Iran Focus: Baghdad, May 30 Iraqi security forces in the city of Suleimaniya (Iraqi Kurdistan) yesterday arrested a drug ring that included six Iranians and confiscated large amounts of illegal drugs smuggled from Iran and Afghanistan, the Iraqi daily Al-Watan said today. A security official in the city announced that the group, who were also marketing the drugs, had been under police surveillance.
Drug smugglers arrested in Iraq include 6 from Iran
Journalists protest in front of Iran Parliament
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 30 Journalists demonstrated outside Irans Majlis (Parliament) in Tehran yesterday, protesting against threats and insults to fellow reporters by members of the clerical regimes Majlis. Freedom of thought is not
possible with this Majlis and Political prisoners must be freed were among the slogans that the protestors chanted.
Journalists protest in front of Iran Parliament
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 30 Journalists demonstrated outside Irans Majlis (Parliament) in Tehran yesterday, protesting against threats and insults to fellow reporters by members of the clerical regimes Majlis. Freedom of thought is not
possible with this Majlis and Political prisoners must be freed were among the slogans that the protestors chanted.
Conservative MP supports Iran opposition leader in Commons debate
Iran Focus: London, May 29 A British Parliamentarian called on the United Kingdom government to change its current policy vis-à-vis Iran and instead support the main Iranian opposition group
and its leader. David Amess, Conservative Member of Parliament from Southend West, during a debate in parliament Thursday, said, It is to the Government’s shame that the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran, which, as far as I am concerned, is doing nothing but good, is still on the proscribed list.
Conservative MP supports Iran opposition leader in Commons debate
Iran Focus: London, May 29 A British Parliamentarian called on the United Kingdom government to change its current policy vis-à-vis Iran and instead support the main Iranian opposition group
and its leader. David Amess, Conservative Member of Parliament from Southend West, during a debate in parliament Thursday, said, It is to the Government’s shame that the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran, which, as far as I am concerned, is doing nothing but good, is still on the proscribed list.
We are starving: Iran workers chant outside Ministry of Labour
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 29 More than 300 workers in Pakdasht (suburbs of Tehran) gathered outside the offices of the Ministry of Labour, demanding they authorities take action for them to retrieve their overdue wages.
We are starving: Iran workers chant outside Ministry of Labour
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 29 More than 300 workers in Pakdasht (suburbs of Tehran) gathered outside the offices of the Ministry of Labour, demanding they authorities take action for them to retrieve their overdue wages.
Wounded terror chief flees Iraq for emergency surgery
Sunday Times: Iraq’s most wanted terrorist has fled the country for emergency surgery after an American airstrike left him with shrapnel lodged in his chest, according to a senior insurgent commander in close contact with his group. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who has a $25m bounty on his head after being blamed for suicide bombings, assassinations and the beheadings of western hostages including Ken Bigley, the
Liverpool engineer is now believed to be in Iran.
UN, Red Cross translator disavows HRW report on Iran opposition
Iran Focus: Ottawa, May 28 A former translator for the Red Cross (ICRC) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iraq, in a letter addressed to U.S.-based Human Rights Watch, accused the rights group of released flawed torture allegations against Irans main opposition group.
UN, Red Cross translator disavows HRW report on Iran opposition
Iran Focus: Ottawa, May 28 A former translator for the Red Cross (ICRC) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iraq, in a letter addressed to U.S.-based Human Rights Watch, accused the rights group of released flawed torture allegations against Irans main opposition group.
