September 8, 2011

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Speakers bureau works for Iranian terror group – Terrorism – Salon.com

The language of the contract indicates Swarts — as well as anyone who agrees to the speaking offer — is breaking the law that bars material support for terrorism, according to Georgetown Law School professor David Cole.

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Post-9/11 Rebuffs Set U.S.-Iran Relations on Downward Spiral – IPS ipsnews.net

Of all the mistakes and missed opportunities that have characterised U.S. foreign policy since Sep. 11, 2001, few may have been as consequential as the failure to improve relations with Iran.
Iran: Political prisoners call for release of Mousavi and Karroubi

A statement issued by 33 Iranian political prisoners calls for the release of opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi from house arrest.

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September 23, 2011

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United4Iran Calls on Khamenei to release Mousavi, Karroubi and all political prisoners United4Iran calls on Ayatollah Khamenei to halt all politically motivated arrests that aim to suppress the peaceful expression of ideas, and to unconditionally release all political prisoners, including leading opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi.

September 21, 2011

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Reza Marashi: Diplomats — Not Just Journalists — Should Raise Human Rights With Ahmadinejad In the run-up to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s annual UN pilgrimage, there have been a litany of useful op-eds with advice to journalists on what to ask the pugnacious president. But the real people who should address Iran's human rights abuses with Ahmadinejad […]