Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 17 A senior paramilitary police commander was killed last night in the course of clashes between anti-government demonstrators and security forces in Irans Kurdish town of Mahabad, the state-run television reported on Sunday.
Senior commander killed in Iran clashes
Senior commander killed in Iran clashes
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 17 A senior paramilitary police commander was killed last night in the course of clashes between anti-government demonstrators and security forces in Irans Kurdish town of Mahabad, the state-run television reported on Sunday.
Iran arrests dozens of restive Kurds
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 17 Irans security forces have arrested dozens of Kurds in the town of Bukan, northwest Iran, in clashes that have been going on for three days, residents said. Two of those arrested are believed to be Hassan Amanollah and Kamal Parvizian, according to residents who were reached by telephone.
Iran arrests dozens of restive Kurds
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 17 Irans security forces have arrested dozens of Kurds in the town of Bukan, northwest Iran, in clashes that have been going on for three days, residents said. Two of those arrested are believed to be Hassan Amanollah and Kamal Parvizian, according to residents who were reached by telephone.
Terrorist Attacks in London: A Viewpoint
Arab News – Amir Taheri: To classical historians nothing could be said to have happened unless someone took enough notice to narrate it. To modern semiologists, however, an event could be regarded as having really happened only when someone interprets it. Last week’s terrorist attack in London qualifies as a real event by both definitions.
Iran ups ante ahead of nuclear talks with Europeans
Iran Focus: Paris, Jul. 17 Iran paraded its senior officials over the weekend to hammer a tough message to the European Union ahead of the next round of nuclear talks expected to take place in August. Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi told the official Iranian news agency in Tehran on Sunday that his government would reject any proposal by the European Unions trio Britain, Germany and France – that does not enshrine uranium enrichment.
Iran ups ante ahead of nuclear talks with Europeans
Iran Focus: Paris, Jul. 17 Iran paraded its senior officials over the weekend to hammer a tough message to the European Union ahead of the next round of nuclear talks expected to take place in August. Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi told the official Iranian news agency in Tehran on Sunday that his government would reject any proposal by the European Unions trio Britain, Germany and France – that does not enshrine uranium enrichment.
Iran protestor dies in police detention – report
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 17 An Iranian man arrested for taking part in an anti-government demonstration in Tehran on Tuesday died as he was trying to escape from his torturers at a police station, a government source in the Iranian capital told Iran Focus. Ehsan Karavi was arrested during a protest by thousands of people in support of political prisoners outside Tehran University on Tuesday.
Iran protestor dies in police detention – report
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 17 An Iranian man arrested for taking part in an anti-government demonstration in Tehran on Tuesday died as he was trying to escape from his torturers at a police station, a government source in the Iranian capital told Iran Focus. Ehsan Karavi was arrested during a protest by thousands of people in support of political prisoners outside Tehran University on Tuesday.
Kurds, Iranian Opposition Report Anti-Kurd Violence in Northern Iran
VOA News: Kurdish and Iranian opposition reports from northern Iran say thousands of Kurds have rallied this week in the Iranian city Mahabad, to protest the killing of a Kurdish activist by Iranian para-militaries. The reports are displayed on Kurdish web sites and in the opposition Iran Focus.
