Sunday's Daily Briefing on Iran

DoctorZin reports, 4.10.2005:

IPS interviewed the imprisoned Mr. Amir Abbas Fakhravar discussing the upcoming election and referendum movement.

“The events in Georgia, Ukraine and recently in Kyrgyzstan have spirited the people on Iran, mostly the young generation and dispirited the authorities, mostly the leadership that is thrown in full crisis, as it sees similar dictatorships relying on the bayonet have crumbled in one night and evaporated”, confirmed the dissident students leader. READ MORE

Here are a few other news items you may have missed.

• Iran Focus report more than 1,000 residents of an Iranian village in the suburbs of the city of Shiraz yesterday took part in anti-government demonstrations, setting fires to tyres and blockading roads in the area.
• Dr. Soli Shahvar, a leading expert on Iranian affairs tells the Jerusalem Post, "diplomatic efforts to stop Iran's nuclear development program are almost certainly doomed to failure."
• The Washington Post once again reports "Iran Says Will Never Give Up Uranium Enrichment."
• Iranian blogger Hoder writes about the myth of the moderate Rafsanjani.
• The Christian Post says religious freedom in Iran continues to be virtually non-existent for Christians and other minority groups.
• And finally, President Mohammad Khatami urged regional states do not trust in the US and its policies.