Ahmadinejad Flexes His Muscle on Libya
Region: Islamic Republic of IranTEHRAN, IRAN---Amid calls for US military involvement in Libya, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is flexing his muscles by warning the US of dire consequences if it intervenes by spending troops to Libya.... more
Views: 1893Khamenei to Intelligence Minister—Get Tougher With the Opposition
Region: Islamic Republic of IranTEHRAN, IRAN---During a recent visit to the Ministry of Intelligence, Iran’s Supreme Leader expressed his satisfaction with the ministry’s efforts to quash a recent wave of popular uprising that began w... more
Views: 1762Women’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 rig... 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&rsq... 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 con... more
Views: 1722Iranian 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 Presiden... 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 interru... more
Views: 1826Iranian Refinery Workers on Strike
Region: IranTEHRAN, IRAN—The workers at one Iran’s largest refineries have been on strike since last Monday when the opposition movement called for a nationwide day of protest to show solidarity with people in Egyp... more
Views: 2277Iran’s Islamic Republic Demeaning to Women
Region: IranTEHRAN, IRAN--- 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 rig... more
Views: 2163US to Intensify Sanctions against Iran
Region: IranWashington--- The US law makers introduced a bill on Wednesday to intensify sanctions against the Iranian regime. The new bill requires publically traded companies, their subsidiaries, and affiliates to report econ... more
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