Iranian-backed militia groups take control of much of southern Iraq
BY TOM LASSETERKnight Ridder Newspapers, BASRA, Iraq - Southern Iraq, long touted as a peaceful region that's likely to be among the first areas...
Iran’s Ahmadinejad says wants Europe on his side
Reuters, BERLIN - Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted on Saturday as saying European nations should stand by his country in the dispute over...
Exiled Iranians plan events for World Cup
NCRI - The German news agency DPA reported yesterday that an Iranian opposition group had announced that it planned events in Germany during the...
Fear of torture and execution of a refugee in Iran
NCRI - Amnesty International expressed fear for the life of a political refugee who was forcibly returned to Iran from Syria over a week...
Iran riots: Fear of torture and ill-treatment of detainees
NCRI - In a public statement on Friday, May 26, Amnesty International released a public statement (I Index: MDE 13/055/2006) expressing concern over the...
Blogger imprisoned in Iran
NCRI - An appeal court approved the prison term for a blogger in the city of Qom, central Iran. Hossein Abdullah-Pour is sentenced to...
Maryam Rajavi addresses Iranian convention in US
NCRI - Second national convention of Iranian-Americans for a democratic republic Iran based on separation of church and state was held on Thursday, May...
Iran: Petrochemical industry workers protest
NCRI - Workers at Petrochemical industry in Khorasan province have been on strike for the past four days in protest against their demotion. The...
Iran: Solidarity with uprising in Tabriz against mullahs’ regime
NCRI - Students in Ardabil and Maragheh universities in northwest Iran expressed their solidarity with people of Tabriz in their mass uprising against the...
Six killed as riots in northwest Iran continue
NCRI - At least six people were reported killed in riots yesterday in the city of Naqadeh, northwest Iran. The incident took place on...
