Iran: White House’s Gibbs: Ahmadinejad ‘elected leader’ of Iran
(Iran) White House’s Gibbs: Ahmadinejad ‘elected leader’ of Iran — AP: White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is ‘the elected leader’…
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Iraq: Five Shiite Mosques Bombed by Suspected Sunni Extremists
(Iraq) Wave of blasts near mosques kills 29 in Iraq — “A string of bombings targeted Shiite worshippers in the Baghdad area during Friday prayers,…
Iran Protest News: July 30, 2009
Iran police beat opposition sympathizers at graveside memorial — “Iranian police have used force at a Tehran cemetery to stop crowds rallying at the grave…
Egypt: Progressive Thinker Dr. Sayed El Qemany Challenged as “Apostate” for Receiving Egyptian Award for Social Sciences
— Global Voices Report: “Egypt: The Egyptian Apostate” — Report: “Egyptian progressive thinker, Dr. Sayed El Qemany was granted the State Award for Social Sciences….
Iran Protest News: July 26, 2009
(Iran) Mir Hossein Mousavi plans memorial for victims of election violence (Iran) Revolutionary Guard tightens hold in Iran crisis (Iran) Another Iran protester dies in…
Iran: two protesters die in Iranian jail – Mohsen Ruholamini and Amir Javadifar
(Iran) Another Iran protester dies in jail: Report — “An Iranian student arrested in protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election has died in jail, a…
Iran opposition leader’s brother-in-law arrested
Iran opposition leader’s brother-in-law arrested — “The wife of Iran’s opposition leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi, said on Thursday that her 62-year-old brother was among the…
UK: 609 Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes in First Half of 2009
(UK) Anti-semitic attacks in Britain increase — “The Community Security Trust (CST) recorded 609 anti-Semitic incidents in the first half of 2009, more than the…
Russia: Another Human Rights Activist Dead in Russia – Andrei Kulagin
(Russia) Another Human Rights Activist Dead in Russia — “Just days after the kidnapping and murder of prominent human rights activist Natalya Estemirova, another civil…
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority – Petition to Challenge Use of Iran Business Partners
— United Against Nuclear Iran reports: “Action Alert: Time Is Running Out To Send A Message To The LA MTA Board — “Time is running…