More than one hundred prominent reformists figures have been tried in the past three years, a conservative member of the Iranian parliament has admitted.
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Iranian Lawmaker Withdraws Complaint Against Cartoonist
An Iranian lawmaker who had sued a cartoonist resulting in a lashing sentence, has withdrawn his complaints.
Iran lawmaker: Country can produce nuclear weapons
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has the knowledge and scientific capability to produce nuclear weapons but will never do so, a prominent lawmaker has said.
Iranian Lawmaker Boroujerdi Denies Allegations Of Involvement In Fraud
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the head of National Security and Foreign Policy in Iran’s Parliament who was reportedly arrested for 24 hours last week, has denied any involvement in the great bank fraud case.
Iranian lawmaker invites UN human rights investigator to a debate
GVF — An Iranian lawmaker has expressed readiness to debate Ahmad Shaheed, the United Nations’ special investigator on the situation of human rights in Iran.
Iran lawmaker says Tehran should not back Syrian regime
By Ramin Mostaghim and Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles TimesSeptember 2, 2011Reporting from Tehran and Beirut—In a sign that Syria’s crackdown on dissent is fraying one of its few alliances in the region, an Iranian lawmaker said in an interview published Thursday that his nation should be supporting the protesters and not the Syrian regime.
Daughter of former reformist lawmaker murdered
The murder of Fatemeh Bagherinejadianfard, the daughter of a former reformist MP, has caused a stir in Iranian Parliament, with MPs calling for an immediate inquest.