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: 1891Khamenei 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: 1760Women’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: 2287Iran 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: 1710Iranian 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: 1541Iranian Politician Says “Escort” not Detention
Region: IranTEHRAN, IRAN--- In an interview with the Italian newspaper, il Manifesto,Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the head of Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said that the opposition leaders Mousavi and K... more
Views: 1833Iran’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: 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 repor... more
Views: 1046Iranian Diplomat Resigns—More Protests on the Way
Region: IranTEHRAN, IRAN—A group of Iranian expatriates have joined forces with the Green Movement in order to facilitate communication among the group’s members amid fierce government control of internet inside Ir... more
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Hooman Rowshan is a practicing lawyer with over twenty-five years litigation experience. Hooman enjoys teaching and freelance writing. I am interested in a wide range of topics including legal, science, medical, political, and human rights issues.
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