Category Archives: UAE
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 […]
How the Arab World Uses Facebook and Twitter
Social media has been often touted for the role it played in the popular uprisings that have spread across the Arab world since December 2010. Despite the buzz, you may be surprised that only 0.26% of the Egyptian population, 0.1% of the Tunisian population and 0.04% of the Syrian population are active on Twitter. Of […]
News from Iran – Week 12 – 2012
News of the Prisoners A-Transfers Kurdish political prisoner Habibollah Golparipour transferred to solitary in Oroumiyeh prison Political prisoner Mohammad Ali Velayati on hunger strike since 3/14 has been moved to Evin 240 solitary. B- Arrests/Incarcerations Kambiz Habibi, and Kavoos Samimi, Baha’i from Shiraz arrested and sent to Intel. Detention center. Political prisoner Mostafa Tajzadeh is […]
Des Nouvelles d’Iran – Semaine 12-2012
Nouvelles des Prisonniers A- Transferts Habibollah Golparipour, prisonnier politique kurde, transféré à la prison d’Oroumieh à l’isolement. Le prisonnier politique Mohammad Ali Velayati en grève de la faim depuis le 14 mars a été transféré au bloc 240 d’Evine à l’isolement. B- Arrestations/Incarcérations Kambiz Habibi, et Kavous Samimi, bahaï de Shiraz, arrêté et envoyé au centre de détention du […]
