Reuters: A defeated candidate in Iran's disputed election has said the Islamic system may face "collapse" unless it embraces change, in unusually blunt language from a prominent establishment figure.
Iran defeated candidate warns of system “collapse”
Candidate declares Iran may face disintegration
New York Times: In an implicit rebuke to Iran’s ruling elite, a conservative presidential candidate warned Sunday that the political and social rifts opened by the disputed June 12 vote and subsequent crackdown could lead to the nation’s “disintegration” if they were not resolved soon.
Iran seeks China investment to build refineries
Reuters: Iran has sought investment from Chinese oil firms to help build and upgrade its lagging refining sector, as the world's No.5 crude exporter seeks to cut gasoline imports, Beijing-based industry officials said on Monday.
Watchdog report: 41 journalists jailed in Iran
VOA: The press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders says it is concerned by what it calls the growing repression of journalists and cyber-dissidents in Iran.
Student dies under torture in Iran jail
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 12 – A student in his teens has died under torture in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, Iran Focus has learnt.
Student dies under torture in Iran jail
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 12 – A student in his teens has died under torture in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, Iran Focus has learnt.
Kurdish murder in Vienna still in mystery 20 years on
AFP: The murder of a Kurdish opposition leader in Vienna, in which Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's name has been dragged, is still shrouded in mystery two decades on.
Iran threatens legal action over U.S. detentions
Reuters: Iran threatened the United States on Sunday with possible legal action for detaining five of its officials for up to 30 months in Iraq.
