CBC News: Ottawa’s decision to designate Iran’s biggest opposition group as a terrorist organization renders Canada’s outrage at the killing of photojournalist Zahra Kazemi meaningless, opposition members of Parliament claim. Terrorist designation of group meant to appease Iran, MPs say
CBC News: Ottawa’s decision to designate Iran’s biggest opposition group as a terrorist organization renders Canada’s outrage at the killing of photojournalist Zahra Kazemi meaningless, opposition members of Parliament claim. Pressure grows on Human Rights Watch to retract report on Iran opposition
Iran Focus: Washington, DC, May 26 – A press briefing is being held today in the National Press Building in the United States capital on a recent report by Human Rights Watch on the Iranian opposition which has so far been met with international criticism. Human Rights Watchs 28-page report on alleged human rights violations by the main Iranian opposition group, the Peoples Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI, … Pressure grows on Human Rights Watch to retract report on Iran opposition
Iran Focus: Washington, DC, May 26 – A press briefing is being held today in the National Press Building in the United States capital on a recent report by Human Rights Watch on the Iranian opposition which has so far been met with international criticism. Human Rights Watchs 28-page report on alleged human rights violations by the main Iranian opposition group, the Peoples Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI, … Amnesty International censures Iran rights abuses
Iran Focus: London, May 26 The London-based international human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, in its 2005 annual report, released this week, strongly criticised Irans theocratic regime for its continuing gross violation of human rights. Scores of political prisoners, including prisoners of conscience, continued to serve prison sentences imposed following unfair trials in previous years, the report noted.
Amnesty International censures Iran rights abuses
Iran Focus: London, May 26 The London-based international human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, in its 2005 annual report, released this week, strongly criticised Irans theocratic regime for its continuing gross violation of human rights. Scores of political prisoners, including prisoners of conscience, continued to serve prison sentences imposed following unfair trials in previous years, the report noted.
Pakistan Is Aiding in Iran Inquiry
Los Angeles Times: The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that Pakistan turned over uranium enrichment components Wednesday that could help solve one of the biggest mysteries in the inquiry on Iran’s disputed nuclear program. Centrifuge components and uranium samples were flown from Pakistan to Vienna and handed over to the IAEA at its main laboratory, where they will be compared with suspicious tracesof enriched uranium discovered in 2003 in Iran.
U.S. not blocking Iran’s WTO application
Reuters: The United States will not block Iran’s application to join the World Trade Organization when the issue comes before the WTO General Council on Thursday, as part of a nuclear-related deal between Tehran and key European states, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. Iran and Europeans give themselves breathing space in nuclear talks
AFP: The European Union and Iran gave themselves breathing space in their talks on Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme on Wednesday by agreeing to return to the table in August — after Iran’s presidential elections next month. Following a three-hour meeting in Geneva with Iran’s chief negotiator Hassan Rowhani, the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany, representing the 25-member EU, pledged to come up with concrete proposals on cooperation by the end of July. AFP INTERVIEW: Rice cool to reports of nuclear compromise with Iran
AFP: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reacted coolly Wednesday to reports of a possible compromise on Iran’s nuclear program, insisting that Tehran must completely halt its suspect activities. In an interview with AFP as European and Iranian negotiators held crucial talks in Geneva, Rice also left up in the air a US promise to lift objections to Tehran’s applying for membership in the World Trade Organization. Man publicly hanged in southern Iran town
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 25 A young man was hanged in public in the southern Iranian city of Ahwaz, accused of armed robbery and disturbing the peace.The original sentence of the man, only identified as Akbar M., had been upheld by the State Supreme Court.
