Mounting repression represents a serious setback for the protection of human rights in Iran.Three independent experts who report to the United Nations on human rights have condemned the ongoing persecution of human rights defenders in Iran.
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Syria denies Houla killings, UN condemns attack
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria on Sunday strongly denied allegations that its forces killed scores of people – including women and children – in one of the deadliest days of the country’s uprising, but the U.N. Security Council after an emergency session condemned government forces for shelling residential areas.
Incarcerated Dissident Dr. Mehdi Khazali Suffers a Heart Attack on the 40th Day of His Hunger Strike
[Kaleme] Incarcerated dissident critical of the government, Dr. Mehdi Khazali was reportedly transferred to Taleghani hospital a few hours ago after suffering a heart attack.
Turkey strongly opposes military attack on Iran
Turkey says a military attack on Iran would be “disastrous” for the Middle East.
Iran says will attack any country used to strike its soil
(Reuters) – Iran will attack any country whose territory is used by “enemies” of the Islamic state to launch a military strike against its soil, the deputy head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards told the semi-official Fars news agency on Sunday.
UN chief argues against attack on Iran
Herman Nackaerts, Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, arrives after his flight from Iran at Vienna’s Schwechat airport, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
The Attack on the Embassy, a British Plot
Even with the passage of more than two weeks since a group of Basij official-militia attacked the British embassy in Tehran, and the aftermaths of the event, Principlists (the ruling hardliners in Iran who proclaim loyalty to the ideals of the 1979 revolution) continue to make contradictory statements over the issue.
Tehran’s foreign schools shut after embassy attack
(Reuters) – International schools in Iran have shut their doors after hardline students stormed the British embassy last week, stoking ordinary Iranians’ fears that foreigners are about to pull out of the Islamic Republic ahead of a U.S. or Israeli-led attack.
Opposition activists warn about strike against Iran
‘Democracy doesn’t come from gun barrel’ GVF — More than 120 Iranian authors, activists and journalists have issued a strong warning about the ramifications of a possible military strike against Iran.
Security forces attack the home of Maste Yar Web Site Manager
According to Majzooban Noor reporter, the security forces attacked and probed the home of Maste Yar web site showing a warrant from the court.