Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Iran

Iran Denies Al-Sadr Is In Country

Tehran says al-Sadr isn't in Iran (file photo) (epa)

February 18, 2007 -- Iran today for the first time formally denied claims by Iraqi and U.S. officials that radical Shi'ite Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is in the Islamic republic.

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February 18, 2007

Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said the claims were part of "the propaganda and psychological warfare led by the United States in Iraq to impose pressure on Iran and it has no basis."

Iraqi and U.S. officials say that the cleric, leader of the Al-Mahdi Army militia, left for Tehran in January.

(AFP)

Iran has stepped up its pressure on activists using the Internet

Iranian Activists, Journalists Receive Threatening E-mails

A number of Iranian activists and journalists based inside and outside the country have told RFE/RL’s Radio Farda they have been threatened in anonymous e-mails. More

A vendor in the central Bosnian town of Zenica sells heart-shaped cushions with proclamations of love for 1 euro each.

Love It (Or Hate It), It's Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day, the Western holiday celebrating love, has become a global phenomenon over the past two decades. The fall of communism and the emergence of the Internet have helped February 14 become something of an unofficial international day of romance. However, not all the passions the holiday stirs are related to love. While some countries have openly embraced the holiday, others are attempting to ban it or replace it with local customs. More

Many Iranians have been claiming that their access to social networks and Internet-based e-mail sites has been blocked in recent days.

Iran Tightens Internet Control

Iranians are reporting that their access to Facebook and Internet-based e-mail sites like Gmail has been blocked, without any explanation from the government. Not even the strongest antifiltering programs have penetrated the firewall, they say. Some speculate the move is related to Iran's plan to launch a national internet, which might sever Iranians' ability to access the World Wide Web. More