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Dissident Mohammad Tavassoli sentenced to 11 years in prison

October 16, 2012 Afsheen Shafiq 0

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

Authorities detain members of ‘house’ churches in southern Iran

October 16, 2012 Afsheen Shafiq 0

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

Khamenei refuses to meet with Ahmadinejad

October 8, 2012 Afsheen Shafiq 0

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

What Impact does Oil have on the Syrian Civil War?

October 5, 2012 Afsheen Shafiq 0

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

Iran Must Release Human Rights Defender Mohammad Ali Dadkhah

October 1, 2012 Sara 0

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

Iran’s leading human rights lawyer begins serving out 9-year jail term

October 1, 2012 Afsheen Shafiq 0

A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer has begun serving out a nine-year jail-term. According to opposition site Kaleme, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah has been transferred to ward ……Read More