UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for an easing of tensions between Iran and the West over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
Category: Sufi news
Political Activist Ali Jamshidi Summoned to the Office of the Intelligence Ministry in Malaysia
January 6th, 2012 – [Jaras] – In an unprecedented move, Ali Jamshidi, poltiical activist, editor of the reformist opposition website Tahavole Sabz and head of the social networks Enghelab Sabz, Tahlilgaran Enghelab Sabz and television host for RASA television [the first Green reformist television station] has been summoned to the office of the Intelligence […]
Journalist Mehdi Mahmoudian Was Severely Beaten By Interrogators In IRGC’s Ward in Evin
Kalameh – There are reports that Journalist Mehdi Mahmoudian has been severely beaten in the IRGC ward 2-A of Evin prison. Also There are reports that Journalist Masoud Bastani is in dire health situation.
As US and Iran Confront Each other, where is the Diplomacy?
By Dr. Farhang Jahanpour (originally published by Informed Comment) The war of words between Iran and the West has reached dangerous proportions, and it may easily get out of hand. It is clear that the majority of people in the West and in Iran do not wish the hostilities to develop into an open […]
Iranian officials confirm sanctions’ bite on economy
International sanctions have rocked the balance of Iran’s currency, says the deputy head of Iran’s Industry and Mining Chamber of Commerce.
Screws tighten on Iran as big buyers shun its oil
By Robin Pomeroy – Thu Jan 5, 8:59 pm ETTEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran faced the prospect of cutbacks in its oil sales to China and Japan as new measures to block Tehran’s crude exports over its nuclear program appeared to be driving its economy to the wall.
Iranian carpet tradition faces modern pressures
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Deep in Tehran’s carpet bazaar, merchants and laborers occupy chambers that have changed little over the centuries. But Iran’s carpet industry now faces some modern pressures.The country’s more than 1 million weavers — producing an average of $500 million in exports a year — are fighting against competitors in major […]
Japan mulls cuts in Iran oil imports to win US sanctions waiver
By Tetsushi KajimotoTOKYO Jan 5 (Reuters) – Japan is weighing various ways of securing a waiver on new U.S. sanctions against Iran, with reducing Iranian oil imports and dealings with its central bank possible options, government sources said on Thursday.
The Persecution Of A Persian Tiger Mother
Parvin Mokhtare was just doing what any other mom would do when she took to the airwaves of Radio Farda (RFE/RL’s Persian-language service) to protest the arrest of her son, journalist and human rights activist Kouhyar Goudarzi, who has been imprisoned off and on by the Iranian government for years. Mokhtare was her son’s […]
Judiciary spokesman says boycotting future elections is a crime
http://isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1923440[In a press conferecen] Hojatel Islam Val Moslemin Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejeyi cited those who bring up the issue of boycotting the elections and said that “if the statements of these people endanger security and these people invite others to seditions naturally this measure is a crime”…