Iran Focus
London, 4 November – A protest was held outside of Iran’s Parliament on Tuesday over the “plundering” of the treasury by state officials.
The protesters gathered outside of the Parliament when President Rouhani was inside defending three new ministers.
Iran Focus
London, 4 November – The Iranian Regime has expressed doubts about dealing with the unstable economy and the rise in unemployment but the situation might be about to get a whole lot worse.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) have declared that the unemployment crisis is a security threat and that it will set up organisations in the provinces to deal with unemployment.
By Hamid Yazdan Panah
On October 30th, 2012, Sattar Beheshti was arrested by the Iranian cyber police. His crime alleged crime was posting his political opinions on social media, which included a harsh rebuke of the regime in Iran. Beheshti would never see home again. Prison authorities would contact his family on November 6th and asking them to collect his body. Four years after his death, Beheshti has come to embody the spirit of resistance in Iran, in an ongoing struggle against censorship and governmental repression.
Iran Focus
London, 2 November – In an article published on November 1, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) reports on a maneuver that underscore the fact that death penalty cannot be ignored.
Minister of Justice, Mullah Pour Mohammadi said, according to ILNA, state news agency, on October 29, 2016, “the number of death penalties and its application should be reviewed…. However, death penalty continues to be in the agenda but not as much as it is being done nowadays”. As the General Assembly session was being held, he made this pledge while the regime sent 77 people to the gallows 77 in September.
Iran Focus
London, 2 November – In an opinion piece for the Washington Times by Alex Carlile, published on November 1, 2016, he says, “Every parent understands this simple concept: Do not reward kids’ bad behavior. But one can only wonder whether, when it comes to international relations and dealing with rogue regimes, our policymakers understand this basic concept.”
He’s using metaphor in referring to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Iran Focus
London, 2 November – On Friday 28th October, thousands of people from all over Iran took part in a protest against the clerical regime’s policies in Pasargade – the site of the tomb of Cyrus the Great on the occasion of his birthday. The Iranians at the protest described him as the “pride of every Iranian and a foundational figure in the establishment of human rights principles” said the NCRI (National Council of Resistance of Iran).
Iran Focus
London, 2 November – Benny Avni said in an article on the New York Post that Lebanon’s recent selection of Michel Aoun as president seals Iran’s dominance over Lebanon – the latest outcome of President Obama’s attempt to reorder the Middle East and Russia’s reassertion of power through an alliance with the Iranian regime.
Iran’s biggest enemy, Saudi Arabia, has more pressing issues than Lebanon to deal with – Yemen’s civil war for example.
Iran Focus
London, 1 November – Bashar Jaafari, one of the fiercest defenders of the notorious Bashar al-Assad’s supporter in Syria, has been given keepsake by the United Nations (UN).
Just a few days ago, on October 24, the Secretary-General of the UN Ban Ki-moon honored several envoys for their ten years of service, issuing them with a keepsake. Bashar Jaafari was among them, smiling in a photograph during the ceremony, well known as the defender of Bashar al-Assad’s in Syria.
On the same day, many innocent civilians in Syria were killed or wounded following bombing strikes by al-Assad and his allies.
Iran Focus
London, 1 November – Mr. Christian Zimmermann, the Director of Human Rights and Minority affairs in Berlin commemorated those killed at Camp Liberty last year and raised important concerns in building relations with governments that don’t respect human rights, such as Iran.
On October 29 last year, Camp Liberty was struck by rockets, killing more than 20 people and injuring dozens. The Iraqi Shi’a militia, the al-Mukhtar Army, claimed responsibility for the callous act, as reported by Amnesty International. At the time, Camp Liberty was situated in the north-east of Baghdad and housed almost 2,250 Iranian exiles. Most of them were supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), the main opposition force to the Iranian regime, closely linked to The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
Iran Focus
London, 1 November – On October 29 the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) published a statement by the Papal Legate and the Secretary of the Conferences in the Marche region of Italy. The statement speaks to the necessity of prosecuting the perpetrators of the Massacre in Iran in 1988.
