A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Camp Ashraf in Iraq, which supersedes the political beliefs and differences. Iraqi military units have forcefully assaulted the compounds of the Iranian opposition group Mojahedin-e-Khalgh leaving four killed, hundreds wounded or disabled, and tens taken away. This attack is a serious violation of the human rights of every person residing in Ashraf City
Last night inside the Nokia Theatre: fashionable representatives of LA’s glitterati, enjoying the ESPY awards. Outside the Theatre: determined members of LA’s Persian community, insisting that Nokia answer for contributing to Iran’s fascist panoptic regime. A quick reminder about the scope of the Finnish telecom giant’s craven collaboration with Khamenei, Ahmadinejad, and their ilk: In [...]
6:26pm UK, Tuesday July 21, 2009 http://www.iranian-americans.com/wp-admin/post-new.php Iranian riot police have clashed with hundreds of pro-reform protesters in central Tehran and detained dozens, a witness said, in the latest unrest over June’s disputed election. The witness said demonstrators were chanting slogans against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the government, including: “Ahmadinejad — resign, resign” and “Death [...]
Los Angeles to vote on transit contracts Los Angeles Times-July 17, 2009 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/17/siemens-risks-losses-due-to-iran-ties/ One of the world’s largest engineering firms, Siemens, could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in sales to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) because it sold Iran equipment used to spy on dissidents. California politicians and Iranian human rights advocates [...]
Dai from PAIC debate Alireza Namvar Haghighi on VOA
Saturday- July 18, 2009
Subject: The Iranian uprising and the prospect of US policy toward Iran
1- President Obama and his administration should decisively side with the people of Iran and deny Ahmadinejad (or any other Islamic Republic delegations for that matter) the right to obtain an entry visa to the United States for the purpose of “representing” the Iranian nation during the 64th United Nations General Assembly on September 15, 2009. 2- Neither Ahmadinejad nor any of the members of his cabinet have any legitimacy to be recognized as the president or be regarded as the representatives of the Iranian nation. 3- This is the least the civilized world can do for the Iranian people during these decisive times.
New York, NY – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) today called on New York area hotels to refuse to host President Ahmadinejad and the Iranian Delegation during the 64th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) scheduled to begin in New York City on September 15, 2009. “We call on the Grand Hyatt Hotel, the InterContinental Hotel [...]
The decade’s long struggle of the Iranian people for democracy has reached a historical turning point. At the same time, the Islamic regime in Iran and its bands of thugs are trying to resurface from this crisis and seek international recognition and legitimacy. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is reportedly planning to visit New York again this September for the United Nations General Assembly. The Iranian community in the United States request that President Obama and his administration decisively side with the people of Iran and deny an entry visa to Ahmadinejad, as this man has no legitimate claim to the position of the presidency of Iran.