Iran Focus
London, 17 Dec – Iran’s state-run Fars News Agency reported on Wednesday the commander of foreign operations for Tehran’s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) had met Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, but a Kremlin spokesman flatly denied the report.
By Maryam Rajavi
It seems that for all our progress in social and human development, with each new generation radical factions emerge, shaking the world with their ability to convince ordinary people to commit unspeakable atrocities.
By Ali Safavi
The heinous terrorist attacks in San Bernardino 12 days ago and in Paris last month were clear reminders of the growing threat of Islamic extremism. This vicious ideology continues to take new physical forms – once Al Qaeda, now ISIS. Their goal is to create an Islamic “state” capable of enforcing Sharia law by force and unwinding humanity’s democratic achievements.
Oil is getting close to crumbling below levels not seen since the financial crisis. Prices slid to $34.53 a barrel on Monday morning, CNN reported — the cheapest level since February 2009. The drop was fueled by concerns about a surge in Iranian oil production as soon as next month. The country is awaiting sanctions to be lifted early next year.
An Iranian committee is examining potential candidates to be the next Supreme Leader, former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Sunday, breaking a taboo of talking publicly about succession in the Islamic Republic.
By Tom Ridge
The shocking terrorist attack by Islamic extremists in California has rekindled the debate about the connections of such barbarism to the Muslim community as a whole.
By Hamid Yazdan Panah
On December 3rd 2015, Iranian dissident and activist Mehri Jannatpour passed away. Jannatpour was remembered for her bravery and perseverance as a political activist in Iran over the last 40 years. This included three separate terms served in prison for her support and affiliation with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), one of Iran’s principal opposition organizations.
Iran’s Civil Society Ignored but Defiant
By Hamid Yazdan Panah
Don’t look now but Iran’s civil society is on fire. In recent weeks dissidents, ethnic minorities, and political activists have presented a formidable challenge to the claim that the Nuclear Deal with Iran would benefit human rights and political reform. Their presence is also a sharp critique towards the facade of reform projected by Hassan Rouhani. The unrest is particularly inconvenient for Rouhani and his Western counterparts who appear more interested in establishing ties with the theocracy in Tehran than the ongoing movement for change in Iran.
By Hamid Yazdan Panah
Iranian refugees fleeing persecution joined thousands of other asylum seekers in protesting new restrictions on refugees in Balkan states. According to reports, at least six Iranians sewed their lips shut and went on hunger strike to protest the closure of the Greek-Macedonian border, preventing them from traveling towards western Europe.
24 November 2015
Women must rise up against this phenomenon
Maryam Rajavi’s message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – 25 November 2015:
The International Day for elimination of Violence against Women is a proper occasion to expose a disgraceful, misogynous regime founded on suppression of women and discrimination against them.
