Fred Petrossian · August, 2007

Latest posts by Fred Petrossian from August, 2007

Yemen: Shiites,Gaddafi and Saudi Arabia

Yemen's Shiites (Shiayan Yaman) is an Iranian blog covering events in Yemen.The blogger says[Fa] Muammar Gaddafi,the leader of Libya, proposed his help to Malak al-Huthi, Shiite rebel leader,in order to block Saudi Arabia's influence in Yemen.According to the blogger al-Huti has refused any colloboration with Gaddafi.

Iran:A homeless family

Faryadeh Sabz (means Green Cry) has published several photos of a homeless family in Tehran.The blogger asks other bloggers to talk about this story and find a solution for them.They have been in street for about ten days.

Iran:Expulsion of Afghan refugees

  20 August 2007

Hooghoghe Bashar (means human rights) blog says[Fa] that mass expulsion of Afghan refugees is not a solution for Iranian high unemployment.The blog explains that Afghans always did very difficult jobs and were underpaid.According to this blog many educated Iranians are jobless and they are not going to replace Afghans.

Iran:One year prison for a Doctor

Hesam Firouzi,medical Doctor and human right activist, writes[Fa] “I was condemned to one year prison.”He was accused of “impeding national security”.One of his charges was informing media about bad conditions of political prisoners.He was behind bars for 18 days in January 2007.Global Voices has already published one part of his...

Iran: We haven’t tortured them yet !

Khorshidkhanoum writes that Said Mortazavi, Tehran’s Chief Prosecutor, called the families of Ehsan Mansouri, Ahmad Ghasaban, and Majid Tavakolli, the three imprisoned Amir Kabir University students, and told them angrily and authoritatively: “We warned you several times not to speak anywhere, not to interview, not to distribute the news about...

Iran:Award winner writer in trouble

Khabgard reminds[Fa] us that Yaghoub Yadali, an award winner writer, is going to be judged in court because of his novel “The behavior of unrest”. This story was published two years ago with permission of Iranian authorities and won a couple of awards.It seems some people complained against some sentences...

Iran:Bloggers at Prayer

Khabarnegar Mosalman (means Moslem Reporter) says[Fa] that about 10 days ago, several bloggers came together at Kahfo Al Shohada, a place where five unknown war martyrs are buried, to pray with some Iranian officials and remember the martyrs.

Iran:Too Sexy Photos?

Kamangir says that Fars News site removed a set of pictures taken at a women’s sports event. Apparently, they were too sexy for them.Recently Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,Iranian president, said Fars News is his favorite site.You can watch photos here.

Iran: Government celebrates Journalist Day

The Iranian government celebrated Journalist Day on August 8, in spite of having arrested several journalists and banned many newspapers in recent months. The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said: “The work of journalists is of the same essence of that of the prophets: informing.” According to Reporters without Borders at...

Iran:The Revolutionary Guards a Terrorist Group?

Serendip says ,according to news,the United States has decided to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the country's 125,000-strong elite military branch, as a “specially designated global terrorist,” according to U.S. officials, a move that allows Washington to target the group's business operations and finances.The blogger says the Arabic Part of...

Iran:Bill Kristol Makes me Apoplectic

View from Iran writes about the interview with Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard with Jon Stewart of The Daily Show.The blogger says I am not even well-informed about Iraq, but it seems to me that the rhetoric of the American supporters of the war seems to be echoing the...

Iran:Esfandiari and Tajbakhsh will have some writing to do!

Omid Memarian writes that Hassan Haddad, Security Deputy District Attorney of Tehran stated that investigations about two Iranian-American jailed scholars, Haleh Esfandiari and Kian Tajbakhsh, cases has completed. He added that these two will have some writing to do upon completion of which further decisions will be made about them.Omid...

Iran:Kids and Drugs

Jomhour has published a film where a kid consumes drugs and gets encouraged by an adult.The blogger says[Fa] this kid at this age is not responsible for his acts and fragile social system pushes him to become a drug addicted and gets executed in future.

Iran:Iran, Israel Contacts, Really?

Haji Kensigton writes in “Treacherous Alliance,” Trita Parsi,contends that shortly after Iran proposed a “grand bargain” to the United States four years ago, Tehran made a similar offer to Israel during an academic meeting in Athens.Parsi’s claim was called into question by some Iran experts.

Women bloggers targets for filtering in Iran

Mehdi Mohseni's blog Jomhour [Fa] (means Republic in Perisan) is a definitive source of information about social and political issues in Iran. If you “chase” Iranian blogs, you shouldn't miss this one. Around 1000 people visit daily. Q: Would you introduce yourself and your blog ? My name is Mehdi...

Iran:More worker activists arrested

Kaargar says [Fa] that several members of Tehran Bus Drivers Union were arrested today in Tehran.They were planning to hold a protest outside the house of Mansour Osanlu,their jailed leader.They asked for the release of Mansur Osanlu and another jailed union activist, Mahmud Salehi.Security forces surrounded Osanlou's house, preventing anyone...

Iran:The Journalist Day

Hanif,journalist and blogger, shares[Fa] his feeling about “the Journalist Day” in Iran. The blogger says “it is my day.It is your day,my colleague.Today we are sad because we do not have freedom and we miss the paper of journals.”