Saturday, May 21, 2005

Week in Review

DoctorZin provides a review of this past week's [5/15-5/21] major news events regarding Iran.

Iran's Presidential Elections:
The EU3 Negotiations with Iran:
Saturday -
Thursday -
Wednesday -
Monday -
Last Sunday -
Iran's trouble making outside of Iran:
Iran's Nuclear Program:
Iran's military:
US Policy and Iran:
Human Rights/Freedom of the press inside of Iran:
Popular struggle for freedom inside of Iran:
Popular struggle for freedom outside of Iran:
  • Anjomane Padeshahi launched Operation Thunder One in Brussels, a protest operation designed to shame the European governments support for Iran. I have included an update with photos.
  • SMCCDI's website is back online.
  • The Iran Freedom Foundation (IFF) launched the Iran Freedom Walk, a 200-mile journey by foot aimed at promoting awareness and solidarity between the people of America and Iran.
Iran and the world community:
Must Read reports in the Mainstream Media:
Strange Reports:
The Experts:
And finally, The Quote of the Week:
The NY Sun reported that Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian human rights lawyer who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize said:
"We must take care that Western countries not take advantage of democracy and human rights and use these concepts as a license to attack other countries."