United Press InternationalFebruary 1, 2008By BARONESS GOULD OF POTTERNEWTONLONDON, Feb. 1 (UPI) — Iran under the mullahs is the only country in the world that continues to hang children, and it has an equally sinister track record over its treatment of women.On Jan. 15, Amnesty International said in a report that nine women and two…
EU’s flawed combat against terrorism
Monday, 28 January 2008 Goesta GroenroosOpEdNews.com “Injustice is the best ally for terrorism,” reiterated Dick Marty, the Swiss senator in a press conference last week following the ratification of a resolution by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe condemning the methods used by the EU and the UN Security Council for blacklisting groups…
Placating tyranny
Thursday, 24 January 2008 By LORD CORBETT OF CASTLE VALE Chair, British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom A judgment last year described the government’s ban on Iran’s PMOI as ‘unlawful’ – will Jack Straw ever admit to his part in it? The Guardian, January 21, 2008 – Rarely has a verdict been so damning to…
Empower Iranian people for democratic change
Wednesday, 23 January 2008 NCRI – Speaking to a meeting in Atlanta on Monday, January 21, Professor Raymond Tanter, president of the Iran Policy Committee said, “The most powerful tool the United States can use to put Tehran’s rulers on alert that gross violations of human rights must end is to empower the Iranian people…
Council of Europe: POAC ruling on Mojahedin of Iran a slap in the face of UK government
Wednesday, 23 January 2008 Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly describes the ruling by POAC to de-proscribe the PMOI a slap in the face for HM Government and calls on member states to abide by orders handed down by the judicial institutions Maryam Rajavi said that the EU Council is defying the judicial and legislative institutions…