Posts Tagged ‘Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’
September 7th, 2011
Iranian magazine Shahrvand-e-Emrooz was closed this week for after
publishing a satirical front-page image depicting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad being lectured by his Chief-of-Staff, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei. The image, published last month, highlighted Iranian conservatives concerns about Mashaei’s growing political influence, his opponents claim he is attempting to undermine clerical power in Iran. Shahrvand-e-Emrooz was faced restrictions before, it was temporarily closed following civil unrest during and after the
2009 elections.
November 24th, 2010
An
arrest warrant has been issued for the son of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Mehdi Hashemi, whose father is an influential cleric and former president known for his
opposition to President Mahmound Ahmadinejad, has been living in Britain since last year’s election. Although no specific reason for the warrant has been given, hardliners have
accused him of encouraging anti-government demonstrations. During last year’s protests, authorities
briefly detained the cleric’s daughter.
October 19th, 2010
Doctor and blogger Mehdi Khazali
has been arrested in Tehran, charged with “acting against national security and disturbing public opinion”. His
website is openly critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and he has controversially claimed that the president has
Jewish roots. In 2008, he was disqualified from standing in parliamentary elections and
spent 23 days in solitary confinement last year following the post-election crackdown. His father is a prominent conservative cleric and member of the influential Assembly of Experts, who has
disavowed his son’s actions.
October 11th, 2010
State censors in Lebanon
have asked Beirut International Film Festival not to show an Iranian opposition film during a visit from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Originally scheduled for screening on 13 October, the day of Ahmadinejad’s arrival, the film “Green Days” documents violent protests in Iran following last year’s disputed elections. Director Hana Makhamalbaf is the daughter of Mohsen Makhamalbaf, who is close to opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi.
March 23rd, 2010
EU foreign ministers have described
the current situation in Iran as “unacceptable”, in a joint statement they call for an end to the jamming of satellite broadcasts from international news networks. In the crackdown since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed re-election, dozens of journalists and campaigners have been arrested, including
Ali Kanturi, a young student activist who fled Iran and was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in his absence, and
journalist Emadeddin Baghi who has been detailed by the Iranian authorities. See the
“Our Society Will Be a Free Society” campaign for more information.
August 10th, 2009
Iran’s police chief, Ismail Ahmadi Moghaddam, has acknowledged that protesters detained in post-election unrest were tortured in custody, but says the deaths of detainees were caused by illness, not torture. The police commander has fired the head of a detention facility that was ordered closed last month. Three guards at the Kahrizak prison have also been detained on charges of mistreating prisoners. Read more
here
June 25th, 2009
Seventy university professors who met with opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi in Tehran have been arrested.
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here
June 22nd, 2009
Iranian-Canadian documentary maker and journalist Maziar Bahari was arrested after police raided his Tehran home on Sunday morning (21 June). He is currently being held without charge. Over 20 journalists have been arrested since the beginning of the protests in Iran.
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