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Iranian economist to serve out prison sentence
Iranian economist Fariborz Rais Dana was arrested today in Tehran to serve out a one-year sentence.
- IRGC denies influencing election
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has rejected recent statements by a Tehran MP who says the guards interfered in the parliamentary election process, adding that such claims could be subject to prosecution.
- Accused in fraud case attends government meetings
Iranian news websites report that the former deputy head of the Central Bank, who is accused of playing a part in Iran’s $3-billion bank fraud and is currently out on bail, is attending important meetings of the Ahmadinejad administration.
- MP decries IRGC interference in elections
Ali Motahari, a conservative Iranian MP, has accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) of direct involvement in the ninth parliamentary elections, declaring that the “interference” was a “scourge” for both the Revolutionary Guards and the Islamic regime.
- Obama hopes for mutually agreeable resolution with Iran
The U.S. president says world powers are looking for a resolution to the nuclear disputes with Iran that respects its sovereignty and its rights as well as its responsibilities.
- Trial of Ahwazi Arabs raises concern
Amnesty International reports that six members of Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority will go on trial on May 20 amid fears that they will not receive a fair trial and may face the death penalty for the charge of “enmity against God.”
- Iranian student activist released from jail
Iranian student activist Mahdieh Golroo was released from Evin Prison today, Saturday, after 30 months in prison.
- Iranian FM says Amano's trip to Iran positive
Iran’s Foreign Minister says Yukiya Amano, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has requested a meeting with Iranian officials in advance of the Baghdad talks between Iran and the world powers.
- IAEA chief to visit Iran
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency will fly to Tehran on Sunday May 20 to discuss Iran’s nuclear program with that country’s top nuclear negotiators, including Saeed Jalili, the head of Iran’s Supreme Council of National Security.
- Article supporting rapper draws officials' wrath
Tehran University has announced that the Sobh-e Farda student newspaper has been shut down after publishing an article in support of Shahin Najafi, the controversial Iranian rapper.
- Activist taken to Zanjan Prison
Jailed Iranian human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi has been transferred to Zanjan Prison.
- Iran challenges Google's map omission
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that it will sue Google if it fails to identify the Persian Gulf on its maps.
- Iranian official declares right to atomic energy
Saeed Jalili, the head of Iran’s Supreme Council of National Security and the country’s top nuclear negotiator, said today that Iran considers the use of nuclear energy to be its absolute right, and by no means is that negotiable.
- Syria releases two Iranian captives
Two Iranian engineers abducted in Syria by opposition forces were released yesterday and returned to Iran today.
- Iranian workers face growing unemployment
Close to 15,000 workers have been thrown out of work since 325 fertilizer factories closed down due to the unregulated import of Chinese fertilizers, says the president of the Association of Fertilizer Producers.
- Alarm sounded over Tehran air pollution
The head of the Tehran Environment Organization has announced that the city’s air quality has reached alarmingly poor levels and may soon constitute an emergency.
- Protests in Sistan-Baluchistan turn deadly
Protests against the arrest of the Rask Friday Mass leader’s son in Sistan-Baluchistan have left at least one protester dead and many injured, after the city’s military and security forces opened fire on the crowd.
- Authorities ease restrictions on captive leader
Opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, who has been under house arrest for close to 15 months, has been given “permission to open his windows to get fresh air, to stroll in the building’s parking area and to lock his apartment door,” reports from Iran indicate.
- U.S. considers removing group from terrorist list
The U.S. government may omit the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (Mujahedin-e Khalq) from its list of terrorist groups, the U.S. State Department has announced.
- Rising alcohol addiction concerns health ministry
The Iranian Ministry of Health says the consumption of alcoholic beverages has reached alarming levels in the southern areas of Tehran.
