Middle East Public date: 24.08.2017 23:12:18

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31 Dec 2009

As standoff with Iran continues, U.S. prepares targeted sanctions

The Obama administration is readying sanctions against discrete elements of the Iranian government, including those involved in the deadly crackdown on Iranian protesters, marking a shift to a more aggressive U.S. posture toward the Islamic republic, U.S. officials said.
The Obama administration is readying sanctions against discrete elements of the Iranian government, including those...
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29 Dec 2009

Iran limits movements of an opposition leader

TEHRAN, Iran Iranian security forces have limited the movements of a leading opposition figure by refusing to protect him when he leaves his home, his son said Tuesday as authorities broadened their crackdown with a new wave of arrests that included the sister of Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi.
TEHRAN, Iran Iranian security forces have limited the movements of a leading opposition figure by refusing to protect...
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10 Dec 2009

Iran steps up crackdown, assaults protesters at University of Tehran

TEHRAN -- Iran intensified its crackdown on demonstrators Tuesday as thousands of pro-government militiamen stormed the grounds of the country's most prominent university and assaulted students who had gathered in protest.
TEHRAN -- Iran intensified its crackdown on demonstrators Tuesday as thousands of pro-government militiamen stormed the...
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23 Nov 2009

Iran Jails Top Reformer for 6 Years

Iran has sentenced a former vice president who protested Iran's disputed presidential election to six years in jail.
Iran has sentenced a former vice president who protested Iran's disputed presidential election to six years in jail.
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19 Oct 2009

Iran Threatens To Retaliate For Attacks

Iranian officials have issued warnings against foreign governments and alleged international operatives they blame for bombings that killed at least 42 people.
Iranian officials have issued warnings against foreign governments and alleged international operatives they blame for...
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28 Aug 2009

Ahmadinejad Urges Prosecution of Political Rivals

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at his chief political rivals on Friday, calling on judiciary officials to decisively and mercilessly prosecute them for challenging the legitimacy of his electoral victory and tarnishing the image of the state.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at his chief political rivals on Friday, calling on judiciary officials to...
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9 May 2009

Political Prisoners on hunger strike

On May 3rd, prison authorities in Gohar Dasht brutally attacked political prisoners including those affiliated to the People s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), beating and abusing them. Ali Reza Karami (a prisoner on death row), Afshin Baymani and Behrouz Javid-Tehrani were transferred to solitary confinements after being badly beaten by the special prison guards.
On May 3rd, prison authorities in Gohar Dasht brutally attacked political prisoners including those affiliated to the...
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