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Interview: Mother's tribute to Neda (BBC - Audio + Transcript)

Posted Fri, 2009-07-31 09:00 by IRelec09

Interview: Mother's tribute to Neda (Audio + Transcript): Via BBC NEWS | Middle East.

The mother of Neda Agha Soltan, the 27-year-old Iranian protester whose death on 20 June was captured on mobile phone video, has spoken at length to the BBC World Service. The following is a transcript of the interview with Hajar Rostami Motlagh.

How did you first hear about your daughter's death?
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‭BBC ‮فارسی‬ - ‮ايران‬ - ‮آلبوم عکس: تجمع در نقاط مختلف دنیا برای 'اتحاد با ایرانیان'‬ (Photo Gallery - Gatherings July 25th)

Posted Sun, 2009-07-26 15:22 by IRelec09

‭BBC ‮فارسی‬ - ‮ايران‬ - ‮آلبوم عکس: تجمع در نقاط مختلف دنیا برای 'اتحاد با ایرانیان'‬: Via BBC Persia.

via a Huffington Post reader, the first photo is of Shirin Ebadi in Amsterdam, and subsequent photos are of gatherings in Tokyo (Japan), Islamabad (Pakistan) and Berlin (Germany).

Read Original Article:(Via BBC Persia.)
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Clinton says Iran unable to respond to overtures

Posted Sat, 2009-07-25 11:46 by IRelec09

Clinton says Iran unable to respond to overtures: Via Reuters on washingtonpost.com .

LONDON (Reuters) - The United States is still willing to 'reach out' to Iran but political turmoil there means Tehran is not now in a position to respond, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the BBC on Thursday.

President Barack Obama made diplomatic overtures to Iran before its June 12 election, but Clinton told the BBC: "We haven't had any response."

She added: "We've certainly reached out and made it clear that's what we'd be willing to do, even now, despite our absolute condemnation of what they've done in the election and since, but I don't think they have any capacity to make that kind of decision right now."
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Arrests at new Iranian protests (BBC)

Posted Tue, 2009-07-21 23:42 by IRelec09

Arrests at new Iranian protests: Via BBC NEWS | Middle East .

Iranian riot police are reported to have arrested a number of pro-reform protesters in Tehran after demonstrations turned violent.

Police clashed with hundreds of people marching despite a ban on public gatherings since the disputed election in June, Reuters news agency said.

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Power protest

Witnesses said hundreds or even thousands of people took to the streets of Tehran on Tuesday afternoon, although curbs on the international media mean it is difficult to verify reports from Iran independently.
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Iran clerics defy election ruling (BBC)

Posted Sun, 2009-07-05 15:51 by IRelec09

Iran clerics defy election ruling: Via BBC NEWS | Middle East.

A group of clerics in Iran has called Iran's presidential vote invalid, contradicting official results.

The pro-reform group's statement pits it against the top legislative body, which last week formally endorsed the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

On Saturday, former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said that post-election events had caused bitterness.

Britain said one of two UK embassy employees detained for "inciting protests" would be released.

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in the aftermath of the poll to protest at what they alleged was a fraudulent election.

The protests died down after the authorities deployed lethal force, killing at least 20 demonstrators. More than 1,000 were arrested.
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Iran 'to free UK embassy worker' (BBC)

Posted Sun, 2009-07-05 14:06 by IRelec09

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iran 'to free UK embassy worker': Via BBC NEWS | Middle East.

The eighth of nine British embassy employees detained by Iranian authorities is to be released later, the UK foreign secretary has said.

David Miliband said "all of our efforts are now directed" at securing the release of the man still being held - the embassy's chief political analyst.

But the lawyer for the Iranian says he has been charged with acting against national security and is facing trial.

Iran has accused Britain of fomenting discontent to undermine its regime.

On Sunday, Iran released a freelance journalist who was arrested last month.
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UK to press Iran on embassy staff (BBC)

Posted Sun, 2009-07-05 04:50 by IRelec09

UK to press Iran on embassy staff: Via BBC NEWS | Middle East.

UK officials will continue to lobby Iran for information about the chief political analyst from the British embassy in Tehran.

The Iranian man's lawyer has said his client is being held in prison accused of acting against national security.

But Foreign Secretary David Miliband has so far been unable to discuss the case with his Iranian counterpart.

Iran claims Britain is fomenting discontent to undermine Iran's Islamic regime - a charge the UK denies.
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Analysis: Iran crisis set to rage on (BBC)

Posted Sat, 2009-07-04 23:08 by IRelec09

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Analysis: Iran crisis set to rage on: Via BBC NEWS | Middle East.

Three weeks after Iran was shaken by its most serious unrest since the 1979 revolution, the dust seems to have settled.

Banned and broken up by force, the largely peaceful, massive protest demonstrations have fizzled out.

The Guardian Council - the powerful, appointed watchdog body - has formally endorsed the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose unexpectedly large declared margin of victory triggered the protests.

On the face of it, Tehran and other Iranian cities now look much as they did before the 12 June elections.

So does that mean everything is back to normal, and nothing has changed?

That seems unlikely.
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Iran TV - Interviews/confessions saying inspired by VoA & BBC (Video-English Captions)

Posted Fri, 2009-07-03 12:40 by IRelec09

From Huffington Post:

Iran continues to single out the old as well as the new media for instigating election-related violence. A newly posted video on YouTube (with English subtitles) shows what appears to be a series of interviews on Iranian television with people who say they were inspired by the Voice of America and the BBC to take part in the demonstrations. The interview subjects say the protesters damaged property and threw stones — despite appeals from Basij militia members.
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Iran views: Quiet but not normal (BBC)

Posted Fri, 2009-07-03 04:45 by IRelec09

Iran views: Quiet but not normal: Via BBC NEWS | Middle East.

Three Iranians in Tehran tell the BBC News website of their experiences of the post-election unrest and its aftermath.

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I was arrested on 22 June. There were lots of militia on the street, waiting for the crowds. It was a silent protest, but they didn't let people gather.

When they saw I was carrying a camcorder, they arrested me, took me to a side street and started hitting me.

They didn't talk, they just beat with their batons. Then they put me in a van, with hands tied and blindfolded.
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