Reuters: The family of a former U.S. Marine detained in Iran for 19 months is calling for his release, saying he has suffered in solitary confinement and his cancer-stricken father needs him.
Family of ex-Marine detained in Iran pleads for his release
Investigator from U.N. gives Iran harsh review
New York Times: With presidential elections approaching in June, Iran has cracked down on journalists, rights activists and lawyers apparently in a bid to stifle dissent, a United Nations investigator said on Tuesday.
OPEC producers said to be in talks to replace Iran oil for India
Bloomberg: OPEC’s biggest oil producers are in talks to supply extra crude to India as the nation prepares to halt purchases from Iran because of global sanctions, four people with knowledge of the matter said.
Israel president tells Europe to do more to pressure Iran
Reuters: Israeli President Shimon Peres urged the European Union on Tuesday to step up pressure on Iran over its ballistic missile program, as well as trying to curb its nuclear ambitions.
Jim Jones: Camp Liberty is worse than Guantanamo
Foreign Policy: Former National Security Advisor Jim Jones said Tuesday that the former U.S. military base where a group of Iranian dissidents live is like a prison and the conditions there are worse than the U.S. facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
UN rights monitor alarmed by Iran media crackdown
AFP: The United Nations’ monitor for human rights in Iran sounded the alarm Tuesday over a rise in arrests of journalists, saying this was part of a pattern of increasing violations as presidential elections loom.
Iran could not divert uranium without being detected:US
AFP: Iran could not produce enough highly-enriched uranium for an atomic bomb without being detected, US National Intelligence Director James Clapper said Tuesday.
Report: Iran blocks VPN access to Gmail, Yahoo
AP: Iranian authorities have blocked many foreign-based virtual private networks, or VPNs, severely restricting access to many websites.
EU targets Iranian judges, media bosses with sanctions
Reuters: The European Union imposed sanctions on Tuesday on an Iranian police unit monitoring the Internet, as well on several judges and media bosses the bloc blames for human rights violations in the Islamic Republic.
Iran puts five Christians on trial for their faith
Fox News: Five Iranian Christian converts who were detained late last year will reportedly begin trial in Iran’s Revolutionary Court this week, according to a human rights group following the case.
