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17 Jun 2011

Ahmadinejad aides targeted by Parliament

Iran's Parliament announced that it has received a series of reports questioning the actions of Esfandiar Rahim Mashai and Hamid Baghai, two chief presidential aides to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Fars reports that the complaints passed along to Parliament refer to a 'disruption perpetuated by the deviant current in the country s administration.'
Iran's Parliament announced that it has received a series of reports questioning the actions of Esfandiar Rahim Mashai...

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17 Jun 2011

Iranian authorities try to make humanities more Islamic

Iran s deputy science minister says transforming the humanities into Islamic human sciences is harder than sending a human into space. According to ISNA, Mohammad Mehdinejad Nouri said that Iran s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has called for universities to become more Islamic and for the humanities to be infused with Islamic values.
Iran s deputy science minister says transforming the humanities into Islamic human sciences is harder than sending a...

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14 Jun 2011

Cellmates say deceased journalist beaten prior to death

Sixty-four Iranian political prisoners from Ward 350 of Evin Prison have issued an announcement declaring that Reza Hoda Saber, the jailed Iranian journalist who died on Saturday following nearly 10 days on a hunger strike, was severely beaten by authorities on the eighth day of his strike.
Sixty-four Iranian political prisoners from Ward 350 of Evin Prison have issued an announcement declaring that Reza Hoda...

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1 Mar 2011

EU considering sanctions against 80 Iranian officials

The European Union is considering imposing sanctions on 80 Iranian officials involved in human rights violations, the International Campaign for Human Rights reports. The list includes members of the police and paramilitary forces, prison officials, prosecutors, judges and other officials involved in violating human rights and allegations of torture and death of dissidents.
The European Union is considering imposing sanctions on 80 Iranian officials involved in human rights violations, the...

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26 Jan 2011

Stuxnet of concern for Iranian health ministry

Islamic Republic health ministry warned that Iranian medical systems may have been infected with the Stuxnet worm. Mehr news agency reported today that the research and technology branch of the health ministry announced that the Stuxnet worm could cause medical imaging systems to dysfunction.
Islamic Republic health ministry warned that Iranian medical systems may have been infected with the Stuxnet worm. Mehr...

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24 Jan 2011

Ahmadinejad proposes Salehi as new foreign minister

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad introduced Ali Akbar Salehi as his new foreign minister to the parliament. Salehi, who has been filling the shoes of the former foreign minister as the caretaker of the foreign ministry for over a month, will become the official foreign minister if the parliament gives him a vote of confidence.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad introduced Ali Akbar Salehi as his new foreign minister to the parliament. Salehi, who has been...

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20 Jan 2011

Iranian lawyers warned against media interviews

Iranian judiciary once more condemned lawyers who give out interviews to the media maintaining that such activities detract from the Islamic Republic system. Ayatollah Larijani, head of Iranian judiciary told a gathering of judiciary officials: "Unfortunately some lawyers are failing to attend to their main responsibility while they can avoid many tensions by doing so." Iranian media report.
Iranian judiciary once more condemned lawyers who give out interviews to the media maintaining that such activities...

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18 Jan 2011

Ahmadinejad takes over Iranian official news agency

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "promoted" the official news agency of the Islamic Republic (IRNA) to a sub-organization of the president s office, thus increasing its budget and preparing it for "history-making media battle on an international level."
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "promoted" the official news agency of the Islamic Republic (IRNA) to a sub-organization of the...

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15 Jan 2011

International envoys begin tour of Iranian nuclear facilities

International envoys and representatives arrived in Iran today to begin their tour of Iranian nuclear facilities. ISNA reported that the international delegates which included a number of representatives from Non-aligned Movement, the head of the Group of 77 who is also the Algerian ambassador in the International Atomic Energy Agency, a representative of the Arab League, along with the Syrian and Venezuelan ambassadors visited the heavy water reactor in Arak.
International envoys and representatives arrived in Iran today to begin their tour of Iranian nuclear facilities. ISNA...

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10 Jan 2011

Iranian lawyer sentenced to 11 years in prison

Jailed Iranian lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh was sentenced to 11 years in prison as well as 20 years ban from travel abroad and from legal practice. Her husband, Reza Khandan informed the Human Rights Reporters Committee that they now have 20 days to appeal the sentence. Reza Khandan also added that Sotoudeh was given one year in prison for propaganda against the regime while for the two other charges of 'activities against national security and failing to adhere to Islamic hijab (head covering) in a filmed speech' she was given five years each.
Jailed Iranian lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh was sentenced to 11 years in prison as well as 20 years ban from travel abroad...

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