Top envoys of Iraq, Iran meet on border dispute
BAGHDAD— The Iranian foreign minister visited Iraq on Thursday hoping to ease tensions over a border dispute, officials said. Iranian troops have been stationed near Iraq’s al-Fakkah oil field along the two countries’ disputed border since Dec. 17. Iraqis in several cities have held demonstrations demanding their government take action.
Orlando Sentinel | 2010-01-08 | USA | Page: 9
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Buitenlandse Zaken raadt reizen naar Iran af, vooral in de woestijn van Dasht-e-Kavir, waar militaire zones liggen en waar de Belgen gezien werden.
De Standaard | 2010-01-07 | Belgium | Page: 15
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Belgen na maanden vrijgelaten uit Iran
Fietstoeristen reden militair domein binnen België slaagde erin politisering te vermijden Individuele toeristische reizen worden afgeraden BRUSSEL De Franstalige Bel gen Diego Mathieu, Vincent Boon-Falleur en Idesbald Van den Bosch kwamen gisterenmorgen opnieuw aan op Belgische bodem na een verblijf in Iran dat langer uitliep dan ze hadden gedacht. Boon-Falleur en Van den Bosch, twee fietstoeristen, werden op 6 september gearresteerd op 250 kilometer ten oosten van de Iraanse hoofdstad Teheran.
De Standaard | 2010-01-07 | Belgium | Page: 15
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Will failed terror attack be Obama’s 9/11 moment?
WASHINGTON — Was Christmas Day 2009 the same kind of wake-up call for Barack Obama that Sept. 11, 2001, had been for George W. Bush? The near-miss by a passenger flying into Detroit plotting to blow up an American airliner seems to have shocked this president as much as the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon did the last. Both presidents had had plenty of warnings in the form of prior threats and even incidents.
Houston Chronicle | 2010-01-08 | USA | Page: 23 |
Revolutıon ın trouble wıth chıldren of the revolutıon
Iran does not seem to have recovered easily from the shock that the presidential election held on June 12 caused. The death of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, a powerful dissident voice against the direction the Iran regime took after Khomeini, and the big rallies held during the Ashura ceremonies are recent indications of the ongoing troubles.
Today's Zaman | 2010-01-09 | Turkey | Page: 15 |
Shots fired at Iran opposition leader Mehdi Karoubi: Web site
Unidentified men opened fire this week on leading Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karoubi, an opposition Web site reported on Friday. Karoubi, a defeated candidate in presidential elections last June, was attacked in the city of Ghazvin, 124 km (70 miles) west of Tehran, on Thursday after visiting a cleric, Nasir Ghavami.
The China Post | 2010-01-09 | Taiwan | Page: 2 |
Bullets defile Iranian student’s headstone
– Supporters of the Iranian Government have for a second time desecrated the grave of Neda Soltan, the student whose shooting during a street demonstration last June made her a worldwide symbol of the opposition. Photographs show that the black marble slab on which her face is engraved has been pockmarked by bullets even though security agents guard the grave around the clock to prevent it from becoming a martyr’s shrine.
Taranaki Daily News | 2010-01-09 | New Zealand | Page: 15 |
Untangling the gun-running web
MORE details are emerging about a complex web of New Zealand-based companies caught up in an alleged international arms smuggling case – and the colourful cast of characters involved. United States authorities are expected to indict a New Zealand-based company that chartered a cargo plane found to have more than 35 tonnes of arms inside when inspected in Thailand last month.
The Dominion Post | 2010-01-09 | New Zealand | Page: 1 |
Bullets pock-mark symbolic student’s tombstone
IRAN: Supporters of the Iranian Government have for a second time desecrated the grave of Neda Soltan, the student whose shooting during a street demonstration last June made her a symbol of the opposition. Photographs show the black marble slab on which her face is engraved has been pockmarked by bullets even though security agents guard the grave around the clock to prevent it from becoming a martyr’s shrine.
The Dominion Post | 2010-01-09 | New Zealand | Page: 18 |
Iran dashes hopes on US hikers
TEHRAN: A senior Iranian legislator says the US should not expect the early release of three American hikers detained in Iran since July. Alaeddin Boroujerdi, head of Parliament’s powerful committee on national security and foreign policy, said the US had kept five Iranian diplomats in custody for a long time after detaining them in northern Iraq in January 2007, so it ‘‘should not be in hurry for the release of the three’’ hikers.
