Although I have already highlighted the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran on several occasions in writing and in person, I deem it necessary to once again draw the attention of Your Honor and the distinguished members of the UNHRC to the following issues as you prepare to review the Islamic Republic of Iran’s human rights record, on February 15, 2010.
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Mir Hossein Moussavi, the Iranian opposition leader and symbol of anti-government fervor, lashed out against Iran’s Islamic Republic Tuesday, saying remnants of the “tyranny” and “dictatorship” that prevailed under the toppled Shah of Iran’s regime persist today.
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Moussavi: Shah’s ‘tyranny’ exists in Iran
Iranian seminary students and teachers, angered by anti-government protests earlier in the week, held their own demonstration Saturday to show support for the founder of the Islamic Republic, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
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Obama changes missile defense policy, focuses on blocking Iranian …
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US accepts Iran's offer of talks with major powers
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US wants high-level meeting with Iran to test intentions
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Ahmadinejad to Name Women Ministers
Voice of America By VOA News Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he will appoint at least three women to his Cabinet, a first in the 30-year history of the Islamic republic. In televised remarks Sunday, President Ahmadinejad said he would name Fatemeh Ajorlu as … Ahmadinejad to name three women ministersAFP Iranian hard-liner named intelligence agency chiefLos Angeles Times Ahmadinejad names six ministers on live TVPRESS TV Reuters -Aljazeera.net -Xinhua all 1,390 news articles » |
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Ahmadinejad sworn in as police break up protests
AFP TEHRAN(AFP) — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in as Iranian president on Wednesday as riot police broke up an opposition protest after an election that triggered the worst turmoil in the Islamic republic's history. The 52-year-old hardliner took the oath … Ahmadinejad takes oath of officePRESS TV Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sworn in as president of IranTelegraph.co.uk Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been sworn in for a second term as Iran's …BBC News Wall Street Journal -TIME -Voice of America all 3,772 news articles » |
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Ahmadinejad Sworn In as Iran's President
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Rafsanjani defies Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Times Online Iran's most influential powerbroker defied the Supreme Leader and used Friday prayers to declare the Islamic Republic “in crisis” yesterday as tens of thousands of protesters staged the largest show of dissent in weeks. Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, … Tehran's streets erupt after a key cleric speaksLos Angeles Times Rafsanjani fans flamesBBC News In 'unity' sermon, Rafsanjani regrets 'crisis' handlingPRESS TV Christian Science Monitor -AFP -Voice of America all 1,228 news articles » |
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Rafsanjani condemns Iranian regime's handling of post-election unrest
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EU resolve hardens as British workers face Iran show trial
Times Online Iranian employees of the British Embassy in Tehran face the prospect of a show trial after the regime said that they had admitted conspiring against the Islamic Republic. The announcement, made by Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, 83, the head of Iran's … Iran's UK embassy action enrages EU Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried British Embassy row: Why Iran's hard-liners are inviting isolation |
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Report: Israel waging covert war against Iranian nuclear program
Ha’aretz - 2 hours ago By Yossi Melman Israel is assassinating Iranian nuclear scientists as part of a covert war against the Islamic Republic's illicit weapons program, the Daily Telegraph reported yesterday, quoting Western intelligence analysts. Iran waiting to see real change in US approach PRESS TV From Iran's hard-liners, tough talk – but pragmatism as well Christian Science Monitor Reuters - Bloomberg - AFP - Jerusalem Post all 538 news articles |
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Iran dismisses report it faces raw uranium shortage
Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran dismissed on Wednesday a British newspaper report that the Islamic Republic was running short of raw uranium for a nuclear program the West fears has military aims. Video: US vs. Iran: rhetoric or action? FM spokesman: Iran not running short of raw uranium |
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