December 2010
Tehran prosecutor renews threats against opposition leaders
Tehran Prosecutor, Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi told worshippers in Tehran’s Friday Mass Prayers that the “leaders of sedition” will be prosecuted and the charges against them are very heavy.
Iran says opposition leaders want to be arrested
Heydar Moslehi, Iranian minister of intelligence says the “leaders of sedition” wish to be arrested because they want to become “heroes.”
Iran announces arrest of 7 al-Qaeda members
Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported the arrest of “seven al-Qaeda members” in Sardasht, in the north east of Iran. IRNA quotes a knowledgeable source saying that these seven individuals were involved in “propaganda activities to promote Wahhabism and creating divisions between Shiites and Sunnis.”
Intelligence minister says Iranian opposition leaders against religion
Iranian intelligence minister, Heydar Salehi accused the opposition of making detailed plans to eliminate religion from Iran. In Qom’s Feizieh Seminary School, Moslehi referred to a “moving document” which delineates the “overthrow of religion in Iran.”
Iranian film community rallies in support of sentenced filmmakers
A group of prominent members of the Iranian film community visited the head of judiciary, Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani to express their concern about the heavy prison terms that were recently handed to their two colleagues, filmmakers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof.
Four sentenced for attacks on reformist mosque in Shiraz
Iranian authorities prosecuted four people in connection with the attacks at Ghoba Mosque in Shiraz.
Tehran air quality falls to dangerous levels
Air quality in Tehran has reached warning levels while some Iranian media report that air pollution in some parts of the capital has already created emergency conditions.
Iranian opposition demands healthy elections
Former Iranian president, Mohammad Khatami charted the conditions necessary for the participation of the reformists in the next parliamentary elections in the coming year.
Iranian lawyer tried for not covering hair in video message
Iranian jailed lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh was tried for the charge of “failure to adhere to the Islamic dress code (hijab)” and sentenced to five days in prison after she protested to the court proceedings.
Families of detained German journalists visit their kin in Iran
Iran announced that the two detained German nationals in Iran have met with their families in Tabriz. The spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, Ramin Mehmnparast told reporters in a press conference that last night the two German journalists met with their kin at Tabriz prison. He maintained that the German foreign minister had contacted Iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi several times and finally their request for this visit was accepted.











