Legislators in southern province claim that fiery young activists preventing them from voting freely. In the public gallery of Katanga’s provincial assembly, a group of youths gather. Dressed in tracksuits and loudly beating drums, they sing animated songs to venerate the speaker of the provincial parliament, Gabriel Kyungu. They jeer his opponents during plenary sessions. […]
Embezzling Iranian MPs left unchallenged while working-age people face medieval punishments.
On Tuesday (10 May 2016) a human rights activist pointed out that ‘in the past two weeks the [Iran] regime has carried out numerous medieval punishments.’ Photo credit: NCRI Ms. Farideh Karimi is also a chairwoman of the NGO . Pointing out the barbarity of the “flogging [of] a woman on April 27 in Golpayegan,” […]
Iranians rally in Paris in largest gathering for democracy in Iran
Iranians young and old and from all walks of life rallied on Saturday in Paris in support of Iranian opposition leader Mrs. Maryam Rajavi in the largest international gathering to promote democratic change in Iran. Hundreds of distinguished international lawmakers and personalities were present to show support for Iran’s Parliament-in-exile, the National Council of Resistance […]
Italy’s Persecution of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito Recalls the Dreyfus Affair
Introduction and Premise On March 25, 2015, the case against Seattle native Amanda Knox and her one time Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, will be heard by the Italian Supreme Court in what may be the pair’s final attempt to set right a miscarriage of justice reminiscent of the infamous Dreyfus Affair of the nineteenth century. […]
Video:Obama goes on the offensive
Obama goes on the offensive Washington — Faced with growing skepticism over aspects of his economic agenda, President Obama has launched an aggressive campaign-style offensive to bolster congressional supporters and marginalize Republican opponents. Millions of campaign supporters are receiving e-mails urging them to call members of Congress. Groups allied with the White House are running […]
Bush’s Order Condemned By Hezbollah
While US President George W. Bush suggests a majority vote, Hezbollah calls the move as unconstitutional. On Friday, President Bush has been denounced by Hezbollah for urging anti-Syrian lawmakers to push through their own choice for Lebanon’s president to resolve a long political deadlock. Elections have been postponed until December 29. This is the tenth […]