Iran in the World Press 12 May 2010

Article relevance   Page 2   Minoriteter förföljs i Iran Avrättningar blir fler i Iran Irans regim använder dödsstraffet för att sätta skräck i etniska minoriteter och andra oliktänkande inför årsdagen av det omstridda presidentvalet, hävdar regeringskritiker. Nyligen avrättades fem unga iranska kurder. Dödsstraffet tillämpas allt oftare i Iran. Senast avrättades fem unga iranska kurder. Avrättningarna ses som ett sätt att sätta skräck i etniska minoriteter och andra oliktänkande inför årsdagen av det omstridda presidentvalet – och som en förevändning... Svenska Dagbladet  |  12 May 2010  |  Sweden Article relevance   Page 6   >> Ambassador attacked in Tehran Pakistan’s ambassador was attacked and injured in his car in Tehran on Tuesday by an Afghan, officials said. A Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman said in Islamabad the assailant had tried to stab envoy Mohammad Bakhsh-Abbasi. “The ambassador is... 24 Hours Ottawa  |  12 May 2010  |  Canada Article relevance   Page 1   Pak envoy in Tehran attacked by Afghan TEHRAN: Mohammad BakhshAbbasi, Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran, was attacked and injured in his car in Tehran on Tuesday by an Afghan. PAKISTAN’S Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned for two weeks the hearing of Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi’s petition seeking his acquittal in a case related to the Mumbai attacks in order to study Ajmal Kasab’s confession. A... REZAUL H LASKAR PTI The Indian Express  |  12 May 2010  |  India Article relevance   Page 13   Pak envoy to Tehran hurt in attack on car TEHRAN: Pakistan’s ambassador to Tehran was injured and taken to hospital on Tuesday when his car was attacked by an Afghan, Iran’s Foreign Ministr y spokesman told state-run television. “The Pakistan ambassador ’s car has been attacked by an Afghan.... The Indian Express  |  12 May 2010  |  India Article relevance   Page 29   Lula espera gesto concreto em visita ao Irã BRASÍLIA. O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva espera que o presidente do Irã, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, faça um gesto concreto para a retomada do diálogo sobre o programa nuclear, informou o porta-voz da Presidência, Marcelo Baumbach. Segundo altos...Chico de Gois e Eliane Oliveira O Globo  |  12 May 2010  |  Brazil  Article relevance   Page 12   IRANIAN COAST GUARDS DETAIN IRAQI FISHERMEN Tehran Iranian coast guards detained 12 Iraqi fishermen who they say illegally entered the Islamic Republic’s waters, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Tuesday, adding three of them were later freed. Fars said the fishermen, all Iraqi... Gulf News  |  12 May 2010  |  UAE Article relevance   Page 1   GCC leaders discuss regional security Dubai Security and stability in the region and the Middle East peace process were the main focus of the 12th Consultative Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh yesterday. A range of other regional and international issues was discussed by...Staff Report Gulf News  |  12 May 2010  |  UAE  Article relevance   Page 12   Tehran sentences Newsweek reporter Washington Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari, who was detained in Iran from June to October, says a revolutionary court sentenced him this week to 13 years and six months behind bars plus 74 lashes. Canadian-Iranian Bahari was among the scores of... Gulf News  |  12 May 2010  |  UAE Article relevance   Page 20   Police kill suspect in Iranian’s murder PESHAWAR Pakistani police Tuesday killed an alleged militant wanted in terror attacks, including the murder last year of an official with the Iranian consulate, officials said. Police acting on a tipoff surrounded a house in the northwestern city of... The Windsor Star  |  12 May 2010  |  Canada