The Advertiser State Edition | 2010-01-09 | Australia | Page: 51 |
Police turn guns on protesters
At least five anti-government protesters, including a nephew of Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran’s opposition leader, were shot dead yesterday as the smouldering confrontation between the regime and the so-called Green Movement finally erupted. Analysts heralded the start of what could be a bloody endgame as hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters poured on to the streets of Tehran and other cities and fought running battles with the security forces.
The Press | 2009-12-29 | New Zealand | Page: 15 |
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Les Belges arrêtés en Iran sont libres
Les trois ressortissants belges retenus en Iran durant plusieurs mois ont retrouvé mercredi le sol belge, a indiqué mercredi le ministre des Affaires étrangères. Ces trois hommes, Diego Mathieu, Vincent Boon-Falleur et Idesbald Van den Bosch, avaient été libérés le 8 décembre, mais n’ont reçu que mardi l’autorisation de quitter le pays.
La Nouvelle Gazette | 2010-01-07 | Belgium | Page: 17
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Iran’s top diplomat visits Iraq over border dispute
BAGHDAD — Iran’s foreign minister visited Iraq on Thursday to try to resolve rising tensions over the border between the two countries, officials said. Iranian troops have been stationed near Iraq’s al-Fakkah oil field along the two countries’ disputed border since Dec. 17. Iraqis in several cities have held demonstrations demanding that their government take action.
Austin American-Statesman | 2010-01-08 | USA | Page: 4
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Hitsige kameel slaat toe
Sommige berichten blijven je altijd bij. Zoals het krantenbericht, ooit eens gelezen, over het gelukkige bruidspaar dat, pas getrouwd, op weg ging naar de nieuwe woning. Het was ergens in Amerika. Boven de hoge voordeur was, oude traditie, een hoefijzer opgehangen – symbool van geluk. De bruidegom zou, ook volgens een oude traditie, zijn kersverse vrouw over de drempel het nieuwe huis in dragen.
NRC Handelsblad | 2010-01-08 | Netherlands | Page: 50
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Blijf vooral van onze tirannen af
oen de Amerikaanse president Barack Obama vier maanden na zijn aantreden in mei vanuit de Egyptische hoofdstad Kairo de islamitische wereld toesprak, sneed hij de gevoelige onderwerpen democratie en godsdienstvrijheid aan. Hij noemde vrijheid van meningsuiting en gelijkheid onder de wet, gerechtigheid ook voor de Palestijnen in hun conflict met Israël. In het Midden-Oosten was zijn verkiezing in november 2008 als opvolger van de breed verfoeide president George Bush, al warm verwelkomd.
NRC Handelsblad | 2010-01-08 | Netherlands | Page: 47 |
Some airports slow to implement new U. S. rules
On the first day of what was supposed to be tighter screening ordered by the U. S. for airline passengers from certain countries, some airports around the world conceded Monday they had not cracked down. The United States demanded more careful screening for people who are citizens of, or are flying from, 14 nations deemed security risks. But enforcement of the U. S. rules appeared spotty. “ Everything is the same. There is no extra security,’’ said an aviation official in Lebanon, one of the countries on the list. |
Polga fala em saudades e nega proposta do Brasil
Anderson Polga negou, em declarações à Rádio Jovem Pan, do Brasil, ter uma proposta do Corinthians, mas manifestou vontade de voltar ao país natal, numa altura em que foi relegado para o banco no Sporting. “Eu tenho vontade, sim. Tenho amigos que jogam aí. E saudade a gente tem sempre. Já estou aqui há sete anos e a minha família também tem vontade de voltar”, afirmou o defesa brasileiro.
O Jogo | 2010-01-08 | Portugal | Page: 16
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Sereno vai ser reforço para a próxima época
A notícia já não é nova, mas surgiu ontem com ar de definitivo: Sereno, defesa-central que está a seis meses de terminar contrato com o Guimarães, vai transferir-se para o FC Porto no final da temporada, numa operação que será efectuada a custo zero. A revelação foi ontem feita por Carlos Suárez, presidente do Valladolid. “O Sereno rejeitou a nossa proposta porque tomou a decisão de representar um clube grande, o FC Porto.
