Los Angeles Times: Confined to the Terminal Island immigration jail for more than three years, the Mirmehdi brothers cannot help wondering whether they are somehow beyond the law. The federal government considers the four Iranians, outspoken opponents of Iran’s Islamic regime, security threats with links to terrorism and wants them deported.
4 Jailed Iranians Awaiting Release
Two men sentenced to be hanged in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 10 – An Iranian man is to be hanged in Tehran on January 19, charged with murder.
The man only identified by his first name Ali-Reza was originally sentenced to be publicly hanged by Judge Javad Esmaeili for the murder of five members of a family some two years ago.
Two men sentenced to be hanged in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 10 – An Iranian man is to be hanged in Tehran on January 19, charged with murder.
The man only identified by his first name Ali-Reza was originally sentenced to be publicly hanged by Judge Javad Esmaeili for the murder of five members of a family some two years ago.
Tehran court sends woman to lunatic asylum for keeping cats
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 09 A Tehran court put a young woman on trial for keeping six kittens in her apartment, the state television reported yesterday. The state television aired the court proceedings in which the judge in branch 19 of Tehrans court questioned the woman about why she was keeping the kittens in her apartment and how she was feeding them.
Tehran court sends woman to lunatic asylum for keeping cats
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 09 A Tehran court put a young woman on trial for keeping six kittens in her apartment, the state television reported yesterday. The state television aired the court proceedings in which the judge in branch 19 of Tehrans court questioned the woman about why she was keeping the kittens in her apartment and how she was feeding them.
Iran Won’t Allow Military Gear Inspection
AP: Iran will allow U.N. nuclear experts to take environmental samples at a military site the United States links to an alleged nuclear weapons program but won’t allow them to inspect military equipment, the foreign ministry spokesman said Sunday. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, said last week that Iran had agreed to grant access to the site at Parchin, just southeast of Tehran, and that his inspectors could arrive soon.
Iranian judiciary warns those who allege prisoner abuse
AFP: Iran’s hardline judiciary has threatened legal action against those who alleged that detained journalists and Internet writers were abused to extract confessions and apologies, official media reported Saturday. “We will legally deal with those who have published unrealistic material that corresponds with that of the enemy media and that tries to tarnish the work of the police,” said a statement from Tehran’s prosecutor.
Iran protester sentenced to over five years jail, to be flogged 60 times
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 08 An Iranian man who took part in human rights protests in front of the United Nations office in Iran in October has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison and 60 lashes. Bina Darabvand took part in protests organised by family members of political prisoners outside the UN building in Tehran calling on the world body to condemn torture being carried out on their relatives.
Iran protester sentenced to over five years jail, to be flogged 60 times
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 08 An Iranian man who took part in human rights protests in front of the United Nations office in Iran in October has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison and 60 lashes. Bina Darabvand took part in protests organised by family members of political prisoners outside the UN building in Tehran calling on the world body to condemn torture being carried out on their relatives.
Insurgent Admits Iran, Syria Links on Tape
AP: A militant leader suspected of involvement in beheadings and bloody attacks in Iraq confessed to Iraqi authorities his group’s links with Iran and Syria, according to footage aired by the US-based and funded Alhurra television.
