Category Archives: Saudi Arabia
News from Iran – Week 43 – 2012
Prisoners’ News Transfers Mousavi’s 2009 campaign coordinator, Mir Taher Mousavi, who was arrested 3 months ago, has been taken to hospital. Hossein Ronaghi Maleki was taken to hospital in dire condition but not admitted and returned to Evin. Jailed lawyer Mohammad Seif Zadeh transferred from Evin prison to the hospital. On hunger strike Human Rights […]
News from Iran – Week 42 – 2012
Prisoners’ News A- Transfers Following announcement of hunger strike, imprisoned retired teacher Mohammad-Amin Agoshi moved to solitary cell. Ali Moezzi was transferred to Ward 240 of Evin prison for solitary confinement. After 18 months in solitary, political prisoner Farid Soroori moved to Hall 12 of Rajai Shahr prison. Labor activist Shahrokh Zamani was taken out […]
The Two Worst Rogue States in the United Nations
My transcript of part of a public lecture “The Emerging World Order: its roots, our legacy” given by Noam Chomsky at Politeama Rossetti in Trieste, Italy on September 17, 2012. The basic reason for the concern [over the possibility of Iran building nuclear weapons] has been expressed succinctly by General Lee Butler, the former head […]
Gulf states sideline Arab League in Syria talks
The meeting of Arab foreign ministers scheduled to be held in the Saudi city of Jeddah over the Syrian crisis has been postponed indefinitely without explanation by the Arab League. This “emergency meeting” was to discuss the conflict and the replacement of the UN and international mediator Kofi Annan, who resigned last week after the […]
News from Iran – Week 29 – 2012
News of the Prisoners A- Transfers Imprisoned journalist Reza Ansari Rad suffered nervous attack and convulsions, moved to infirmary. Ahmad Ghabel transferred to Milad hospital in Tehran. Mohammad Sadegh Kaboudvand was taken to hospital outside the prison in critical condition. Baha’i Afif Na`imi transferred to hospital. Afshin Yavari transferred from Rajaei Shahr prison to hospital. […]
