Blog Feed: For the Freedom of Iran

Iran Has 'Blood on its Hands' MacKay Says

Published on 2006-08-21 23:45:00

National Post: August 19, 2006 Mike Blanchfield With a potential international showdown looming next week in Iran's nuclear standoff with the West, Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay says Tehran has "blood on its hands" for backing Hezbollah in i > read more

Iran ready for Israel action after Lebanon war - army

Published on 2006-08-21 23:42:00

Yahoo Asia News: Sunday August 20, 2:19 AMTEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior Iranian army commander said on Saturday the armed forces were prepared for any action by Israel after what Iran has called the Jewish state's defeat at the hands of Lebanon's Hizb > read more

Iran launches military exercises

Published on 2006-08-21 23:39:00

Yahoo News: Sat Aug 19, 4:45 AM ET Iran on Saturday launched a series of large-scale military exercises aimed at introducing the country's new defensive doctrine, state-run television reported. The television report said the military exercise woul > read more

Tehran's prisoner

Published on 2006-06-15 04:34:42

Macleans.com Ramin Jahanbegloo is a noted scholar and a Canadian citizen. Now he's been locked up in Iran, accused of being a foreign agent, and Ottawa is powerless to do anything about it. LUIZA CH. SAVAGE Last summer, while Iran was in the grip o > read more

Iran bans The Economist over Gulf map

Published on 2006-06-15 04:13:00

Yahoo News: By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press WriterWed Jun 14, 6:39 PM ET Iran has banned The Economist magazine for describing the Persian Gulf as merely "the Gulf" in a map published in the latest edition, state television reported Wednesday. > read more

Demonstration by women in Iran capital

Published on 2006-06-14 04:43:00

Tehran, Iran, Jun. 12 – Nearly 100 women were arrested by State Security Forces (SSF) in a clampdown on a peaceful demonstration by several thousands Iranian women in Tehran, protestors told Iran Focus by telephone.Security forces used truncheons a > read more

U.S. bans transactions with 4 Chinese companies for aiding Iran weapons programs

Published on 2006-06-14 04:37:00

USA Today: Posted 6/13/2006 3:08 PM ETWASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Tuesday prohibited all transactions with four Chinese companies and one U.S. company for allegedly helping Iran acquire weapons of mass destruction and missiles capable o > read more

Movement's Coordinator interview with VOA (Audio/Video)

Published on 2006-06-14 04:18:00

SMCCDI: Jun 13, 2006, 09:31"Voice of America" (Persian Service) broadcasted, on Saturday June 10th and via Satellite TV, Radio waves and on the Internet, its "Round Table" Q&A program in reference to Iran. The guest was Aryo B. Pirouznia who was spe > read more

Iran-Mexico soccer game leads to clashes in several Iranian cities

Published on 2006-06-13 04:56:00

SMCCDI: Jun 12, 2006, 01:32Unrest, sporadic clashes and attack of some public buildings and materials happened in several Iranian cities, yesterday night, following Iran's 3-1 loss to Mexico in the frame of the 2006 Soccer World Cup. Angry supporte > read more

Oppostion bars Islamic regime's propaganda at the occasion of soccer game

Published on 2006-06-13 04:49:00

SMCCDI: Jun 12, 2006, 00:05Opposition groups and their members stopped the Islamic regime's propaganda and supporters at the occasion of the Iran-Mexico match played in the frame of the 2006 Soccer World Cup. In several cities groups gathered in ord > read more

Jailed Iranian writer barred from seeing lawyer

Published on 2006-06-13 04:35:00

Reuters: Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:14 AM EDT TEHRAN (Reuters) - Canadian-Iranian philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo, arrested in Tehran last month on spying charges, has been denied access to a lawyer during his interrogations, the judiciary said on Tuesday. Ca > read more