When it comes to human rights, just how triumphant was the recent high-profile European parliamentary delegation visit to Iran (which we reported about last month)? Well, let’s see: the delegation did meet with two eminent political prisoners, dissident filmmaker Jafar…
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Media Bored by Iran’s Green Movement
Tagged with: European parliamentary delegation, Green Movement, Human Rights, Iran, Iran Media Focus, Iran nuclear program, Iran’s nuclear program, Jafar Panahi, media integrity, Mehdi Karroubi, Middle East, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Nasrin Sotoudeh, political prisoners, Sanctions, Tarja Cronberg, Tehran, The Economist
Posted in Hassan Rouhani, Iranian elections, Iranian Nuclear Crisis, Iranian Politics, Other News
Posted in Hassan Rouhani, Iranian elections, Iranian Nuclear Crisis, Iranian Politics, Other News
EU Crosses Iran Red Line, Only UPI Notices
Kudos to UPI for standing alone in getting the story right about Europe’s eagerness to cross its own red lines on human rights – just to get closer to Tehran. Finally a media outlet noticed what we’ve been reporting for…
Tagged with: death sentences in Iran, Europe, Hassan Rowhani, Human Rights, Human Rights Council, Iran, Iran Media Focus, Iran nuclear program, Iran’s nuclear program, media integrity, Middle East, Mohammed Javad Larijani, nuclear program, President Hassan Rouhani, Tarja Cronberg, Tehran, UPI
Posted in Hassan Rouhani, Human Rights, Iranian elections, Iranian Financial Sanctions, Iranian Nuclear Crisis, Iranian Politics, Media Coverage, Other News
Posted in Hassan Rouhani, Human Rights, Iranian elections, Iranian Financial Sanctions, Iranian Nuclear Crisis, Iranian Politics, Media Coverage, Other News
Europe Gravitating To Iran, Never Mind Human Rights
The Geneva deal is still not implemented, but it has already gone a long way toward changing the way the west engages with Tehran. Bits and pieces are popping up in the media, but certainly not the broader picture. The…
Tagged with: European Parliament, Geneva nuclear deal, Green Movement, Hassan Rowhani, Human Rights, Iran, Iran Media Focus, Iran nuclear program, Iran’s nuclear program, Jafar Panahi, Middle East, Nasrin Sotoudeh, nuclear program, political prisoners, Tarja Cronberg, Tehran
Posted in Hassan Rouhani, Human Rights, Iranian elections, Iranian Financial Sanctions, Iranian Nuclear Crisis, Iranian Politics, Other News
Posted in Hassan Rouhani, Human Rights, Iranian elections, Iranian Financial Sanctions, Iranian Nuclear Crisis, Iranian Politics, Other News
Iran Walls Crumbling in EU?
Piece by piece, in several languages and without attracting too much attention, the media is revealing a diminishing EU resolve on the Iranian nuclear crisis and sanctions. On the sidelines of the Geneva talks, top EU officials could be heard…
Tagged with: Catherine Ashton, ECFR, EU, Geneva II, Hannes Swoboda, Iran, Iran nuclear program, Iran’s nuclear program, Iranian Embassy, Jeffrey Goldberg, Middle East, sanctions against Iran, Tarja Cronberg, Tehran
Posted in Iranian Financial Sanctions, Iranian Nuclear Crisis, Iranian Politics, Other News
Posted in Iranian Financial Sanctions, Iranian Nuclear Crisis, Iranian Politics, Other News
European Parliament removes the teeth from biting sanctions
Direct talks between Iran and the US; everyone is talking about them. Well… everyone except for the two parties which really matter; both of whom denied all the reports. Nothing will happen before the US elections, so we let’s focus…
Tagged with: Abbas Razi, Ahmadinejad, amnesty international, ayatollahs, Ben Cardin, Catherine Ashton, democracy, EU, European Parliament, executions, Germany, Human Rights, Iran, Islamic republic, Jeanne Shaheen, Kathleen Van Brempt, Martin Callanan, Martin Schulz, Nuclear, Pawel Zalewski, Ryszard Czarnecki, Sanctions, Tarja Cronberg, US
Posted in Huffington Post, Other News
Posted in Huffington Post, Other News
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