AFP: Bangladesh, Indonesia and Iran are the countries that are the most vulnerable to natural disasters, according to a study released on Thursday.
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran top world disaster risk rankings
Rights activist on trial in Iran
Iran Focus: Rome, May 27 – Shiva Nazar Ahari, 26, journalist, human rights activist, blogger and reporter of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters was put on trial on 23 May on a charge that could lead to a death sentence.
Iran unveiled
Iran Focus – Editorial: Many Iran watchers have perhaps been most struck by the outstanding political activism of women during a year-long unprecedented tidal wave of political unrest
Overcrowding in Gohardasht Prison
Iran Focus: Karaj, Iran, May 27 – Overcrowding in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj, west of Tehran, has created extremely unsanitary conditions for prisoners. On average, 10 to 20 prisoners are added to the prison population every day.
Larijani re-elected as Iran’s Parliament Speaker
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 26 – Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday re-elected Ali Larijani as Majlis (Parliament) Speaker for a further one year term.
Residents in Tehran chant Allah-o Akbar
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 26 – From the Grapevine… Residents of the capital’s southern Toopkhaneh and western Geisha districts chanted ‘Allah-o Akbar’ (God is Greatest) from their rooftops Tuesday night in chorus in protest to the country’s rulers.
Iran and Russia clash in worst row for years
Reuters: Iran and Russia clashed on Wednesday over Kremlin support for draft U.N. sanctions against the Islamic Republic, in one of the worst rows between the two powers since the Cold War.
Tremors jolt Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 26 – Two earthquakes simultaneously rocked Iran’s northern province of Semnan and the south-eastern province of Kerman on Wednesday.
Ahmadinejad lacks legitimacy: opposition leader
AFP: Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi has reiterated that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lacks “legitimacy,” months after changing his stance and saying he recognised the hardline president, a reformist website reported on Wednesday.
Ahmadinejad urges Obama to accept nuke swap deal
AP: Iran’s president on Wednesday urged Barack Obama to accept a nuclear fuel swap deal, warning the U.S. leader will miss a historic opportunity for improved cooperation from Tehran if the offer is rejected.