O Jogo | 2010-01-08 | Portugal | Page: 7 |
Release of 3 Americans is not expected soon
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior Iranian lawmaker said Thursday that the United States should not expect the release any time soon of three American hikers detained since July. Alaeddin Boroujerdi, head of parliament’s powerful committee on national security and foreign policy, said the United States had kept five Iranian diplomats in custody for a long time after detaining them in northern Iraq in January 2007, so it “should not be in hurry for the release of the three” hikers.
The Buffalo News | 2010-01-08 | USA | Page: 3 |
Atempause für Iran
vk. Genf Der chinesische Uno-Botschafter, Zhang Yesui, hat sich am Dienstag vor der Presse im New Yorker Glaspalast gegen baldige Iran-Sanktionen ausgesprochen. Damit deutete China, das für Januar den Vorsitz im UnoSicherheitsrat führt, eine neue Ruhephase im Nuklearstreit mit der Islamischen Republik an. Amerika, Frankreich und Grossbritannien hatten in den vergangenen Monaten mit neuen Sanktionen gedroht, wenn nicht bis Ende 20 09 eine Einigung über die Aufbereitung des iranischen Nuklearbrennstoffs im Ausland erzielt werde.
Neue Zurcher Zeitung | 2010-01-08 | Switzerland | Page: 5
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Mehr turkmenisches Erdgas für Iran
mac. Moskau Iran und sein nördliches Nachbarland Turkmenistan vertiefen die wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit. Während eines zweitägigen Besuchs des iranischen Präsidenten Mahmud Ahmadinejad bei seinem Amtskollegen Gurbanguly Berdymuchammedow unterzeichneten die beiden Staatschefs eine Reihe politischer und wirtschaftlicher Vereinbarungen. Ahmadinejad gab der Hoffnung Ausdruck, das bisher 3 Mrd. $ umfassende jährliche Handelsvolumen in den kommenden fünf Jahren auf 10 Mrd. $ vergrössern zu können.
Neue Zurcher Zeitung | 2010-01-08 | Switzerland | Page: 7 |
Start security before line for departure
It is the duty of all public officials to “do something” whenever a new threat appears, even if there is nothing sensible to be done. If they don’t make a show of solving the problem, the media will punish them severely. So we have had a vigorous U.S. government response to the recent apprehension of the Underpants Bomber. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was from Nigeria, and he was Muslim.
North Bay Nugget | 2010-01-08 | Canada | Page: 6
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Korea-Iran arms deals traced to NZ company ring
US AUTHORITIES plan to indict a New Zealand company involved in selling North Korean arms to Iran, sources close to the investigation say. They are trying to track down shadowy figures using a labyrinth of thousands of companies registered to an office in Auckland. International watchdogs fear New Zealand’s company registration system makes it easy for money laundering and terrorist financing operations.
The Age | 2010-01-08 | Australia | Page: 4 |
Israel concerned Iran and Hizbullah forging Fatah terror splinter group
The defense establishment is concerned that Iran and Hizbullah are gaining more influence over terrorist elements in the West Bank and are working to create a splinter and more radical Fatah terrorist group to carry out attacks on its behalf, The Jerusalem Post has learned. One example was the shooting attack two weeks ago in the northern West Bank that killed Rabbi Meir Chai, a father of seven from Shavei Shomron.
Jerusalem Post | 2010-01-08 | Israel | Page: 3
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When the divide becomes a chasm PALESTINIANS
Col. Avi Gil returned to the West Bank seven weeks ago and couldn’t believe it was the same place he had left just two years before. Since 2007, Gil has served as the IDF’s attaché to the US Marines in Washington. In late November, he returned and took up his new post as commander of the Central Command’s Efraim Regional Brigade, which is responsible for Palestinian cities like Tulkarm and Kalkilya, as well as Israeli settlements like Kedumim and Karnei Shomron.
Jerusalem Post | 2010-01-08 | Israel | Page: 14
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Israel’s opening to China COLUMN ONE
The growing power of the UN-based international community is one of the gravest emerging threats to Israel’s national security. This threat stems from two sources. First, the UN-led system of global governance is working to redefine international law by on the one hand whitewashing war crimes by states associated with the majority, and on the other hand rendering it illegal for unpopular countries to take action to protect themselves against aggression.
Jerusalem Post | 2010-01-08 | Israel | Page: 24
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Iran’s Guard plans Hormuz maneuvers
TEHERAN (AP) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard plans to hold naval maneuvers in the strategic Strait of Hormuz late this month or early in the next, a move that’s likely to heighten tension with the West. A report by the official Iran News Agency quoted the Revolutionary Guard’s naval chief, Adm. Morteza Saffari, as saying the war games at Hormuz were designed to show the force’s “comprehensive power and readiness for confronting any probable threat.”
