Iran has named a street in central Tehran after Rachel Corrie, an American pro-Palestinian activist who was killed in 2003. Photograph: Denny Sternstein/AP
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UK tells Iran happy to talk human rights after riot criticism
By Robin PomeroyTEHRAN (Reuters) – Britain told Iran on Thursday it was happy to discuss its handling of street unrest after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused its police of “savage” aggression against demonstrators.
Martial Arts Expert Leaves Iran Rather Than Train Basij
Iranian martial arts expert Ahmad Fouladizadeh says he has left the country rather than agree to train Basij volunteer paramilitaries and plainclothes police how to neutralize participants in street protests, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
Iran to deal with ‘immoral’ kindergartens that teach dancing
The Secretary General of the Tehran Welfare Organization said that they would deal firmly with kindergartens that provided immoral educational programs.
Iran Holy Quran Exhibition to open int’l section
TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iran’s 19th Holy Quran Exhibition would open the International Section on Wednesday as translators and Quran activists from different countries are to present their works in the fair.
US Senators urge sanctions on Iran finances
An overwhelming majority of the US Senate urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to impose “crippling sanctions” on Iran’s financial system in a bid to hinder its suspect nuclear program.
Iran advises UK not to use violence against protesters
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ramin Mehmanparast on Tuesday advised the British government to exercise self-restraint and refrain from using violence against protesters.
Iran Knows How To End The Violence In London
Looters run from a clothing store in Peckham, London, on August 8.August 09, 2011Following three days of riots in London, Iranian lawmaker Hossein Ebrahimi has told the semi-official Fars news agency that parliament is ready to send a human rights delegation to Britain to investigate human rights abuses, while Iran’s Foreign Ministry has […]
2 Years Prison Sentence For Participating In Green Movement Martyrs’ Memorial Services
By persianbanooMahmoud Asadi Shamsabadi, one of the protesters of the last presidential election, has been sentenced to two years in prison due to his presence at the grave site of the martyrs of the Green Movement.
Trailblazing HIV doctors jailed in Iran
By Asieh Namdar, CNN August 8, 2011 8:27 a.m. EDT Dr. Kamiar Alaei and his brother, Dr. Arash Alaei, have been called pioneers for their community-based approach to HIV and AIDS in Iran.