Women’s Rights in Iran
Region: Islamic Republic of IranNEW YORK, NY--- Since the 1979 revolution in Iran, the status of women has been on a steady decline. In the cleric led Islamic Republic, women are not valued as equal to men. They earn less than men, have fewer rights under the Islamic law, and need permission from their husbands or fathers to leave country or apply for a passport. Even in Iran’s Islamic courts, the testimony of a woman is viewed as bei... more
Views: 2291Iran Gets the Green Light to Join the UN Commission on the Status of Women
Region: Islamic Republic of IranNEW YORK, NY—The United Nations has cleared the way for Iran to join the membership ranks of the UN’s global commission on the status of women. The news came amid allegations of Iranian government’s long standing support for the suppression of women where under Islamic doctrine women are not considered equal to men. "The vote happened so long ago that everyone just forgets that the changing... more
Views: 1914Iranian Clerics Proud of Being Detested By the West
Region: Islamic Republic of IranTEHRAN, IRAN--- The ultra conservative prayer leader of Tehran, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, is proud that Iran is subject to sanctions by the West. The European Union has imposed sanctions against 80 individuals connected with the Islamic Republic. The fresh rounds of sanctions were in response to the new wave of human rights abuses in the hands of the Iranian government. According to Ayatollah Khatami, being p... more
Views: 1721Iranian Factory Workers Say We Are Hungry
Region: Islamic Republic of IranTEHRAN, IRAN--- During a recent speech in Khoramabad, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received a surprise dose of reality: There are hungry people in Iran. A group of factory workers showed up to the President’s speech carrying a sign that said “We the workers of Parsilon [factory] are hungry”. Ahmadinejad stated on other occasions that since the 1979 revolution, “"Iran is among t... more
Views: 1541Iran’s Cyber Army---The Islamic Republic Uses Hackers to Spy on Dissidents
Region: Islamic Republic of IranTEHRAN, Iran--- The Islamic Republic, in coordination with the state telecommunication company and the revolutionary guard, has organized a special unit whose job is to hack into various servers in order to interrupt or redirect internet traffic. According to sources familiar with the unit’s mission, the new cyber intelligence unit is also tasked with spying on dissident groups in Iran and abroad. The ha... more
Views: 1826Punishment without Trial---Iran Punishes the Opposition Leaders
Region: Islamic Republic of IranTEHRAN, IRAN---Since calling for additional public protests, the Iranian government has intensified its pressure on the leaders of the opposition movement by placing them under house arrest. Witnesses in Iran report that iron bars have been placed in front of Mousavi’s residence, restricting access to his house. Mehdi Karroubi, another leader of the Green Movement, is also under house arrest. Karro... more
Views: 1047Israel will soon Meet Its Nemesis: Iran
Region: Islamic Republic of Iran
Tehran, IRAN: Iranian President Mehmood Ahmadi-Najad, slammed the Israel’s attacks over civilian settlements in Gaza city and termed it a war crime and he said that they are killing the humanity. The brutality that is Israel showing, as a matter of fact, reflects the cowardice, against the unarmed people of Gaza city. Addressing a press briefing at Tehran, he urged the Muslims of the world to be... more
Views: 1395Iran defiant about Nuclear dispute
Region: Islamic Republic of IranIran will never back down in a nuclear dispute with the West and is not interested in talks with the United States, its president said ahead of a previously unannounced visit by Russia's Foreign Minister. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaking hours before he was due to meet Russia's Sergei Lavrov in Tehran, dismissed US offers of broader negotiations between the two foes if Tehran first halts atomic work whic... more
Views: 1184Despite the death warnings, Putin in Iran
Region: Islamic Republic of IranPutin’s visit, the first by a Kremlin leader since World War II in the country. His trip was thrown into doubt when the Kremlin said on Sunday that he had been informed by Russian special services that suicide attackers might try to kill him in Tehran, but he shrugged off the warning while he was in German visit. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said his country will continue ... more
Views: 1582Mr One Dollar
Region: Islamic Republic of IranThe sun was setting as the Iran Air Jumbo Jet taxied gently down the runway of Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates. I admired the view of Dubai’s modern architecture as we took off into the clear sky over the Persian Gulf and banked eastwards. I was flying to Tehran a day ahead of the rest of the tour that I was scheduled to join. The female passengers and the stewardesses on the flight were w... more
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