Washington Times: A bipartisan group of House members Wednesday criticized Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for failing to demand protection for Iranian dissidents attacked last week by Iraqi security forces in apparent violation of promises to U.S. authorities.
Protection demand
EU shuns Ahmadinejad re-election
AP: The European Union will not send a traditional note of congratulations to Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on being sworn in to a second presidential term.
Iraqis bar food for Iranian exiles-Swiss activists
Reuters: Iraqi authorities are blocking supplies of food and water going into a camp east of Baghdad where Iranian exiles have been living for over 20 years, Swiss- based human rights activists said on Wednesday.
Obama spokesman withdraws Ahmadinejad ‘elected’ remark
AFP: White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Wednesday withdrew his remark that Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had been "elected," saying Iranians still had questions about his disputed victory.
Campaigners urge protection for Iranian dissidents in Iraq
AFP: Human rights campaigners and an Iranian opposition group on Wednesday called on the international community to ensure the protection of Iranian dissidents in Iraq.
24 executed en masse in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 05 – Iranian authorities last week carried out a mass execution of 24 people west of Tehran, state media reported on Wednesday.
24 executed en masse in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 05 – Iranian authorities last week carried out a mass execution of 24 people west of Tehran, state media reported on Wednesday.
Iranian-Americans in Bay Area worry about loved ones in camp raided by Iraqis
Mercury News: When Iraqi police raided a remote refugee camp in the desert last week, hundreds of Iranian-Americans in the Bay Area feared for the lives of loved ones in the camp.
Defiant Ahmadinejad sworn in as Iran president
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term on Wednesday, vowing more defiance of the West at a ceremony boycotted by his rivals, as riot police broke up opposition protests.
British envoy Simon Gass to attend Ahmadinejads swearing-in despite election turmoil
The Times: Britain is to send its ambassador in Tehran to attend the President’s swearing-in ceremony today despite the regime’s brutal suppression of the opposition since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was named the winner of an election widely seen as fraudulent.
