Middle East

‘His only sin is speaking his mind’ A group of 101 Iranian journalists have called for the release of imprisoned freelance journalist Hassan Fathi. Fathi ……Read More

Reformist Boycott of Parliamentary Elections Underway Iran’s pro-democracy Green Movement is set to boycott the forthcoming parliamentary elections in March 2012, according to a statement ……Read More

After nearly nine years, all US Forces are mandated to withdraw from Iraqi territory by 31 December 2011 under the terms of a bilateral agreement signed in ……Read More

Reports suggest that Iranian authorities have arrested a dissident cleric in the city of Najaf Abad. According to Jaras, on Monday morning agents from the ……Read More

The wife of political prisoner Bahman Sadeghi-Pour has suffered a miscarriage in the fifth month of her pregnancy. According to opposition website Kaleme, Negar Shah-Pari, wife ……Read More

According to Iraqi Council of Representatives Oil and Energy Committee member Furat al-Sharei, the 10 oil fields that spread across the Iraqi-Kuwaiti frontier are still ……Read More