The Times: Opposition leaders accuse the Iranian regime of Abu Ghraib-style torture of political detainees.
Iranian regime accused of torturing political detainees
Iran training plane crashes, killing two – radio
Reuters: A training plane crashed west of the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, killing two people on board, state radio reported. EU: MPs want UN protection for Iranian exiles at Iraqi camp
AKI: A group of European MPs on Friday urged the United Nations to send a permanent mission to a refugee camp in northern Iraq, where Iranian exiles are alleged to have been violently attacked at the end of July. Reformers call for probe of Iran supreme leader
AP: A group of former reformist lawmakers appealed to a powerful clerical body in Iran to investigate Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's qualification to rule in an unprecedented challenge to the country's most powerful man over the postelection crackdown. Amabassador visits French researcher in Tehran prison
AFP: France's ambassador to Iran on Friday visited a young French academic in the Tehran prison where she is being held on spying charges, the foreign ministry said here. Hardline Iran cleric urges tough stance on detainees
Reuters: A hardline cleric on Friday said Iran's judiciary should resist attempts by European powers to bully them into releasing Western-linked detainees, held over the unrest that followed a disputed presidential election. Grad student imprisoned in Iran returns to US
AP: A graduate student imprisoned for a month in Iran and barred from leaving the country for nearly a year has returned to Los Angeles. U.S. faults Iraq raid that left Iran dissidents dead
Los Angeles Times: The Obama administration criticized Iraqi security forces this week, saying they botched an attempt last month to establish a police station in a refugee settlement for Iranian dissidents, resulting in clashes that claimed the lives of at least eight of the refugees. UN expert receives claims of prison abuse in Iran
AP: A U.N. anti-torture investigator said Thursday he has received credible claims that Iranian protesters detained after the June 12 presidential elections were abused in prison. Iran cleric says obeying Ahmadinejad like obeying God
Reuters: A senior Iranian cleric seen as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's spiritual mentor said obeying the head of government was like obeying God, the moderate Etemad-e Melli newspaper said on Thursday. 