Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 19 – Fourteen people were killed yesterday and eleven others left injured when a bus and atruck collided in Fars province (southern Iran), according to the
state-run news agency IRNA.
14 dead, 11 injured in latest Iran road carnage
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 19 – Fourteen people were killed yesterday and eleven others left injured when a bus and atruck collided in Fars province (southern Iran), according to the
state-run news agency IRNA.
Iran, Calling Bush’s Words ‘Threats,’ Says It Is Not Intimidated
New York Times: A number of Iranian officials declared Tuesday that Iran would not be intimidated by threats, a day after President Bush refused to rule out military action against Iran if it continued to pursue nuclear weapons.Pro-democracy Iran rally in Paris to highlight abuses
Iran Focus: Paris, France, Jan. 18 Iranians are planning a massive rally in Paris on the twenty-sixth anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution to call for an end to theocratic rule in their country. Organisers are expecting a huge turnout in the event scheduled for February 10 at Place Trocadero in central Paris.We are going to call every man and woman of conscience in the world to join us on February 10, said Elham Parsafar of the Paris-based Committee in Defense of Human Rights in Iran.
Iran Democracy Rally Planned in Paris
Iran Focus: Paris, Jan. 18 Iranians are planning a massive rally in Paris on the twenty-sixth anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution to call for an end to theocratic rule in their country. Organisers are expecting a huge turnout in the event scheduled for February 10 at Place Trocadero in central Paris.We are going to call every man and woman of conscience in the world to join us on February 10, said Elham Parsafar of the Paris-based Committee in Defense of Human Rights in Iran.
Iran Democracy Rally Planned in Paris
Iran Focus: Paris, Jan. 18 Iranians are planning a massive rally in Paris on the twenty-sixth anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution to call for an end to theocratic rule in their country. Organisers are expecting a huge turnout in the event scheduled for February 10 at Place Trocadero in central Paris.We are going to call every man and woman of conscience in the world to join us on February 10, said Elham Parsafar of the Paris-based Committee in Defense of Human Rights in Iran.
THE COMING WARS
The New Yoker: George W. Bushs reëlection was not his only victory last fall. The President and his national-security advisers have consolidated control over the military and intelligence communities strategic analyses and covert operations to a degree unmatched since the rise of the post-Second World War national-security state. Schroeder urges Iran not to block nuclear talks
Xinhua: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has urged Iranian leaders not to block the talks mediated by European countries in abid to curb Teheran’s nuclear program.
“It is the hope of the world this year… that a comprehensive and lasting accord can be reached,” said Schroeder, noting that progress had been made at talks led by Britain, France and Germany,the so-called “Big Three” in the European Union (EU), since last year.
POP STAR ANDY RECORDS ORIGNIAL NOROOZ SONG FOR FIRST TIME NOROOZ CARTOON
The following press release has been sent to Iran Focus by Sara Safeed (Persian Mirror): Internationally renowned recording artist Andy has put his talented song-writing skills to a new project called Babak and Friends A First Norooz. The famed pop star, who has just returned from a world tour is heading into the studio to record the new Norooz song next week. Andy joins a cast of talented artists and actors, including legendary actor Parviz Sayyad and Ali Pourtash in this first-time Norooz project for children and adults alike. Nobel woman defies Iranian court to denounce torture
The Times: Shirin Ebadi, Irans Nobel peace prizewinner who has defied a summons to appear before the feared Revolutionary Court, yesterday called on her countrys authorities to ban the use of solitary confinement. The practice amounted to torture and was a tool of unpopular governments, she told a rare conference where several former prisoners gave accounts of their experiences in solitary confinement. U.S. Is Punishing 8 Chinese Firms for Aiding Iran
New York Times: The Bush administration imposed penalties this month against some of China’s largest companies for aiding Iran’s efforts to improve its ballistic missiles. The move is part of an effort by the White House and American intelligence agencies to identify and slow important elements of Iran’s weapons programs. The White House made no public announcement of the penalties, and the State Department placed a one-page notice on page 133 of The Federal Register early this month listing eight Chinese companies affected. 