Jerusalem Post | 2010-01-08 | Israel | Page: 8
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US preparing forces for possibility of conflict with Iran IRAN
WASHINGTON – The US does not want to see confrontation with Iran but is still preparing its military for that possibility, America’s top uniformed officer said Thursday. “We’ve looked to do all we can to ensure that conflict doesn’t break out there, while at the same time preparing forces, as we do for many contingencies that we understand might occur,” Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during an appearance at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Jerusalem Post | 2010-01-08 | Israel | Page: 1
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Baptism of fire awaits commission nominees
MÁIRE GEOGHEGAN-QUINN and her colleagues on the new European Commission have set out an ambitious, but potentially controversial, political programme for the incoming EU executive. Their first task, however, is to survive a pivotal series of confirmation hearings in the European Parliament, which begin next week. Before those hearings, which have potential to expose any shortcomings in knowledge of their portfolios, the nominees had to set out their objectives in a series of written answers to questions posed by the parliament.
The Irish Times | 2010-01-08 | Ireland | Page: 11 |
The proliferation of nuclear panic is politics at its most ghoulish
Some books are written to be read, others to be put in a cannon and blasted at the seat of power. Two such blasts have just crossed my desk, from academics on either side of the Atlantic. Both are on the same subject, the consequence of the irrational fear of radiation. The first book, Radiation and Reason, is by an Oxford professor of physics, Wade Allison. It narrates the history and nature of nuclear radiation, culminating in an attack on the obsessive safety levels governing nuclear energy.
The Guardian International Edition | 2010-01-08 | UK | Page: 23 |
Troops tried to rescue Moore at Iran border UK troops tried to rescue Moore
British troops in southern Iraq were scrambled to the Iranian border after the abduction of five British hostages in May 2007, in a failed attempt to stop them being taken into Iran, the Guardian has learned. The troops were sent to the border area north of Basra to intercept the kidnappers after receiving intelligence that they were heading to the frontier from Baghdad, but failed to find them. It is unclear whether the British unit arrived too late or went to a different crossing point along the 1,500km border.
The Guardian International Edition | 2010-01-08 | UK | Page: 1 |
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CONTROVERSY
The tougher automatic security checks faced by travellers from 14 ‘high-risk’ countries have caused controversy. After clearing passport control, passengers from those listed nations will have to go through a full body scanner or, if the equipment is available, a device that searches for traces of explosives. Passengers will then be subjected to a full body pat down before clearing immigration. A final and thorough search of the hand luggage will be carried out before being allowed to board the aircraft. Upon landing in the US these passengers will then be singled out for extra security at immigration, with the possibility of individual interviews, before they are allowed into the country. The 14 countries on the list are: Afghanistan, Algeria, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Gulf News | 2010-01-08 | UAE | Page: 1
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Iraq, Iran start border talks
Baghdad (Reuters) Iran and Iraq have begun talks to try to resolve a dispute over an inactive oil well in a sensitive area along the nearly 1,500-km border between the two countries, their foreign ministers said yesterday. Iraq’s Hoshiyar Zebari met Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki in a move to cool tensions between the neighbours after a small contingent of Iranian troops moved into an oilfield inside Iraqi territory last month and Iraq vowed it would not give up an inch of its land.
Gulf News | 2010-01-08 | UAE | Page: 12
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Detained protesters to face trial
Tehran Five protesters who were detained in late December will soon stand trial in Iran, the official Irna news agency reported yesterday. The report said the five will face a revolutionary court, which ordinarily deals with security charges. The report did not say when the trial will begin and what charges they face.
