BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s Shiite Muslim Hezbollah group says authorities should formally ask Iran to help equip the country’s military. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah vows his Iranian-backed group…
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Mideast talks will fail: Iran
TEHRAN (AFP) — Direct peace talks between Israel and Palestinians will fail as long as the ”root” of the problem remained, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said on Tuesday.…
Iran testar nya missiler
Irans försvarsminister General Ahmad Vahidi säger att militära styrkorna har framgångsrikt test- avfyrade en missil med bättre med skarpare identifieringssystem. Mensa inte var eller när testet utfördes. Vahidis kommentar kommer…
Iran kommer inte att tala med USA
Irans högste andlige ledare Ali Khamenei varnade på onsdagen att Irans svar på ett angrepp inte skulle vara begränsad till regionen, en signal på att Iran skulle rikta sig mot…
Iran Central Bank head seeks import reduction
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian state-owned newspaper quotes the country’s Central Bank governor as saying imports should be decreased in response to the sanctions imposed on Iran over its…
Jailed kickboxing instructor becomes paralyzed in prison as result of torture
Hossein Armin, a kickboxing instructor was arrested after police filed a criminal record for him and was tortured to accept the charges. As a result of the torture, his spinal…
Political prisoner details abhorrent condition of Rajayi Shahr Prison
Letter of political prisoner Saleh Kohandel from Rajayi Shahr (Gohardasht) Prison: Today, 250 people have to sleep in 100 cubic meters of space and hundreds of prisoners are forced to…
Mahdiyeh Golrou’s One-year Suspended Imprisonment Term Begins
The one year suspended imprisonment sentence of student activist Mahdiyeh Golrou which was served to her last December, has begun. RAHANA: Mahdiyeh Golrou has to serve a 2 year prison…
US: No ’risk’ from Iran’s Russian-built nuclear plant
The United States sees no ”proliferation risk” from Iran’s Russian-built first nuclear power plant at Bushehr that was loaded with fuel Saturday, the State Department said. The Russian involvement in…
Mahdiyeh Golrou’s One-year Suspended Imprisonment Term Begins
Mahdiyeh Golrou has to serve a 2 year prison sentence which was upheld in the 54th branch of the Revolutionary Court and her one year suspended imprisonment. They add up…
URGENT ACTION FOR SHIVA NAZAR AHARI
– Courtesy of Marco Curatolo – Shiva Nazar Ahari, an Iranian Human Rights activist and a political prisoner in Evin prison (Tehran) since December 20 2009, is now facing the…
University Professor and Mousavi’s Advisor Ali Arab-Mazar Released on $200,000 Bail
Dr. Ali Arab-Mazar, a university professor and an economic advisor to Mir Hossein Mousavi, was released from Evin prison on Wednesday night, 18 August 2010. According to Kaleme news portal,…
Hamed Omidi Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison and Banned from Education
Hamed Omidid, a Technology student at Allameh University was sentenced to 3 years in prison for assembly and conspiracy against national security. According to the Human Rights Committee Reporters, he…
Politisk fånge dömds till döds i Iran
Myndigheterna i Iran har dömd Farah Vazehan en av de politiska fångar som arresterades under Ashuraprotester den 27 december 2009 i Iran har dömts till omänskliga straff genom hängning. Hon…
Human Right activist Shiva Nazar-Ahari has been Charged as “Mohareb”(enmity with God) !!
Mother of Shiva Nazar-Ahari, one of the arrested human rights activist, has announced that her daughter Shiva has been condemn with the charge of “Morahebeh”, On Wednesday 18 Aug. Shahrzad…
Tongue of Kurdish Political Prisoner Amputated, Risks Death
The website Kurdish Perspective reports that Evin prison interrogators have amputated the tongue of Matin Arjan, a Kurdish political prisoner from Batman, Turkey. He is currently in critical condition and…
Soldier: 300 hanged in a week
Tehran, Aug. 18 – A soldier who is a prison guard at Vakil-Abad Prison in the city of Mashhad, in Khorassan Razavi Province, northeast Iran, has emailed Iran Focus alleging…
Political Prisoner Rahim Rash Tortured, Remains on Hunger Strike after 26 Days
August 17, 2010 Rooz Online reporter Saman Rasoulpour conducted an interview with Soran Rash, the son of political prisoner Rahim Rash. He talked of his father’s physical condition. Rahim Rash’s…
Iran tells West to stay out of woman’s stoning case
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran told Western nations on Tuesday to stay out of the case of a woman who faces death by stoning, warning it will not tolerate any interference…
Iran lambasts the Clintons, Condi Rice
Tehran, Aug. 16 – Iran’s semi-official daily Kayhan, the mouthpiece of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has published a report lambasting former President Bill Clinton and current and former…
”Kraftåtgärder mot protester i Tehran är ”avgörande”
En ledamot i iranska parlamentets kommission för nationell säkerhet och utrikespolitik, varnade för den unga generationens fortsatta protester i Teheran på onsdagen och sade att detta är ett hot mot…
Final verdict postponed for Iranian woman facing stoning
(CNN) — An Iranian court has delayed the final verdict of a 43-year-old woman sentenced to death by stoning, a human rights group said Sunday, two days after the country…