2010 March | Only Democracy For Iran

Focus and Video: Child Prostitution in Iran, a tragic story!

Huffington Post reported in 2009 that In recent years, child prostitution has risen 635 percent in Iran, and dozens of Iranian girls are brought to Arab countries, Pakistan and Bangladesh to be sold as sex slaves.

Mahdiyeh Golrou: Amimals in Evin Prison fed with ‘human flesh’

During a phone call with her family, Mahdiyeh Golrou has spoken of the presence of animals in the women’s ward of Evin prison; animals that have even fed on the flesh of an inmate (not confirmed yet).

Written on March 31, 2010 | Posted in Human Right Activism, People, Women Activism | Comments Off

REFRL: As Regime Turns Up The Heat, Iran’s Rafsanjani Abides

Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is one of the most powerful men in Iran but hasn’t been seen on television since February this year, Radio Free Europe reports.

Written on March 31, 2010 | Posted in Green Movement, Politics | 2 comments

EU restricts operations Iran AIr

The European Commission has adopted yesterday the thirteenth update of the Community’s list of airlines and restricts the operations of Iran Air due to safety reasons.

Written on March 31, 2010 | Posted in Business, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Transport | Comments Off

Jafar Ashari, on hunger strike, has been transferred to Mahabad prison

Human Rights activists in Iran report that prisoner and Kurdish activist Jafar Ashari, who has been on hungerstrike since March 17, is transferred to Mahabad prison and is now in quarantine.

Written on March 31, 2010 | Posted in Human Right Activism, People | 3 comments

Torture victims abroad want right to sue Iran officials

In the cases of Canadian citizens Zahra Kazemi and Houshang Bouzar the government of Iran is arguing it has immunity in Canada for any acts of torture.

Written on March 31, 2010 | Posted in Human Right Activism, People | 3 comments

Abolhassan Bani-Sadr: Iran’s opposition movement lacks mass support

Iran’s opposition movement lacks the resolve and mass support needed to overthrow the country’s clerical regime, said Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, the Islamic republic’s first president.

Written on March 31, 2010 | Posted in Foreign Affairs, Green Movement, People, Politics | 2 comments

Obama wants U.N. sanctions on #Iran in weeks

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he wanted tougher U.N. sanctions in weeks against Iran over its nuclear program.

Written on March 31, 2010 | Posted in Foreign Affairs, Iran's Nuclear Program, Politics, Sanctions | Comments Off

G8 fails to convince world of need to sanction #Iran

Once again the United States and its western allies failed to convince the world of the need to impose sanctions on Tehran.

Written on March 30, 2010 | Posted in Foreign Affairs, Iran's Nuclear Program, Politics, Sanctions | 1 comment

Amnesty: #IRAN EXECUTIONS SEND A CHILLING MESSAGE

Recent developments in Iran have prompted fears that the Iranian authorities are once more using executions as a tool to try and quell political unrest, intimidate the population and send a signal that dissent will not be tolerated.

Written on March 30, 2010 | Posted in Green Movement, Human Right Activism, People | 2 comments