Article relevance   Page 8   Iran sentences journalist in absentia CAIRO (AP) – An Iranian court has sentenced a Newsweek reporter in absentia to more than 13 years in prison and 74 lashes, raising concerns about a new government crackdown ahead of the anniversary of disputed presidential elections. Maziar Bahari, a... Jerusalem Post  |  12 May 2010  |  Israel Article relevance   Page 7   Iran using scare tactic, writer says NEW YORK — A Newsweek reporter said Tuesday that Iran was trying to scare people away from protesting or reporting on the June 12 anniversary of the disputed presidential election by sentencing him in absentia to 13 years in prison and 74... The Philadelphia Inquirer  |  12 May 2010  |  USA Article relevance   Page 5   Iran says mothers can visit jailed U.S. hikers Iran will allow the mothers of three Americans arrested along the Iraqi border in July to visit them in prison, the foreign minister said Monday. The three have been held in Tehran for more than nine months. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on... USA TODAY International Edition  |  12 May 2010  |  USA Article relevance   Page 6   Moms to meet U.S. citizens in Iran jail MINNEAPOLIS — The three women have their bags packed and ready to go, waiting for the moment they get the all-clear to visit their adult children who have been jailed in Iran for nine months. Laura Fattal, Cindy Hickey and Nora Shourd were excited but...BY PATRICK CONDON Miami Herald  |  12 May 2010  |  USA Article relevance   Page 2   Iran sees promise in new nuke idea TEHRAN — Iran said Tuesday that Brazil and Turkey have offered a promising new proposal for a nuclear fuel deal as Tehran steps up a diplomatic push to stave off new U.N. sanctions over its disputed nuclear program. Tehran has made a series of... Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Weekday  |  12 May 2010  |  USA Article relevance   Page 1   Pakistan’s envoy to Iran hurt in attack TEHRAN: Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran was assaulted in the parking lot of a sauna in northern Tehran on Tuesday, and authorities were questioning the Afghan assailant, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said. “ Today Pakistan’s ambassador, as he was... Arab News  |  12 May 2010  |  Saudi Arabia Article relevance   Page 5   Iran: Brazil, Turkey have a new nuclear proposal TEHRAN: Iran said Tuesday that Brazil and Turkey have offered a promising new proposal for a nuclear fuel deal as Tehran steps up a diplomatic push to stave off new UN sanctions over its disputed nuclear program. Tehran has made a series of...ASSOCIATED PRESS Arab News  |  12 May 2010  |  Saudi Arabia Article relevance   Page 26   Iran’s missiles could target Europe by 2014 LONDON: Iran could target western Europe with missiles by 2014, although it would take at least twice as long before they could hit the United States, experts said in a new report. The report published on Monday coincided with revelations that... The Straits Times  |  12 May 2010  |  Singapore

Article relevance   Page 5   Reporter from Newsweek sentenced in absentia by Iran A correspondent for News week who was jailed in Iran for nearly four months last year has been sentenced in absentia to an extended flogging and more than 13 years in prison for counterrevolutionary acts, the government in Tehran said. The Newsweek... International Herald Tribune  |  12 May 2010  |  Austria Article relevance   Page 11   Iran sentences absent reporter Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari was sentenced in absentia to 13 1⁄2 years in prison and 74 lashes by an Iranian court, according to a post written by the journalist on the magazine’s website. Bahari, who is IranianCanadian, was one of several... Times Colonist  |  12 May 2010  |  Canada Article relevance   Page 18   Iran warns U.S. planes to stay out TEHRAN (Reuters) — Iran’s military warned off a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft trying to approach Iranian naval manoeuvres, the semi-official Fars News Agency said on Tuesday. The incident involving the two old adversaries happened on Monday, it quoted... The StarPhoenix  |  12 May 2010  |  Canada Article relevance   Page 16   Iran sentences U.S. reporter to jail, 74 lashes in absentia Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari was sentenced in absentia to 13 1⁄2 years in prison and 74 lashes by an Iranian court, according to a post written by the journalist on the magazine’s website. Bahari, who is IranianCanadian, was one of several... The Gazette  |  12 May 2010  |  Canada

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