Three activists from the city of Tabriz have received a combined seventeen-year prison sentence, human rights sources reported today.
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U.S. Navy: Iran prepares suicide bomb boats in Gulf
Iran has built up its naval forces in the Gulf and prepared boats that could be used in suicide attacks, but the U.S. Navy can prevent it from blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the commander of U.S. naval forces in the region said on Sunday.
EU foreign policy chief urges Iran to release opposition leaders
GVF — The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, urged Iranian authorities to release Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi, the leaders of Iran’s opposition Green Movmenet.
Iran’s pro-regime sites hit with attacks hours before opposition rally
GVF — Two pro-government websites appeared to have come under cyber attacks today, just hours before rallies by the opposition Green Movement.
UK Foreign Secretary calls for ‘immediate release’ of Green Movement leaders
GVF — British Foreign Secretary William Hague has called for the release of the leaders of Iran’s opposition movement Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi.
Ali Reza Firouzi and Sourna Hashemi summoned to the Revolutionary Court.
Journalist and blogger Ali Reza Firouzi was summoned to serve his prison sentence; Sourna Hashemi was summoned for questioning regarding his court dossier.
Removing the Doubts and Answering the Questions (part 3)
Answering a question In reply to the question asked by our readers whether the articles issued in “Removing the Doubts and Answering the Questions” are the website manager’s ideas or the Sufi masters’ visions:
Syrian National Council backs Green Movement protests on 14 February
GVF — More than seventy figures in the Syrian opposition have expressed their support for the anti-government demonstrations in Iran on 14 February.
Green Coordination Council condemns clampdowns on Iranian Arabs
GVF — Ardeshir Amir-Arjomand, a top advisor to opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, has condemned the violent clampdowns in Iran’s Arab-majority Khuzestan Province.
Activists demand release of opposition leaders
More than 400 Iranian political and civil activists are calling for the release of Iranian opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard.