicts with the Pakistani government's assertion that bombmaker Abdul Qadeer Khan proliferated nuclear know-how without government approval.
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Posted 11/3/2010 @ 10:26:0 GMT
Iran sentences professor to 6 years
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian appeals court sentenced a university professor to six years in prison for suspected involvement in the country's postelection turmoil, local media reported Thursday.
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Posted 9/3/2010 @ 17:16:18 GMT
After Iran Gets the Bomb
The Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to become the world's tenth nuclear power. It is defying its international obligations and resisting concerted diplomatic pressure to stop it from enriching uranium.
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By Foreign Affairs
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Posted 9/3/2010 @ 16:37:40 GMT
Iranian authorities imprison human rights lawyer
Mohammad Oliayifard, Iranian human rights lawyer and top court attorney was arrested on the morning of March 8 after being summoned by the Revolutionary court. Oliayifard, former organizer of Human Rights Activists Collective, was arrested by security forces in Tehran.
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Posted 9/3/2010 @ 8:39:5 GMT
US lifts web sanctions on Cuba, Iran and Sudan
The US yesterday said it will allow export of instant messaging, web browsing and other communications technology to Cuba, Iran and Sudan, in an effort to facilitate the flow of information and promote freedom of speech.
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By Guardian.co.uk
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Posted 8/3/2010 @ 21:32:55 GMT
US lawmakers push for tougher Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON — US lawmakers pushed Monday to punish firms that do business with Iran in defiance of US sanctions, angry over a report that Washington awarded such companies roughly 107 billion dollars.
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Posted 6/3/2010 @ 20:11:34 GMT
Iran's Ahmadinejad: Sept. 11 attacks a 'big lie'
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called the official version of the Sept. 11 attacks a "big lie" used by the U.S. as an excuse for the war on terror, state media reported.
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By AP
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Posted 5/3/2010 @ 16:32:7 GMT
Iran Summons Italian Ambassador Over Arrests in Weapons Case
March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Italy’s ambassador to Iran was called to the Foreign Ministry in Tehran after Italian police arrested two Iranians who are accused of being part of a gang that sold weapons to the Persian Gulf country.
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By Bloomberg
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Posted 3/3/2010 @ 9:13:49 GMT
U.N. council ready to tackle Iran nuclear issue
Gabon's U.N. Ambassador Emanuel Issoze-Ngondet, president of the Security Council for March, said the Iranian nuclear issue was not on the agenda of the 15-nation panel this month, but council members might still hold a meeting on it.
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By Reuters
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Posted 3/3/2010 @ 9:10:33 GMT
Bluster at UN Human Rights Council, as US and Iran trade barbs
The Obama administration has sought to focus world attention on the Iranian government’s repression of domestic opposition, and now it’s taking that bid to the UN Human Rights Council, the United Nations’ preeminent rights organization that the US joined only last year.
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By The Christian Science Monitor
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Posted 1/3/2010 @ 21:10:55 GMT
Russia ready to consider new Iran sanctions
PARIS — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says his country is ready to consider new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.The Russian leader told reporters Monday at the start of a state visit to France that it would be "desirable" to avoid sanctions — and insisted that any should not harm the Iranian population.
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Posted 27/2/2010 @ 19:33:34 GMT
Iran Leader of Opposition Assails Cult of Rulers
One of Iran’s opposition leaders, Mir Hussein Moussavi, said Saturday that a dictatorial “cult” was ruling Iran — one of his most critical statements against the country’s rulers since disputed elections last summer.
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Posted 24/2/2010 @ 10:15:6 GMT
U.S. Warns Iran That Time And Patience 'Running Out'
The United States has warned Iran that "time and patience is running out" over its controversial nuclear program.White House spokesman Robert Gibbs reiterated U.S. warnings of "consequences" if Iran continues to develop uranium enrichment capabilities.
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Posted 24/2/2010 @ 10:12:29 GMT
Wanted Sunni militant leader arrested by Iran
Iranian authorities have arrested the fugitive leader of the country's main Sunni Muslim insurgent group, Iran's minister of interior told reporters Tuesday.Iran accused the United States of having supported the insurgent leader, while his group issued a statement claiming that the CIA was involved in his arrest.
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Posted 21/2/2010 @ 16:51:45 GMT
Iran: Don't Talk to Foreign Media
General warns citizens against cooperating with American and British broadcasters.Iran's police chief warned citizens against cooperating with foreign media over the weekend, specifically accusing the state-sponsored Voice of America (VOA) and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) of operating as satellites for American and British intelligence services.
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Posted 20/2/2010 @ 17:35:30 GMT
New Iran measures needed if no progress: French PM
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said world powers would have to take new action against Iran in the next few weeks if Tehran continues to reject Western proposals on its disputed nuclear program.
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Posted 17/2/2010 @ 9:20:3 GMT
Over 65 reporters face spying charges in Iran: rights group
UNITED NATIONS — More than 65 journalists, bloggers and writers have been detained in Iran since last June's disputed presidential polls and could be tried on charges of "spying" for the foreign media, a New York-based media rights group said Tuesday.
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