Iran Focus
London, 26 May - The President of an NGO representing freedom for those in the middle east has criticised the Iranian Regime for their sham elections, noted that the cracks in their ‘democracy’ are showing and indicated that the fall of the Regime could not be far off.
Iran Focus
London, 26 May - The Iranian Regime claims that 10 of its provinces have crossed what they refer to as a “Hijab red line” meaning that more women there are improperly veiled according to the Regime’s modesty police.
Ahmad Sehat Ghol, a director in Iran’s Islamic Media Organization, told the semi-official Tasnim news agency, on Wednesday that this constituted an “alarm bell” for the Regime.
Iran Focus
London, 24 May - On Friday, the Iranian Regime announced that Hassan Rouhani had won a second term in the elections but, according to a political analyst, these elections do not represent the will of the people, rather the failures of Iran’s supreme leader to achieve the result he wanted.
Iran Focus
London, 26 May - There has been plenty of interaction between the ruling parties in Iran which indicate that the tides may be about to turn on the Iranian Regime.
According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), there are three main components that imply that the end is near for the Regime: fights between the rival factions in the Regime, confrontation from the Iranian people, and international pressure.
Iran Focus
London, 24 May - The new President of the United States, Donald Trump, began his first overseas trip with a visit to Saudi Arabia. He next moved on to Israel, where he worked on partnerships that once seemed improbable. Both countries are allied with America, but the two have a tradition of being regional adversaries. However, both are concerned about Iran’s involvement in the conflicts in Syria and Yemen.
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London, 25 May - Iran's penitentiary chief refers to a 333 percentage increase in prisoner figures between 1985 and 2017. Accordingto Tasnim agency, Asghar Jahangiri said on Monday that Iran holds the second place for prison population among Islamic countries and 6th among Asian countries. Saying that Iran’s world ranking is 41st he added: “prisoner population rate is 174 per100 thousand in Asia and 168 in the World. According to his statement, in Iran this number is 283 persons per 100 thousand.
Iran Focus
London, 23 May - Donald Trump has rightfully taken every opportunity to blast the Iranian Regime and its aggressive behaviour during his inaugural trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel, and Trump’s comments certainly appear to have unified the US allies in the region, who are constantly threatened by the Iranian mullahs.
Iran Focus
London, 25 May - While Donald Trump has been on his inaugural tour of the Middle East, he has been very clear on his attitudes towards the Iranian Regime; attitudes that have been applauded and welcomed by the heads of state that he has met there.
It’s no surprise that Trump was critical of the Iranian Regime at the Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia, to which Iran was not invited.
Iran Focus
London, 23 May - The leader of the Iranian Resistance has publically welcomed the positions adopted by the Arab Islamic American Summit regarding the conduct of the Iranian Regime.
Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) noted that the Iranian Regime has done nothing but undermine peace in the Middle East and further afield, since its formation in 1979.
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London, 25 May - The Iranian Regime has revealed that they consider their ballistic missiles programme to be non-negotiable and indicated that they will not give up the programme for anything.
Mohammad Bagher Nobakht, a spokesman for the Regime, told reporters on Tuesday: “The Iranian nation has decided to be powerful. Our missiles are for peace and for defence … American officials should know that whenever we need to technically test a missile, we will do so and will not wait for their permission.”
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London, 23 May - Amnesty International has released an updated Urgent Notice about a political prisoner who is being threatened with an extended prison sentence for seeking justice for her family members who were illegally executed by the Regime in the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran.
Iran Focus
London, 25 May - Human Rights Watch has released a 59-page report, called ‘It’s a Men’s Club’: Discrimination Against Women in Iran’s Job Market, that showcases the struggles that Iranian women face in terms of discrimination and bias in the workplace.
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London, 23 May - Last Friday, the Iranian Regime held its ‘elections’ and Hassan Rouhani emerged the victor but despite the claims of the ruling mullahs, this is not a victory for either the Iranian people or democracy.
Shahriar Kia, an Iranian dissident and political analyst, wrote an op-ed for the Daily Caller where he revealed that the so-called elections do not represent the views of the Iranian people but the decision of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran Focus
London, 25 May - Over the past couple of weeks, the Iranian Regime have suffered several humiliations from their failure to secure the President they chose in the recent ‘elections’, to the speeches made at the Arab Summits in Saudi Arabia, to a near defeat by the Syrian rebels, but could this be the end of the Regime and its dictator?
Iran Focus
London, 22 May - Donald Trump accused Iran of fuelling the “fires of sectarian conflict and terror” in the Middle East, during a speech on Islam in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
Trump, who is on his inaugural foreign visit, gave this speech to the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, one day after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was‘re-elected’ to serve a second term.
Iran Focus
London, 24 May - Following last Friday’s sham elections in Iran, incumbent Hassan Rouhani emerged the winner and once again the Iranian people lost.
The Regime has claimed that almost 40 million turned out to vote, an impressive, if ridiculous, lie considering how low voter turnout is in actual décor and that Rouhani won by a margin of 8 million votes.
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London, 22 May - Hassan Rouhani was the victor of the so-called elections in Iran, last Friday, and will serve a second term as President of the Iranian Regime, but as many Iranian experts have pointed out, this changes nothing about the Regime.
Heshmat Alavi, a human rights activist, wrote an op-ed for Al Arabiya, in which he assessed that following Rouhani’s‘re-election’, the most important issue was ending Iran’s destructive influence on the Middle East.
