Nine female political prisoners in Iran—including some deemed “prisoners of conscience” by Amnesty International—have started a hunger strike in response to abuse by prison guards.
Mitt Romney utterly betrayed the Iranian protesters by portraying them as looking to the US for sponsorship and protection—playing right into Ahmadinejad’s propaganda.
Representatives for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights voiced their concern over Iran’s recent crackdown on activists speaking out within the nation.
At angry protests over economic conditions in Tehran, slogans included “Allahu akbar!” (God is great, associated with the 1979 revolution) and “Leave Syria alone, instead think of us!”
With two US warships headed for Libya, 25 nations led by the US are converging on the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz for naval maneuvers on an unprecedented scale.
With Tehran revealed to be supplying Damascus with arms through Iraqi airspace, events in Syria could be propelling the US towards unprecedented military commitments.
Families of murdered Iranian nuclear scientists have filed lawsuits against the US, UK and Israel for their governments' alleged involvement in the assassinations.
A US Navy ship fired at a fishing boat off the United Arab Emirates (UAE), killing one—as Iran again threatens to block the Strait of Hormuz and the UAE opens a new pipeline that strategically bypasses the choke-point.
A meeting of 60 Iranian trade unionists was raided by security forces in the northern city of Karaj, and all were arrested. Nine remain in detention, and Amnesty International has issued a call for their release.
The International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI) released a statement condemning the threats of war and economic sanctions against Iran, as well as opposing the Islamic Republic’s internal repression of workers’ struggles.
Protesters took to the streets of Tehran one year after opposition leaders were put under house arrest for supporting Iran’s last protest wave. An Iranian patrol boat meanwhile had a “close encounter” with a US fleet in the Strait of Hormuz.
Benjamin Netanyahu blamed “Iran and its proxy Hezbollah” after a deadly attack on an Israeli diplomat’s wife and attempted bombing in Tbilisi, Georgia— the day after the fourth anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah’s operations chief.
