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Tag Archives: Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran chickening out of 2012 Olympics?
Iran has threatened to boycott the 2012 Summer Olympics in London because the logo of the games resembles the world “Zion”. Iran has now complained to the International Olympic Committee – 4 years after the logo was launched. But see for … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israel, London, Politics, Sports, UK
Tagged competition, Erez Israel, Islamic Republic of Iran, Lisa Simpson, London Olympics, Olympic logo, Olympics, oral sex, Summer Olympics
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Iran determined to set new record in 2011
Unfortunately a record of the abhorrent kind: In the first 2 weeks of this year alone, Iran has already executed 47 people. And that is the official number. As the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran points out, this … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Law, Politics
Tagged death penalty, execution, executions, hanging, Human Rights, Islamic Republic of Iran, justice, stoning
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What Sarah Shourd can’t say (yet)
Sarah Shourd, the American woman who was hiking in the Iraq-Iran border region last year and was arrested on that occasion and who subsequently spent 13 months in a prison in Iran, was finally released on 14 September 2010 without ever … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Politics, USA
Tagged Ahmadinejad, Evin, Evin prison, hostage, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Josh Fattal, Joshua Fatal, prison, Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer, Tehran, US hikers
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The Happy Hermit 