Middle East

Former parliament deputy Mohsen Armin barred from activism Iran’s Revolutionary Court has sentenced prominent reformist politician Mohsen Armin to six years in prison, as well ……Read More

Shah fate ‘important lesson for others’ A former Revolutionary Guards commander has compared Iran’s Supreme Leader with the late Shah who was ousted from power ……Read More

Security forces have arrested dissident Iranian blogger, publisher and physician Mahdi Khazali, according to reports. Khazali, the son of the hard-line member of the Assembly ……Read More

Another campaigner for 2009 presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi has been sentenced to prison, according to opposition website Saham news. Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court in ……Read More

Highest rate of executions in ‘recent history’ The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy says she is “deeply concerned” about the ……Read More

An Iranian activist residing in Kuala Lumpur has been summoned by the Malaysian police. According to Iranian opposition website Jaras, in an “unprecedented” move, Green Movement ……Read More