Five Prison Terms confirmed: one to six years for participating in protests, running a web site

by Sadra | Jan 14, 2010 | Blog

On Tuesday, ILNA News Agency announced that verdicts for five individuals convicted after the post-election protests have been forwarded for implementation. From descriptions of the sentences, it appears that most charges are “participation in public gatherings after...

Another suspicious assassination and the need for an independent fact-finding commission

by Sadra | Jan 14, 2010 | Blog

The Iranian media’s method of disseminating information about the assassination of a Tehran University physics professor has created serious concerns about the nature of this murder and the police’s investigation of the case. From the very first hours news of this...

AP: Dueling protests erupt at Iran professor’s funeral

by Sadra | Jan 14, 2010 | Blog

BY NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press Writer Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 4:42 a.m. TEHRAN, Iran — The funeral Thursday for an Iranian physics professor killed in a mysterious bomb attack turned into competing demonstrations by pro- and anti-government supporters with...

AP: Money talks, protest slogans on bank notes

by Sadra | Jan 14, 2010 | Blog

Officials are scrambling to yank the bills from circulation updated 3:07 p.m. PT, Wed., Jan. 13, 2010// // < ![CDATA[ function UpdateTimeStamp(pdt) { var n = document.getElementById("udtD"); if(pdt != '' && n &&...

Guardian.co.uk: BBC joins international protests against Iranian TV interference

by Sadra | Jan 14, 2010 | Blog

Corporation supports formal complaint after signal jamming and removal of Persian service from satellite Ian Black Jan 14 2010 Iran is facing mounting international protests about its jamming of the BBC’s Persian TV service (PTV) after the channel – which has...