The situation of human rights in Iran will be reviewed at the 7th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC), between February 15-17, 2010.

The Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would let President Barack Obama impose sanctions on Iran’s gasoline suppliers and penalize some of Tehran’s elites, a move aimed at pressuring Tehran to give up its nuclear program.

A bipartisan group of senators is pushing President Obama to move forward with new sanctions against Iran, now that his “end of 2009″ deadline for meaningful response from Tehran — which the administration insists was not a deadline — has long past.

The Associated Press Sunday, January 24, 2010; 2:04 AM DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Human Rights Watch says Iran’s post-election unrest is a “full-blown human rights crisis” and calls on Tehran to free government critics detained during the crackdown. The New York-based watchdog says the “systematic and brutal targeting” of demonstrators and dissidents by [...]

Why we can no longer remain on the sidelines in the struggle for regime change in Iran. It’s at the core of what is likely to be the most compelling international story of 2010: Iran.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704541004575011394258630242.html?mod=googlenews_wsj By JAMES K. GLASSMAN AND MICHAEL DORAN Al Qaeda bombers on U.S. airliners need prompt attention, but it is Iran, a supporter of terrorism now developing the capacity to fire nuclear-tipped missiles, that may pose the greatest threat to global stability and American security. That threat can be diminished three ways: by military action, [...]

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Clinton-US-Allies-Will-Not-Back-Down-on-Iran-Nuclear-Issue-82295837.html Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday the United States and allies will not back down in pressing Iran on concerns that its nuclear program is weapons related. Clinton discussed Iran, and next week’s London conference on Afghanistan, with the new European Union chief diplomat Catherine Ashton and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband. The [...]

Despite NIAC’s assertion that dialogue and diplomacy is the best approach, thirty years of dialogue by various US administrations has shown that the regime is interested in dialogue only to buy itself enough time in order to develop its weapon’s program.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/12/Iran.bahai.trial/ (CNN) — Seven leaders of Iran’s Baha’i minority went on trial in Tehran Tuesday accused of spying for Israel, a charge their supporters say is motivated by religious discrimination. The seven — two women and five men — are also accused of spreading propaganda against the Islamic republic and committing religious offenses, charges that [...]

The multitude of events and unrest over the last 6 months in Iran have clearly demonstrated the fact that the people of Iran uncompromisingly and bravely are determined to put an end to 31 years of dark and despicable clergy rule in their country. In the meantime, some western political circles and their Iranian associates [...]