Iran Focus
London, 21 Sep – The visit to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) by the Iranian President has attracted a large protest outside the UNGA in New York
The Media Express states that thousands of Iranian-Americans have denounced the visit at a rally organized by the Organization of Iranian-American Communities in the US.
Iran Focus
London, 21 Sep – America’s first Homeland Security Secretary has written an op-ed for The Hill denouncing the appearance of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
Tom Ridge, the former governor of Pennsylvania, said that Rouhani’s presence at the UNGA is an opportunity to challenge him on the ‘moderateness’ of his regime and the 1988 massacre, which killed 30,000 political prisoners.
Iran Focus
London, 20 Sep – In a joint letter to The Guardian on September 19, officials representing several unions protested the Iranian government’s sidestepping of the issues surrounding the death of Shahrokh Zamani, the well-known labour activist found dead in Karaj’s Rajai Shahr prison a year ago.
Iran Focus
London, 20 Sep – In an article for U.S. News by Jon Gambrell, of the Associated Press, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, he writes about Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese technology expert and advocate for Internet freedom, who is also a U.S. permanent resident. He has been detained in Iran for a year over spying allegations, and has now been sentenced to 10 years in prison and a $4.2 million fine.
Iran Focus
London, 20 Sep – It’s now more than 60 days since a group of eight environmental activists were imprisoned. They’ve been subjected to severe interrogations, and five of them are being kept in solitary confinement. They have not been allowed a lawyer. This news has come to us via websites and social networks.
Iran Focus
London, 19 Sep – Earlier this month, the last 280 members of an Iranian opposition group were moved from Camp Liberty, Iraq to safety in Europe; a triumphant day for all involved.
Members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK) had been stuck in Camp Liberty for the past 14 years, since the beginning of the Iraq War.
Iran Focus
London, 19 Sep – A British Parliamentarian warned against turning a blind eye to Iran’s executions and abuses, especially now that we have an Ambassador to Iran.
Mike Freer, a Conservative MP, wrote an op-ed on Conservative Home in which he discusses the arrest and imprisonment of a British woman, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
Iran Focus
London, 19 Sep – Following the successful relocation of Iranian opposition group members from Camp Liberty in Iraq to safety in Albania, many high-ranking lawmakers, human rights advocates and dignitaries from around the world have offered their support.
Iran Focus
London, 19 Sep – Saudi Arabia will not improve diplomatic relation with Iran until they stop supporting terrorism and the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, according to the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia.
