July 2012
Jailed activist released on bail
Jailed human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi was finally given a temporary furlough today on bail of 600 million toumans. » read more
Turkey sets conditions for intervention in Syria: report
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has announced that if Kurdistan Worker Party (PKK) fighters or Al-Qaida bases are set up at Syria’s border with Turkey, his country would “take every measure” to prevent them from establishing a foothold in the region. » read more
Sanctions no less than military war: Central Bank chief
The head of Iran’s Central Bank, Mahmoud Bahmani, says: “Sanctions mean nothing short of military war, and we need to begin a series of irregular economic war policies.” » read more
Iran's Alamiyan loses to German opponent
Iran’s Noshad Alamiyan lost to Germany’s Timo Bol in the third round of men’s singles table tennis match on Monday in the 2012 London Olympics Games. » read more
Iranian Studies Conference in Istanbul
Conversation with Tooraj Atabaki, professor of Social History of the Middle East and Central Asia in Department of History at University of Amsterdam about the 2012 Iranian Studies Conference in Istanbul » read more
Record-setting fraud case brings death sentences
Four people charged in Iran’s $3-billion bank fraud, which is being called the greatest case of financial corruption in the country’s history, have been sentenced to death. » read more
Mortazavi's appointment deemed "illegal"
Iran’s Court of Administrative Justice has announced that the appointment of former Tehran prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi to the helm of the Social Security Fund was illegal. » read more
Dependence on oil a "trap": Iran's leader
Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, says Iran’s dependence on crude exports is a “trap” and the country needs to wean its economy off oil revenues. » read more
Iranian athletes advance at Olympics
On the third day of the London Olympic Games, Iran’s Solmaz Abbasi and Mohsen Shadi managed to get to the rowing semi-finals, while Noshad Alamiyan advanced in table tennis after a dramatic victory over Hong Kong’s Tang Peng. » read more
Opposition leader's son calls for father's proper treatment
The son of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi has written a letter to the “senior officials of the regime” to express concern regarding his father’s situation, urging the state to either transfer him to his home in Jamaran to continue his house arrest or to Evin Prison to be held like other political prisoners. » read more














