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The Sheikh of Terror
Originally published at:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324577904578557563282126152.html By SOHRAB AHMARI “The Diplomatic Sheikh” is what Western diplomats dubbed Hassan Rohani during his tenure from 2003…
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Iranian President-Elect Sat on Assassination Council
Originally published at http://freebeacon.com/iranian-president-elect-sat-on-assassination-council/ Iranian President-elect Hassan Rowhani sat on the secretive government council responsible for orchestrating the global assassination campaign against perceived…
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Iran’s President-Elect Confronted With Plea for Detained Opposition Leader’s Freedom
Originally published at: http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/irans-president-elect-confronted-with-plea-for-detained-opposition-leaders-freedom/?smid=tw-share At the end of his first news conference since winning Iran’s presidential election, the moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani was…
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Criminal Court Summons Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, No Charge Specified
(June 17, 2013) – Just days after moderate candidate Hassan Rouhani won the eleventh presidential election held in the Islamic…
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Harassment and Censorship Continue on Election Day
(June 14, 2013) – Reports coming out of Iran today highlight further incidents of the censorship and harassment of activists…
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IRI authorities censor political advertisements pertaining to tomorrow’s presidential election
(June 13, 2013) -- The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has learned that significant portions of the second documentary…
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Raids and harassment of activists continue in last week of Iran’s presidential race
(June 11, 2013) -- The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has received confirmation of reports that offices belonging to…
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An Iranian Human Rights Lawyer’s Perspective on the Forthcoming Presidential Election
A member of the Fars Province Bar Association discusses the current political climate among legal professionals and ordinary citizens in…
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Ahead of Iranian presidential election, arrests and restrictions on Internet access
In Iran, tensions have risen ahead of next week’s presidential election. A human rights group says several campaign staffers and…
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Witness Statement of Farshid
In this witness statement, Farshid—a gay Iranian man—discusses his arrest and subsequent rape by the Iranian authorities, and his expulsion…
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