Middle East
1-year jail term upheld for member of Sufi Order in Iran
A Gonabadi Sufi has been sentenced to a year in prison, an opposition site reports. According to Majzooban Noor, a site affiliated with the Nematollah Gonabadi Sufi ……Read More
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Dissident Mohammad Tavassoli sentenced to 11 years in prison
A court in Iran has sentenced prominent political prisoner Mohammad Tavassoli to eleven years in prison. According to the semi-official Isna news agency, Branch 15 of the ……Read More
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Authorities detain members of ‘house’ churches in southern Iran
Members of four house churches have been arrested in Iran, according to Iranian media reports. According to the semi-official Fars news agency, the authorities have “discovered” four ……Read More
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Khamenei refuses to meet with Ahmadinejad
Political feud over jailing of Ahmadinejad press advisor Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has refused to meet with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sources told the Green Voice of ……Read More
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What Impact does Oil have on the Syrian Civil War?
There is a popular belief in the Middle East that Washington’s foreign policy, particularly as it relates to this precarious region, is largely driven by ……Read More
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Iran Must Release Human Rights Defender Mohammad Ali Dadkhah
Voice of Freedom :Iranian human rights defender and lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah must be immediately and unconditionally released, Amnesty International said, after he was called ……Read More