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Europe tightens sanctions on regime human rights violators
Hitting what Britain calls “the appalling human rights record” of the Iranian regime, the European Union squeezes the Islamic Republic a little harder, with targeted sanctions against 32 Iranian officials. The sanctions are a long way from the total oil …
Big human rights push is designed to undermine regime
A new, coordinated push is underway to leverage human rights against the weakest link in the Islamic Republic. Recently we saw that the conservative Foundation for Defense
Obama’s Iran actions show ‘weakness,’ top Democrat & Republican lawmakers say
The top Democrat and Republican responsible for foreign affairs in the US House of Representatives assailed the Obama administration's recent Iran sanctions as weak. The seniormost Democrat
Upcoming event: ‘Next steps in Iran sanctions – targeting the choke points’
The Heritage Foundation is sponsoring a public discussion April 7 to tighten the economic noose around the Islamic Republic of Iran and to lift the crane
From Los Angeles: Iran’s rock ‘n roll revolutionaries
"Iranian artists have turned into rock and roll revolutionaries delivering a message to the young people of Iran," NBC News reports - and they're doing it
New Iran human rights project launched
A new, hard-nosed human rights campaign has been established in Washington to expose the Iranian regime's human rights crimes and to give voice to the victims. The Washington-based
Student leader praises Obama speech but asks for action, including oil sanctions
The head of Iran's independent secular student movement praised President Barack Obama's Persian New Year speech, and called on the American leader to back up his
US helps BBC defeat Iran regime jamming
The US Department of State is paying to develop countermeasures to the Iranian regime's jamming of the BBC's Persian-language TV and Internet services.
The solutions include anti-jamming technology and
Islamic Republic corruption scandal: $11 billion in oil money missing
A colossal corruption scandal is brewing in Tehran, with the discovery that $11 billion in oil revenues have vanished over the past nine months. The mullahs and their minions
Crane manufacturers accused of aiding Iran executions
The Connecticut-based Terex Corporation and other companies have been targeted for selling and servicing industrial cranes that the Islamic Republic reportedly has used as gallows for public executions.
