Middle East
Mousavi and Rahnavard under house arrest in Iran
Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard are still under house arrest and there is no information regarding their wellbeing. Since Mir Hossein Mousavi is a ……Read More
Middle East
Middle East
Peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators killed in Bahrain, Libya and Yemen
The Canadian Arab Federation is alarmed at the killing of peaceful demonstrators in Bahrain, Libya and Yemen by security forces. Bahrain is ruled by a ……Read More
Middle East
Green Movement calls for nationwide protests in Iran on 20 February
The Council for the Coordination of the Green Path of Hope has called for nationwide protests on 20 February to commemorate the fallen protesters who ……Read More
Middle East
Four student activists from Qazvin detained following protests, Iran
According to the RAHANA news agency, three students from the University of Qazvin by the names of Amin Soleimanian, Mohammad Nourmohammadi and Morteza Div-Salar were ……Read More
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Civil activist Ebrahim Esmailzadeh jailed, Iran
Iranian human rights group RAHANA has reported that 32-year old economics graduate from Tehran, Mahdi Esmailzadeh plus a number of his companions were arrested on ……Read More
Middle East
Canada’s position on the Egyptian Revolt? Sit on the fence
People are right to point out that Canada hasn’t been a substantive "player" in the Middle East for some time. It is also true that ……Read More