Gulf News | 2010-01-08 | UAE | Page: 12 |
Ally of president tied to Iran deaths
A parliamentary panel in Iran has implicated a senior official and ally of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the deaths of at least three detainees arrested in June during anti-government protests, the Alef Web site has reported. The Web site, which is overseen by a prominent conservative member of Parliament, Ahmad Tavakoli, reported Wednesday that the panel had submitted its report Sunday and that it was expected to be read on the floor of Parliament next week. The man singled out in the report, Saeed Mortazavi, was responsible as Tehran city prosecutor for the arrests of more than 100 journalists, activists and former government officials after the election. Reformers have loathed him since the late 1990s, when he closed scores of reformist newspapers and arrested dozens of journalists. The allegations against Mr. Mortazavi reveal a tug of war between the conservative factions within the establishment: the one led byMr. Ahmadinejad, which favors a severe crackdown against protesters, and his conservative
International Herald Tribune | 2010-01-08 | Austria | Page: 5
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Protesters face capital case
Iran will try five people arrested in connection with protests last month, the biggest in the Islamic Republic since the aftermath of the presidential election in June, the official IRNA news agency said Thursday, Reuters reported from Tehran. The agency, quoting a statement by Tehran’s revolutionary court, did not identify the detainees or the date of their trials but the charge of ‘‘moharebeh’’ — an Islamic term meaning warring against God — carries the death sentence. Eight people were killed in clashes between security forces and supporters of the opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi on Ashura, the day of ritual Shiite mourning that fell on Dec. 27.
International Herald Tribune | 2010-01-08 | Austria | Page: 5
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Iran to try five people over December unrest
Iran will try five people arrested in connection with protests last month, the biggest in the Islamic Republic since the aftermath of the presidential election in June, the official news agency said yesterday. The agency, quoting a statement by Tehran’s revolutionary court, did not identify the detainees or the date of their trials but the charge of “ moharebeh” – an Islamic term meaning warring against God – carries the death sentence. Eight people were killed in clashes between security forces and supporters of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi on Ashura, the day of ritual Shi’ite mourning that fell on Dec. 27. The opposition website Rahesabz said on Wednesday more than 180 people, including 17 journalists, 10 Mousavi aides and some members of the outlawed Baha’i faith, had since been arrested. Hardline clerics and authorities have called on the judiciary to punish opposition leaders for creating tension in Iran, saying they were “ mohareb” (enemies of God). Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi repe
The Times, Malta | 2010-01-08 | Malta | Page: 16 |
Captain released.
A Greek sea captain who had been in detention in Iran for 14 months returned to Athens yesterday following negotiations between Greek government officials and their Iranian counterparts to secure his release. Angelos Alexiou was met at Athens International Airport by high-ranking representatives of the Foreign Ministry.
Kathimerini English | 2010-01-08 | Greece | Page: 1
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Les Belges arrêtés en Iran sont libres
Les trois ressortissants belges retenus en Iran durant plusieurs mois ont retrouvé mercredi le sol belge, a indiqué mercredi le ministre des Affaires étrangères. Ces trois hommes, Diego Mathieu, Vincent Boon-Falleur et Idesbald Van den Bosch, avaient été libérés le 8 décembre, mais n’ont reçu que mardi l’autorisation de quitter le pays. Diego Mathieu avait été arrêté en septembre dernier pour avoir voulu prendre une photo d’un paysage faisant partie d’un domaine militaire. Les deux autres Belges, qui voyageaient ensemble, avaient r encontré Diego Mathieu peu de temps avant son arrestation. Un fait qui avait conduit les autorités iraniennes à soupçonner un lien entre les trois hommes qui, soupçonnés d’espionnage, avaient été arrêtés.
La Capitale | 2010-01-07 | Belgium | Page: 17 |
Tehran to try five people over recent unrest, report says
Iran will try five people arrested in connection with riots last month, the worst violence in the Islamic republic since protests erupted over the presidential election in June, the official news agency IRNA said on Thursday. The report, citing a statement by Tehran’s revolutionary Court, did not identify the detainees or the date of their trials but the charge of “moharebeh” --an Islamic term meaning warring against God --carries the death sentence.
Today's Zaman | 2010-01-08 | Turkey | Page: 11 |
Foreign nationals arrested after ‘holy day’ clashes in Iraq
TEHRAN – Iran said yesterday several foreign citizens were arrested during clashes between opposition supporters and security forces last month, state television reported. “Several foreigners are among those who were arrested on the day of Ashura... they were leading a psychological war against the system... They entered Iran two days before Ashura,” Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi told state TV, without elaborating on the foreigners’ nationality.
The Citizen | 2010-01-05 | South Africa | Page: 9
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Five Iranians stand trial after Ashura riots
tehran Iran will put on trial five people who were arrested in December following anti-government unrest during the Shiite religious commemoration of Ashura, the ISNA news agency reported yesterday. “Five people were indicted regarding the Ashura riots and their case les were sent to the revolutionary court,” ISNA said, quoting a statement from the prosecutor’s of ce. “The crimes of the defendants will be soon dealt with in the presence of their lawyers and a representative of the prosecutor,” it added.
