Reporters Without Borders: Reporters Without Borders voiced deep concern today about the fate of 25-year-old blogger Mojtaba Saminejad, who has been sentenced to two years in prison by a Tehran revolutionary court for “insulting the Supreme Guide” and who is due to be tried soon on a separate charge of insulting the prophets, which carries a possible death penalty.
Blogger Mojtaba Saminejad gets two-year prison sentence
Iran students boo Rafsanjani ally at election rally
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 07 Students heckled and taunted the chancellor of Tehrans Open University after as he attempted to give a speech, calling on students to vote for former Iranian president and strongman Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the upcoming June 17 presidential elections.
Iran students boo Rafsanjani ally at election rally
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 07 Students heckled and taunted the chancellor of Tehrans Open University after as he attempted to give a speech, calling on students to vote for former Iranian president and strongman Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the upcoming June 17 presidential elections.
Iran prepared to walk out of nuclear talks, official warns
AFP: Iran is still awaiting a calendar for new talks with the European Union over its nuclear programme and is prepared to quit the process if the timetable is not to its liking, a negotiator said on Monday. “If the negotiators do not give us a response, this will mean an end to all of this,” Ali Agha Mohammadi told the ISNA student news agency. “This current round of negotiations is the last chance.”
Iran weblogger jailed for ‘insulting’ supreme leader
AFP: An Iranian weblogger arrested in a crackdown against online dissent has been sentenced to two years behind bars for “insulting the supreme leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his lawyer told AFP Monday. Mojtaba Saminejad “still faces charges of insulting the prophet and spreading curruption, which could cost him more jail terms,” lawyer Mohammad Seifzadeh said.
Blair to head for talks with Bush on Iran
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 06 – British Prime Minister Tony Blair will fly to Washington for talks with United States President George W Bush on Iran, Iraq, and the Middle East peace process. Downing Street today announced the trip, with the two leaders discussion expected to begin tonight and continue on Tuesday.
Public hangings continue in Irans volatile oil city
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 06 – A group of Iranians were handed down harsh sentences ranging from execution and amputation of limbs to lashes and prison time, accused of armed robbery, according to todays edition of the state-run Kayhan daily. A court in the city of Ahwaz (southern Khuzestan province) announced that three individuals charged with armed robbery from the group of thirteen were sentenced to execution.
Public hangings continue in Irans volatile oil city
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 06 – A group of Iranians were handed down harsh sentences ranging from execution and amputation of limbs to lashes and prison time, accused of armed robbery, according to todays edition of the state-run Kayhan daily. A court in the city of Ahwaz (southern Khuzestan province) announced that three individuals charged with armed robbery from the group of thirteen were sentenced to execution.
Human trafficking not being combated in Iran: US State Dept
Iran Focus: Washington, DC, Jun. 06 Iran is a source, transit, and destination country for women and girls trafficked for the purposes of sexual and labour exploitation, according to the 2005 annual Trafficking in Persons Report released by the United States Department of State. The DoS Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons noted that the Government of Iran does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.
Human trafficking not being combated in Iran: US State Dept
Iran Focus: Washington, DC, Jun. 06 Iran is a source, transit, and destination country for women and girls trafficked for the purposes of sexual and labour exploitation, according to the 2005 annual Trafficking in Persons Report released by the United States Department of State. The DoS Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons noted that the Government of Iran does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.
