A statement published with Stephen Hawking’s approval said his withdrawal was based on advice from academic contacts in Palestine. Photograph:Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA Physicist pulls out of conference hosted by president Shimon Peres in protest at treatment of PalestiniansProfessor Stephen Hawking is backing the academic boycott of Israel by pulling out of a conference hosted by […]
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Iran Official Calls For Oscar Boycott Over Anti-Islam Film
The head of Iran’s government-controlled cinema agency says his country should “avoid” the 2013 Academy Awards unless the organizers denounce a low-budget film that was privately made in the United States that ridicules the Prophet Muhammad.
Iran threatens to boycott Venice film festival over EU sanctions
A boycott would be unlikely to cause too much damage to this year’s programme on the Lido, considering that no Iranian films are up for the 2012 Golden Lion. Meanwhile, a Venice premiere is confirmed for Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master.
Opposition group calls for boycott of elections
Members and supporters of the dissident political group Freedom Movement of Iran have called for an “active boycott” of the March 2 parliamentary elections.
India rejects EU call to boycott Iranian oil
European Council President Herman van Rompuy has called on India to use its influence with Iran to convince it to resume nuclear talks with the G5+1.
Ebadi calls for boycott of elections, release of leaders
Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate, is throwing her support behind the 39 Iranian political prisoners calling for an election boycott and the release of Iran’s opposition leaders from house arrest.
Another reformist group calls for election boycott
The Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution, a prominent reformist organization, has joined the line-up of such groups boycotting the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Reformists say general boycott of elections looms large
The Islamic Iran Participation Front, a reformist party, says: “Boycotting the elections has become a principle for the people.”
Grand Ayatollah Urges Boycott of Elections
On July 25, one of Iran’s most prominent dissident clerics, Grand Ayatollah Ali-Mohammad Dastgheib, issued a lengthy statement condemning the current political atmosphere in Iran and urging non-participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections.