AP: A military commander says Iraq’s border forces have arrested 94 infiltrators who illegally crossed into the country from Iran.
The Iraqi Brigadier General in charge of the southern borders says the infiltrators, all Afghans and Iranians, were arrested yesterday crossing into southern Basra and Amarah.
Border forces capture 94 infiltrators crossing from Iran
Sixth online journalist thrown in prison as authorities reportedly prepare “adultery” charges
Reporters Without Borders: Reporters Without Borders today deplored the arrest of Iranian journalist Fershteh Ghazi, of the daily Etemad (“Confidence”), for working with reformist Internet news websites and expressed alarm at reports that the intelligence services were preparing to accuse her and five other imprisoned journalists of “adultery” in a bid to hide the political nature of their detention.
Iran MPs Pass Bill Backing Nuclear Energy Drive
Reuters: To cries of “Death to America” and “God is Greatest” Iran’s hardline-dominated parliament passed a bill on Sunday obliging the government to continue efforts to develop a civilian nuclear energy program.
The proposal, backed by 247 of parliament’s 290 lawmakers …
Gender equality is tyranny against men, says Iranian woman MP
AFP: An Iranian woman lawmaker is backing the removal of
the concept of gender equality from a state development plan
in order to prevent the “bullying” of men, the state news
agency IRNA reported on Saturday.
“Bringing up the issue of gender justice is a case of bullying men,” the female deputy, Eshrat Shayeghi told the agency.
13 year old schoolgirl facing death by stoning flogged 55 times
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 30 – Zhila Izadyar, the 13-year-old schoolgirl from the Iranian town of Marivan (north-western Iran) who is sentenced to be stoned to death is reported to be in poor health after she was lashed 55 times in prison.
Azad Zamani of the Society for the Protection of Childrens Rights has said that Zhilas health has been rapidly deteriorating. Zamani has managed to visit Zhila although under close supervision of the Iranian regimes agents.
13 year old schoolgirl facing death by stoning flogged 55 times
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 30 – Zhila Izadyar, the 13-year-old schoolgirl from the Iranian town of Marivan (north-western Iran) who is sentenced to be stoned to death is reported to be in poor health after she was lashed 55 times in prison.
Azad Zamani of the Society for the Protection of Childrens Rights has said that Zhilas health has been rapidly deteriorating. Zamani has managed to visit Zhila although under close supervision of the Iranian regimes agents.
Union leader: Mass protests and strikes only solution forward
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 30 – The head of the Iranian Nurses Union accused the Iranian regime of failing to see to the demands and needs of Irans nurses and threatened nationwide strikes and protests. Mohammad Sharafi Moghadam said that the administration directorate for the countrys nurses is run by a corrupt mafia, and cannot manage and coordinate in an acceptable manner.
Iran Focus: UN offers to guarantee nuke fuel for Iran-diplomats
Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog has offered to guarantee Iran a supply of fuel for its nuclear power plants so that Tehran would not need to enrich its own uranium, Western diplomats said on Friday.
Iran Sees Small Chance of UN Economic Sanctions
Reuters: Iran believes there is only a 10 percent chance the U.N. Security Council will impose economic sanctions on it if Washington succeeds in sending its nuclear case there, a senior security official said on Friday.
