By Thomas Erdbrink Washington Post Foreign Service Sunday, May 16, 2010 TEHRAN — Brazilian and Turkish diplomats are trying to persuade Iranian leaders to deposit part of their uranium stockpile abroad in exchange for recognition of their controversial nuclear enrichment program, Brazilian foreign minister Celso Amorim said Saturday. U.S. officials have blessed the [...]
The Stand for Freedom in Iran Coalition was deeply disturbed to learn of your scheduled visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran in a few days.
We, at the Progressive American Iranian Committee (PAIC), are extremely concerned about the current wave of execution of political prisoners of conscience in Iran, as evidenced by the latest five detainees, Frazad Kamangar, Ali Heidarian, Farhad Vakili and Mehdi Eslamian and Shirin Alamhouli, hanged on Sunday 9th of May 2010 in the notorious Evin prison.
By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS — Negotiations on a U.S.-drafted resolution that would impose new sanctions against Iran for refusing to suspend its nuclear enrichment program are making “good progress,” U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said Thursday. Diplomats familiar with the negotiations among six key powers said a draft resolution could be circulated to all [...]
The Obama White House’s top nonproliferation official said that the United Nations Security Council would pass a new resolution sanctioning Iran over its nuclear program with Russian and Chinese support, and that Iranian efforts to lobby countries against a new sanctions resolution will fail. “I am very confident that unless Iran does something significant that [...]
by Mark Dubowitz and Ilan Berman The Senate Homeland Security Committee is scheduled to hold hearings today on companies that have provided Tehran with financial resources for its illicit nuclear program. These hearings aim to build on steps already taken by Congress to find a nonmilitary means to thwart Iran’s nuclear quest. Indeed, legislators [...]
Farzad Kamangar was executed after a cursory trial. May 10, 2010 The brother of an activist hanged in Iran has blamed the country’s supreme leader for his death, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports. Farzad Kamangar was one of five activists executed in Tehran on May 9. His brother, Mehrdad Kamangar, spoke to Radio Farda via [...]
Shirin Alam Holi, born in ۱۹٨۱ in a small village near Maku, executed in Evin Prison on May ۹th ۲۰۱۰ after passing one year and nine months in prison. She was charged with the issue cooperating with Pajak (Iranian branch of PKK) on Nov. ۲۹th ۲۰۰۹ and sentenced to death. Her lawyer and family [...]
The United Nations public affairs office informs the press that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has cancelled a press conference scheduled for 3pm today.
Examination of NIAC’s internal documents released during a defamation lawsuit suggests that this organization has violated the rules governing Congressional funds.
Following a defamation lawsuit brought in 2008 some of the internal documents related to these projects have become available. Examination of official documents and NIAC’s internal memos, including email correspondence and…