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Who Really Won? Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has won - Page 6 - Politics, Business, Civil, History - Posted: 13th Jun, 2009 - 3:27pm
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I can't wait to read Iran's leaders side of the story. Who says freedom of religion takes place in Iran?
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| Six Baha'I leaders in Iran were seized and imprisoned this week, the religious group said. The act prompted condemnation and concern from the movement and a top American religious freedom panel. A U.S. panel says attacks on Iran's Baha'is have increased since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became president. Iranian intelligence agents searched the homes of the six on Wednesday and then whisked them away, according to the Baha'I's World News Service. The report said the six are in Evin prison and that the arrests follow the detention in March of another Baha'I leader. The Iranian Foreign Ministry could not immediately be reached for comment, and the incident has not been mentioned in Iran's state-run media. "Their only crime is their practice of the Baha'I faith," said Bani Dugal, the principal representative of the Baha'I international community to the United Nations. The U.S. State Department issued a statement Friday "strongly" condeming the arrests, which it said were "a clear violation of the Iranian regime's international commitments and obligations to respect international religious freedom norms. "We urge the authorities to release all Baha'is currently in detention and cease their ongoing harassment of the Iranian Baha'I community," the U.S. statement said. The group -- regarded as the largest non-Muslim religious minority in Iran -- says the arrests are reminiscent of roundups and killings of Baha'is that took place in Iran two decades ago. |
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Ahmadinejad wants to meet the Pope. If this meeting takes place will not only be historical but a VERY interesting meeting.
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| Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has requested a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI, a diplomatic source told The Australian newspaper on Tuesday. A meeting between the political and spiritual leader would be a first. Ahmadinejad, who has previously called for Israel to be wiped off the map, is among the heads of state expected to attend the June 3-5 United Nations summit on global food security in Rome. Sources at The Australian that it is unclear whether the pope will meet directly with state leaders attending the U.N. summit or if he will instead hold a single gathered event. The Vatican has previously criticized Ahmadinejad for his scathing remarks toward Israel. The pontiff has repeatedly encouraged diplomacy as a means of resolving the standoff over Iran's disputed nuclear program, which the Israel and the U.S. believe is aimed at developing nuclear weapons... |
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Iraqi PM heads to Iran for talks
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki travels to Tehran for talks aimed at ending alleged support for armed militants.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/m...ast/7441329.stm
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