Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 01 – A nationwide survey conducted by an Iranian opposition group showed widespread voter apathy in Iran’s upcoming June 17 presidential elections.
The Peoples Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) said in a press release that a survey of 1,730 adults eligible to vote showed that 92 percent of voters intend to boycott the elections. The survey was based on interviews conducted between May 27 and May 30, 2005.
Iran survey: 92 percent of voters to stay away from presidential polls
Iran intelligence service gaining foothold in US?
Iran Terror: Controversy over a report by New York-based Human Rights Watch is taking a new turn with speculation that Iranian intelligence might have exerted influence on the group through surreptitious agents. Human Rights Watch issued a 28-page report on May 18 alleging that the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MeK) opposition group mistreated its dissident members in Iraq. Iran Terror has learnt of two secret emails distributed by a senior figure in Human Rights Watch, which Iranian exiles opposed to the clerical regime in Iran are using as evidence of sinister political motives, and possible interference activity by
Iranian intelligence.
Iran exile group screens video of public hanging
AP: An Iranian opposition group screened a gruesome video Wednesday showing two men being hanged before crowds in Iran, saying the executions were punishment for adultery. With hundreds gathered to watch, nooses hanging from lowered cranes were placed around the men’s heads. The arm of each crane was then straightened, killing the men and leaving their bodies dangling.
Hardline Iranian MPs renew pressure over nuclear suspension
AFP: Iran’s hardline parliament renewed its pressure on the reformist government Wednesday to end a suspension of its nuclear programme, saying negotiations with the Europeans were merely wasting time. A letter to President Mohammad Khatami, signed by 175 deputies in the 290-seat Majlis, called on the government “to apply the law passed by parliament and approved by the Guardians Council as quickly as possible.”
Iran hangs three Afghans convicted of rape
AFP: Three Afghans convicted of raping an Iranian women and stealing a sheep have been hanged in the southern town of Ravar in Kerman province, the state news agency IRNA reported Wednesday. The three men — identified as Nazar Mohammad, Kheyrollah, and Besmellah — were reported to have been in the Islamic republic illegally. Their crime was committed in December, the local judiciary was quoted as saying.
Iranian Group Releases Footage of Public Hangings
Press Association: Shocking footage of three public
executions carried out in Iran was screened in London by
exiled dissidents today.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) showed a 10-minute video which they said depicted the capital punishment of three young men for adultery. The three were hanged by being lifted off the ground by a mechanical crane mounted on a flat-bed lorry.
Iran intelligence gaining foothold in US?
Iran Terror: Controversy over a report by New York-based Human Rights Watch is taking a new turn with speculation that Iranian intelligence might have exerted influence on the group through surreptitious agents. Human Rights Watch issued a 28-page report on May 18 alleging that the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MeK) opposition group mistreated its dissident members in Iraq. Iran Terror has learnt of two secret emails distributed by a senior figure in Human Rights Watch, which Iranian exiles opposed to the clerical regime in Iran are using as evidence of sinister political motives, and possible interference activity by
Iranian intelligence.
Iran intelligence gaining foothold in US?
Iran Terror: Controversy over a report by New York-based Human Rights Watch is taking a new turn with speculation that Iranian intelligence might have exerted influence on the group through surreptitious agents. Human Rights Watch issued a 28-page report on May 18 alleging that the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MeK) opposition group mistreated its dissident members in Iraq. Iran Terror has learnt of two secret emails distributed by a senior figure in Human Rights Watch, which Iranian exiles opposed to the clerical regime in Iran are using as evidence of sinister political motives, and possible interference activity by
Iranian intelligence.
Iran senior mullah focus of controversy over murder
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 31 New information has come to light on
the shooting in cold blood of a 20-year-old man by a senior official of Irans paramilitary police, the State Security Forces, at an
underground railway station in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran.
The murder, witnessed by hundreds of rush-hour commuters,
sparked clashes between angry protesters and security forces in several neighbourhoods of Karaj.
Iran Reports Gain in Test of Missile Fuel
New York Times: Iran said Tuesday that it had successfully tested a solid-fuel motor for its medium-range ballistic missile known as Shahab 3, raising concerns that it could reach its enemies, including American forces in the region and Israel, with more precision. Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani told state television the test was a success but did not say when it had been carried out.
