by Sam Razi | Sep 26, 2010 | Featured, From the Web, Human Rights, Politics
Amnesty International | October 24 Amnesty International has called on the Iranian authorities not to imprison a prominent human rights defender and journalist sentenced to a total of seven years in prison, including six for recording an interview with a reformist...
by Sam Razi | Sep 2, 2010 | Featured, Must Read, Politics, Video
For several days now, the home of Mehdi Karroubi, presidential candidate in the 2009 rigged election in Iran, and leader of the opposition Green Movement, has been under siege by pro-government plain-clothed militia-men–the same folks we saw beating and shooting...
by Sam Razi | Sep 1, 2010 | Arts and Culture, From the Web, Human Rights, Must Read, Politics, Sports, World
Reuters | September 1, 2010 By Alexandra Hudson Istanbul (Reuters) – Cheerleaders donned black leggings and white T-shirts for a World Championship basketball match between Iran and the United States in Istanbul on Wednesday to respect cultural sensitivities....
by Sam Razi | Sep 1, 2010 | Sports, World
AFP | September 1, 2010 by Brian Mahony ISTANBUL — In the political arena, Iran vs. the United States is a matchup that gets attention. In a basketball arena, not so much. “For me, it’s a normal game,” Iran captain Mahdi Kamrany said. The United...
by Sam Razi | Sep 1, 2010 | Featured, From the Web, Human Rights, Must Read, Politics, World
CNN | September 1, 2010 by Mitra Mobasherat (CNN) — A hard-line Iranian newspaper has called the French first lady a “prostitute” and recommended she be put to death for supporting a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran for adultery. Under the...
by Sam Razi | Sep 1, 2010 | Featured, From the Web, Human Rights, Politics
Radio Zamaneh | September 1, 2010 Zahra Rahnavard, Iranian opposition figure, was attacked by a group of plainclothes forces of the Islamic Republic on the streets of Tehran. Kaleme website reports that the attack occurred a few nights ago in an alley close to her...
