Iranian state-owned media says a special media court has found the Tehran bureau chief of the Thomson Reuters news agency guilty of “spreading lies” against the Islamic system for a video story that Iran claims briefly included a misleading description of women training in the martial arts.
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Iran greets outcry over Web squeeze with fresh promises for Tehran-centric cyber world
Iran’s cyber monitors often tout their fight against the West’s “soft war” of influence through the Web, but trying to block Google’s popular Gmail appeared to be a swipe too far. Complaints piled up — even from email-starved parliament members — and forced authorities Sunday to double down on their promises to create […]
Tehran And EU Hold Nuclear Talks
Iran’s chief negotiator Saeed Jalili has held talks with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Tehran’s controversial nuclear program.
Iranian Official Calls For Open Elections
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council and a seasoned Islamic Republic politician, says “free and open elections would solve many of the current problems of the country.”
After Canada severed ties, Iran expects more countries to close embassies in Tehran
An Iranian semi-official news agency says Iran expects more countries to follow Canada’s example and close their embassies in Tehran.
Gonabadi Dervish, Nosrat Tabasi, Sentenced To 5 Years Imprisonment By Tehran Revolutionary Court
Gonabadi dervish , Mr.Nosrat Tabasi, was sentenced to six months imprisonment and four years and six months of suspended jail term by Tehran’s Revolutionary Court.
Ban Ki-moon Mentions Human Rights in Tehran; Details Unclear
Speaking at the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s School of International Relations on August 30, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, “I have urged the authorities during my visit this time to release opposition leaders, human rights defenders, journalists and social activists to create the conditions for free expression and open debate.
UN Chief Arrives In Tehran For NAM Summit
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Tehran to attend the Nonaligned Movement (NAM) summit and hold talks with top Iranian leaders.
UN’s Ban To Press Tehran On Nuclear Drive, Rights
A spokesman for Ban Ki-moon has that the UN chief will stress to Iranian leaders this week that they must take “urgent” action on the country’s nuclear program and human rights.
Tehran Welcomes Ban Ki-moon, Ignores Ahmed Shaheed
Over the past few days, hundreds of Iranians have engaged in a letter-writing campaign to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, as he prepares to visit Tehran to attend the Non-Aligned Movement Conference.