New York Times: A young man arrested after the disputed presidential election in Iran says he was raped by his jailers, then questioned by officials who blamed him for the attack and embarrassed him, according to a statement on the party Web site of an Iranian reform leader, Mehdi Karroubi.
Reformer in Iran publishes account of a prison rape
Iran MPs stay away from Ahmadinejad party: paper
Reuters: Most Iranian lawmakers stayed away from a party hosted by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Iran puts more senior reformers on trial
Reuters: Iran put several leading reformers in the dock on Tuesday, official media reported, in its fourth mass trial of people accused of fomenting unrest after June's disputed presidential election.
Reformist posts account of man raped by jailers
Washington Times: An Iranian opposition leader Monday released what he said was an account by a prisoner raped by his jailers, in a challenge to the country's leadership that has sought to silence claims of torture and abuses in the postelection crackdown.
Argentina calls for arrest of Iran minister over bombing
AFP: Iran's newly nominated defense minister "should be arrested" for his alleged role in a 1994 Buenos Aires bombing that killed 85 people, Argentina's top minister Anibal Fernandez said Monday.
Iran’s sacked Minister of Intelligence appointed as Prosecutor General
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 24 – Iran’s former Minister of Intelligence has been selected as the country’s new Prosecutor General, according to the state-run news agency Fars.
Iran’s sacked Minister of Intelligence appointed as Prosecutor General
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 24 – Iran’s former Minister of Intelligence has been selected as the country’s new Prosecutor General, according to the state-run news agency Fars.
Iran summons Argentina envoy in row over minister
Reuters: Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned an Argentinian diplomat on Monday, after Buenos Aires condemned the nomination of Ahmad Vahidi as Iranian defense minister as "an affront to the victims" of an attack on a Jewish center.
Iran scoffs at German threat of sanctions
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 24 – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has emphasised that proposed sanctions against Iran's energy sector will not stand in the way of Iran's nuclear ambitions, the state broadcaster reported.
Iran scoffs at German threat of sanctions
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 24 – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has emphasised that proposed sanctions against Iran's energy sector will not stand in the way of Iran's nuclear ambitions, the state broadcaster reported.
