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Iran opposition denies role in assassination of Islamist judge

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Iran Focus: Paris, Aug. 4 – The Iranian opposition group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MeK), denied that it had any role in the assassination of a hard-line judge in Tehran.
“The People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran categorically
denies this false allegation”, a spokesman for the MeK told
the Persian-language satellite television channel, Simaye
Azadi.

Iran opposition denies role in assassination of Islamist judge

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Iran Focus: Paris, Aug. 4 – The Iranian opposition group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MeK), denied that it had any role in the assassination of a hard-line judge in Tehran.
“The People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran categorically
denies this false allegation”, a spokesman for the MeK told
the Persian-language satellite television channel, Simaye
Azadi.

Belgian authorities stop firm exporting to Iran over nuclear fears

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AFP: A Belgian-based company has been denied a licence to export materials to Iran to build a phosphoric acid factory over fears it could be used to enrich uranium, authorities in Brussels said on Thursday. Phosphoric acid is part of “fertilizer for use in agriculture, but with a few modifications it could be used to enrich uranium for a nuclear programme,” said a spokesman for the Brussels region external relations ministry.

Iran daily confirms deadly clashes in Kurdish town

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 04 – Iran’s semi-official daily Jomhouri Islami on Thursday acknowledged yesterday’s violent clashes in the Kurdish town of Saqqez, northwest Iran, where at least 11 people were reportedly killed after police opened fire on protestors from both the ground and military helicopters in the air.

Iran daily confirms deadly clashes in Kurdish town

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 04 – Iran’s semi-official daily Jomhouri Islami on Thursday acknowledged yesterday’s violent clashes in the Kurdish town of Saqqez, northwest Iran, where at least 11 people were reportedly killed after police opened fire on protestors from both the ground and military helicopters in the air.

Kurdish women’s rights activist arrested in Iran

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 04 – A prominent women’s rights activist in Iranian Kurdistan was arrested during a gathering organised in protest against the murder of a young Kurd by Iran’s State Security Forces, a Persian-language website reported.

Kurdish women’s rights activist arrested in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 04 – A prominent women’s rights activist in Iranian Kurdistan was arrested during a gathering organised in protest against the murder of a young Kurd by Iran’s State Security Forces, a Persian-language website reported.

World editorial round-up on Iran

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Iran Focus: London, Aug. 04 – Newspapers around the world expressed alarm in their Thursday editorials at the threat posed by a nuclear-armed Iran and dangers of postponing the referral of Iran’s nuclear file to the United Nations Security Council following the rise to power of Iran’s new hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

World editorial round-up on Iran

Iran Focus: London, Aug. 04 – Newspapers around the world expressed alarm in their Thursday editorials at the threat posed by a nuclear-armed Iran and dangers of postponing the referral of Iran’s nuclear file to the United Nations Security Council following the rise to power of Iran’s new hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Iran calls decision on uranium ‘irreversible’

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Financial Times: Hassan Rowhani, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, defied threats from Britain, France and Germany to cut off talks on its nuclear programme and said yesterday the decision to resume uranium conversion activity was irreversible.