Iran Focus
London, 1 Jun – Some in the West contend that Hassan Rouhani’s presidency in Iran has been fairly moderate compared to previous administrations, but this is simply not the case, according to the opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). The council has explored how Rouhani’s presidency has fared on important issues like human rights, terrorism, and the economy.
Iran Focus
London, 1 Jun – The President of the Washington-based Iran Policy Committee (IPC) has criticised the Obama administration for ignoring valuable nuclear information whilst making the deal with Iran regarding the lifting of sanctions.
Iran Focus
London, 1 Jun – The following is an article by Ambassador Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr. and Dr. Ramesh Sepehrrad published by the National Interest on United States policy towards Iran:
The National Interest
May 31, 2016
Iran Focus
Tehran, 31 May – Twenty-nine young people were arrested last weekend at a party in north-eastern Iran.
The youngsters were rounded up at a villa near Danesh Junction in Mashhad on the evening of Saturday, 28 May.
Iran Focus
London, 30 May – Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir said the sending of Iranian Shiite units to Iraq for military operations is unacceptable which is why Saudi Arabia insist that Iran withdraws all its troops from Iraq.He said: “Iraq’s problem is religious conflicts caused by the Iranian interference.”
Iran Focus
London, 30 May – This weekend was a terrible blow for internet rights and freedom of speech in Iran.
Firstly, the totalitarian Iranian government has given international social media sites a one-year deadline to hand over all data related to Iranian citizens, if they wish to continue operating within Iran. Then Iran’s cyber police arrested a 15-year-old who planned to start a channel on a social networking site.
Iran Focus
London, 30 May – Five Iranian prisoners are awaiting sentences of blinding or deafening with acid; a punishment allowed under the regime’s fundamentalist law of retribution.
The men are being held in Iran’s notorious Gohardasht Prison in Karaj, north-west of Tehran.
Iran Focus
London, 29 May – Struan Stevenson, President of the European Iraqi Freedom Association and a former Conservative MEP for Scotland, said in The Scottish Herald on Thursday, 26 May, that Iran’s appalling human rights record and their financial support to terrorists should be a cause of concern for other world leaders.
Iran Focus
Tehran, 28 May – Former employees of Behshahr oil drilling company, situated in northern Iran, held a rally on Wednesday, May 25, in front of the building that houses the office of the regime’s local Governor. The gathering drew a crowd of 150 workers to protest against their dismissal and demanding an investigation into their situation.
Iran Focus
London, 27 May – Iran’s so-called morality police have flogged 35 young men and women for attending a mixed-gender party after their graduation ceremony, it was announced on Thursday, 26 May.
The party was held in Qazvin, 140 km north-west of Tehran.
