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BBC enlisting new satellites to broadcast in Iran

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ImageAP: The BBC is using two extra satellites to broadcast its Farsi-language service after days of jamming it blamed on Iran.

Britain has nearly £1 billion Iranian assets frozen

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ImageReuters: Iranian assets of nearly one billion pounds' ($1.64 billion) are frozen in Britain under international sanctions imposed over Tehran's nuclear programme, the British government said on Thursday.

UK’s Brown steps up criticism of Iran

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ImageReuters: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemned violence and media curbs in Iran Friday in his strongest comments since the disputed presidential election a week ago.

Government in Iran ‘evil’ protest

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ImageBBC: The Foreign Office is to make a protest to the Iranian ambassador to London after his country's supreme leader called the UK government "evil".

Iran’s top leader warns against further protests

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ImageAP: Iran's supreme leader said Friday that Iran's disputed presidential vote had not been rigged, sternly warning protesters to halt massive demonstrations demanding a new election or be held responsible for creating chaos.

UN rights chief concerned about Iran violence

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ImageAFP: UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Friday expressed concern over a spike in arrests after Iran's contested presidential election and the use of "excessive force" to quell protests.

Shadowy Iranian vigilantes vow bolder action

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ImageNew York Times: The daytime protests across the Islamic republic have been largely peaceful. But Iranians shudder at the violence unleashed in their cities at night, with the shadowy vigilantes known as Basijis beating, looting and sometimes gunning down protesters they tracked during the day.

Khamenei-Rafsanjani split limits Iran’s power to quell uprising

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ImageBloomberg: In 1989, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, then the most powerful figure in Iran, supported Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s appointment as supreme spiritual leader.

Iran rebels defiant as death toll soars to 43

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ImageDaily Express: Protests over election results in Iran have left at least 43 people dead, it was claimed last night.

Iran leader’s top aide warns U.S. on meddling

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ImageWashington Post: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's top political aide said Thursday that the United States will regret its "interference" in Iran's disputed election.