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Iran’s hidden prisoners , David Hayes
Tehrān :: Iran | 8 days ago
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Those arrested in Iran after the presidential election join the detainees from earlier moments of repression. The blogger and openDemocracy author Hossein Derakhshan is one of the latter. The anniversary of his incarceration is being marked by efforts...
Tags: Iran, opposition leaders, Mirhossein Mousavi, Mir Hossein Mousavi
US had 'sporadic' contact with Jundullah: Report
Karāchi :: Pakistan | 8 days ago
Credibility Shia and Sunni tribal leaders were killed in a suicide bombing in the borderline region of Pishin in Iran's southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan Province. The Pakistan-based Jundullah terrorist group, which is believed to be closely affiliated with the al...
US calls on Iran to release American hikers
Tehrān :: Iran | 8 days ago
Credibility The State Department confirmed that the Swiss ambassador met the three hikers Thursday, the second time consular access was grated. For legal reasons, the State Department did not provide details on the visit.
Tags: Iran, State Department, Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, Swiss, Josh Fattal
NASA Gone Mad
Marijuana and other high profile drugs are clearly making their rounds in the NASA offices. Why might this be? Well first these so called geniuses thought it was a good idea to shoot a rocket at the moon to see if there was cheese or maybe water buried...
Tags: NASA, space, animals, monkeys, government, politics, PETA, allnews, abuse, United States, China, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, elections, President Obama, Squirrel Monkeys, rats, mice, scientists, photos, nuclear weapons, radiation, cruelty, murder
The Forgotten War in Afghanistan
If there weren’t enough problems to worry about already in Afghanistan, one more can be added to the list. Afghan doctors have seen a recent surge in young woman entering into hospitals from cases of burns and self-immolation. Hmmmmm…..but...
Tags: Abuse, Arab, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, United States, hospitals, murder, burns, fire, Obama, elections, weapons, killing, death, China, North Korea, France, UNICEF, religion, government, politics
Iran’s President Ahmadinejad shows his Sincere Side
For what appears to be the first time in history, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad publicly announced the Islamic republic’s willingness to cooperate with the Western world. What initially started as a hostile confrontation has slowly...
Tags: Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, United States, nuclear weapons, uranium, weapons of mass destruction, elections, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President Obama, government, politics, Russia, France
Pope seeks more freedom for Catholics in Iran
Tehrān :: Iran | 9 days ago
Credibility Pope Benedict XVI urged Iranian authorities on Thursday to let Catholics have the priests and churches they need to freely practice their faith in the country. In comments to Iran's new ambassador to the Holy See, Benedict also urged Tehran to improve...
Tags: Iran, greater opening
UK asks Iran to overturn Rassam verdict
Tehrān :: Iran | 9 days ago
Credibility The appeal came after Hossein Rassam was reportedly sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of fomenting violence during the post-election unrest in the country...British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said that the charges of...
Tags: Iran, Hossein Rassam, Tehran, David Miliband, Mr Miliband, foreign secretary
Turkey, Iran sign strategic deal to carry gas to Europe
İstanbul :: Turkey | 10 days ago
Credibility Iranian gas to be transported via Turkey and allowing Turkmenistan's natural gas to be pumped to Turkey via Iran, during Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to Turkey's southeastern neighbor.
Tags: Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Iran, Middle East, Barack Obama, Israeli, Mr. Erdogan, prime minister, Turkish, Human Rights Watch
Sanctions on Iran 'unlikely
Moscow - Further UN sanctions on Iran are unlikely in the near future, a top aide to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday, amid continued Western concern over Tehran's nuclear programme. "Sanctions on Iran are unlikely in the near future,"...
Tags: iran
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