The National - News | 2010-01-08 | UAE | Page: 11 |
Iran: military likely to usurp leaders power
Though Iran’s internal crisis is ongoing and gradually increasing, it may not yield victors and losers any time soon, Houda al Husseini wrote in the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al Awsat. Still, observers maintain that there is an edge to Iran’s opposition because large strata of the Iranian people are turning against the principles of the Islamic Revolution. The reason for this is the Islamic Republic’s spectacular failure in “Islamising” the Iranian people.
The National - News | 2010-01-08 | UAE | Page: 19
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Agreement on maritime borders soon, Iranian ambassador says
DOHA Abdullah Sohrabi, Iran’s ambassador to Qatar, announced yesterday at a press conference at the Iranian Embassy that his country would soon sign a trilateral agreement with Qatar and Bahrain on maritime border demarcation. He added that relations between Qatar and Iran would improve significantly thanks to the upcoming visit of heir apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to Tehran next month.
The National - News | 2010-01-08 | UAE | Page: 12 |
Baisse de la tension entre Bagdad et Téhéran
L’Irak et l’Iran ont annoncé hier qu’ils tiendraient une série de réunions dans les prochaines semaines pour régler leur dispute à leur frontière sud, riche en pétrole. Les deux pays ont annoncé cet accord lors d’une visite à Bagdad du ministre des Affaires étrangères iranien, Manouchehr Mottaki.
Les Echos | 2010-01-08 | France | Page: 18 |
Iran and Iraq meet to ease tensions
Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Iraq yesterday to start talks aimed at resolving a dispute over an oilfield. Tensions have been rising between the Middle Eastern neighbours since December 17, when Iranian forces seized oil well number four at al Fakkah, about 320km south-east of Baghdad. The Iranian soldiers subsequently withdrew from the oil well but have remained close by in border territory claimed by both countries.
Business | 2010-01-08 | --- | Page: 1
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US to indict NZ firm over arms sales to Iran
United States authorities plan to indict a New Zealand company involved in selling North Korean arms to Iran, sources linked to the investigation say. They are trying to track down shadowy figures using a labyrinth of thousands of Auckland shelf companies registered to an office at 369 Queen St. International watchdogs fear New Zealand’s casual company registration system makes it easy for money laundering and terrorist financing operations. Most of the companies were set up by Vanuatu-based GT Group Ltd, controlled by New Zealand
The Marlborough Express | 2010-01-08 | New Zealand | Page: 24 |
Govt urged to intervene on behalf of Baha’is facing persecution in Iran
| New Delhi: Eminent Indians, including a human rights activist and a former UN official, expressed grave concern over the alleged persecution of Baha’is in Iran and urged the government to speak out on the issue. The plea for protection comes five days before the trial of seven former leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community currently lodged in Tehran’s Evin prison.
Times of India New Delhi Edition | 2010-01-08 | India | Page: 12 |
Nejvíce novinářů vězní v Íránu, už 42
PAŘÍŽ Nejvíce novinářů na světě vězní Írán. Informoval o tom včera zpravodajský server CNN s odvoláním na zprávu organizace Reportéři bez hranic (RSF). „Íránská islámská republika znovu získala status největší věznice pro média,“ uvedla organizace v prohlášení, podle nějž po dvou rozsudcích z minulého týdne stoupl počet žurnalistů vězněných v Íránu na 42. Stupňující se zásahy íránských úřadů proti novinářům přicházejí v době pokračujícího napětí mezi vládou prezidenta Mahmúda Ahmadínežáda a opozicí po sporných prezidentských volbách v červnu. Na protest proti oficiálním výsledkům tehdy vyšly do ulic statisíce Íránců, proti nimž krvavě zasáhly vládní síly. V pondělí byl k 34 ranám bičem a více než sedmi letům vězení odsouzen jeden z íránských reformátorských novinářů Bahman Ahmadí Amúí, zadržený týden po volbách, sdělila RSF. Dalšímu reportérovi, Ahmadu Zejdabádímu, bylo zamítnuto odvolání proti šestiletému trestu vězení udělenému za nezákonné shromažďování, spiknutí a protivládní propagandu a dále proti doži
Lidové noviny | 2010-01-08 | Czech Republic | Page: 7 |
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