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. | The Association for Defence of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners in Iran (ADAPP) supports the people of Iran who are now struggling against oppression. The current election crisis reflects the democratic urgings of the Iranian people.
ADAPP condemns the violence used after the election to crush this popular democratic surge. The videos of Basij militiamen firing upon innocent |
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. | Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas in a defining step toward ending the U.S. combat role in the country. A countdown clock broadcast on Iraqi TV ticked to zero as the midnight deadline passed for U.S. combat troops to finish their pullback to bases outside cities. |
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. | No official statement is made after a meeting between the prime minister and the top general, but the justice minister’s presence has led to speculation that legislation restricting the powers of military courts was also discussed.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Chief of Staff Gen. İlker Başbuğ came together in a surprise meeting Monday as tension in the country |
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. | protesters are angry of the result by Guardians Council. They countinued ther protest by southing “Downwith dictator” on rooftops in Tehran as they do at nights since the fraudulent election. |
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. | Iran has recalled its ambassador to Azerbaijan for consultations after a visit by Israeli President Shimon Peres to Baku. Iranian news agency ISNA quoted an informed source as saying the envoy was recalled to Tehran due to Peres’ visit to Azerbaijan. The semi-official Fars News Agency carried a similar report. |
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. | The fighting pitted supporters of Shiite parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri’s Amal movement and the Future Movement of Sunni prime minister-designate Saad Hariri in the Aisha Bakkar district of the capital.
Automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades were being used, correspondents said. |
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. | Iranian security forces have used tear gas and batons to disperse about 3,000 protesters after they gathered in northern Tehran, witnesses say.
The demonstration outside |
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. | OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza echoed the call:
Inzulza said what has occurred is a military coup that must be condemned with energy. He said the OAS must issue a clear demand for a |
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. | Iranian authorities have detained eight employees of the British embassy in Tehran, accusing them of involvement in post-election unrest in the Islamic Republic, the semi-official Fars news agency has reported.
“Eight local employees at the British embassy who had a considerable role in recent unrest were taken into custody,” Fars said on Sunday, without |
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. | Israeli President was welcomed at Heydar Aliyev Baku International Airport by First Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyub and other officials.
Shimon Peres and Yagub Eyyub had a short protocol meeting at a VIP hall of the airport. |
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. | Fars regime has banned the gathering and celebrating the event in “Bez Castle” in Kaleibar city near capital Tabriz. Many people were arrested and tortured last years.
Recently some nationalists had reached the castle and waved Azerbaijani flag over the mountain. |
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. | Israel remains at odds with the international community on the thorny issue of Jewish settlements. The latest dispute follows a meeting of world powers in Europe.
Israel has again ruled out a halt to construction in Jewish settlements, saying building will continue to allow for “natural growth.” The Israeli |
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. | Michel Sleiman, the Lebanese president, issued a decree appointing Hariri prime minister-designate after meeting him at the presidential palace in Beirut on Saturday.
“According to the constitution and after the president consulted with the speaker of parliament and parliamentarians, he summoned Saad Hariri |
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. | The U.S. administration attributes an important role to Turkey as part of its plans from withdrawing Iraq and tackling key issues like Afghanistan and Pakistan, a senior American official said Friday.
Anne Marie Slaughter, the director of U.S. State Department’s Policy Planning, said the U.S. government seeks to actively work |