Arash Aramesh
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Broadcasting systems (IRIB) commonly referred to as the Iranian radio and television decided to air parts of a trial in which Hossein Shariatmadari, the editor of hardliner Kayhan newspaper and the representative of the Supreme Leader in that publication, provided his defense against a number of complaints filed against him over the past few months. Among the plaintiffs is Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi. more»
Arash Aramesh
Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi met on April 26 to discuss plans for the one -year anniversary of the June 12 election. In this meeting, the two leaders of the opposition Green Movement called on the Iranian people to join protest rallies throughout the country marking the anniversary of what they have repeatedly called a rigged election. more»
Arash Aramesh
Less than a year since violent protests erupted in Tehran and other major cities of Iran, Kayhan, Iran’s largest state-owned newspaper with intimate ties to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, dedicated its main headline on April 25 to praising anti-government protestors in Cairo. Kayhan’s front-page read, “Cairo has become the city of protests against Mubarak,” implicitly praising the protestors in Egypt. more»
Arash Aramesh
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s African visit started yesterday April 22 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Ahmadinejad was warmly received by Robert Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe whose country is suffering from a horrible economic crisis. more»
Shayan Ghajar
On April 12, a United Nations Security Council delegation decided to forego a visit to Uganda due to more pressing business at U.N. headquarters regarding sanctions against Iran. This week, however, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Uganda, currently a rotating member of the Security Council, to discuss Iran’s nuclear program and argue against sanctions, according to PressTV, an Iranian state-owned news agency. more»
