Protest gathering by of employees of importing and exporting Companies

 IRAN : Ardebil workers

 workers’s gathering

A number of Ardebil workers of importing and exporting Companies, protested the submission of Ardebil traffic sign manufacturing company to the rich individuals and influential gangs related to the government. These individuals, who have links to the government, force smaller businesses to bankruptcy by monopolizing the city sign manufacturing companies. They receive this deal because they have large assets and deep influences in government agencies.

IRAN:Attacks on political prisoners

Greetings on political prisoners

Installation of high-powered cellular phone jamming devices in prisons causes physical and health problems among prisoners

Gohardasht Prison

 NCRI - On Monday, Special Guards in Gohardasht Prison in the city of Karaj in Iran violently raided the section of the prison where political prisoners are being held and transferred a number of political prisoners to solitary confinement.

 

court in Iran : Answer protest low wages

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Mine workers sentenced to flogging and priso

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Over the past two years over a thousand workers at Chadormalu iron ore mine, located in the central province of Yazd, held a series of gatherings and sit-ins protesting against layoffs and low wages  

Joint Press Statement by Iran and the global powers on parameters of the nuclear deal

Iran FM Zarif and Federica Mogherini during a press conference in Lausanne :

Following 9 days of marathon discussions in Lausanne Switzerland, Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini spoke at a news conference in Lausanne University reading the statement in Farsi and English.

 

Officials: Agreement on nuke deal but not on disclosure

Iran and the P5+1 have decided on a statement without disclosure:

 

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Apr 2 - Iran and six world powers have agreed on the outlines of an understanding that would open the path to a final phase of nuclear negotiations but are in a dispute over how much to make public, officials told The Associated Press Thursday.
The officials spoke outside week-long talks that have busted through a March 31 deadline in an effort to formulate a general statement of what has been accomplished and documents setting down what the sides need to do by the end of June deadline for a deal.

Nuke deal: World powers, Iran reach crucial framework

The P5+1 and Iran have reached a framework agreement to curb Iran nuclear program:

 

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - After marathon negotiations, the United States, Iran and five other world powers announced an agreement Thursday outlining limits on Iran’s nuclear program to block it from developing atomic weapons and directing negotiators toward a final accord this summer.

Iran, global powers agree ’key parameters’ of nuclear deal

Zarif and Mogherini in Lausanne Switzerland 

Lausanne (AFP) - The text of a binding agreement 'is to finish by June 30th' Rouhani added in a tweet sent minutes before a joint statement between Iran and the P5+1 group of leading nations was to be made in Lausanne.
After eight days of talks, US Secretary of State John Kerry tweeted it was a 'big day' and that the global powers and Iran 'now have parameters to resolve major issues on nuclear program. Back to work soon on a final deal'.

No light at the end of the tunnel, despite the resumption of talks

Iran nuclear talks have hit stumbling block in Lausanne

Iran nuclear talks have hit stumbling block in Lausanne

 

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program resumed here Wednesday but were almost immediately beset by competing claims, just hours after diplomats abandoned a March 31 deadline to reach the outline of a deal and agreed to press on. And as the latest round hit the week mark, three of the six foreign ministers involved left the talks with prospects for agreement remaining uncertain, Associated Press reported Wednesday.

Merkel says deal on Iran would be "good sign" but not there yet

German Chancellor Merkel and French president Hollande discussing Iran nuclear talks:

 

BERLIN, March 31 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday it would be a positive message if negotiators in Switzerland reach a deal with Iran on curbing its nuclear programme but made clear that there had been no breakthrough in talks.
'An agreement would be a good sign,' Merkel told a news conference with French President Francois Hollande, saying it was vital that any agreement ensured Iran would not have access to nuclear weapons for a prolonged period of time.
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UN Secretary General arrives in Baghdad

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrives in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi officials

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrives in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi officials

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Baghdad on Monday, March 30th for talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and other top officials, AFP reported.
He was also due to meet President Fuad Masum, Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari and parliament speaker Salim al-Juburi.

John Boehner: Iran cannot be trusted, sanctions are the only answer

John Boehner, Speaker of the US House

Rep. John Boehner

Rep. John Boehner, Speaker of the US House of Representative insisted that Iran nuclear program is a serious threat, not only to the region, but to the world and the United States as well. He said 'I seriously doubt Iran’s fidelity to the nuclear negotiations, because this regime cannot be trusted. The only thing that works with this regime is sanctions.'

Arab leaders meet amid Saudi-led Yemen offensive

President Sisi during the Arab League summit in Sharm El-Sheikh on March 28

AFP - 28 March 20 15 - Arab leaders met in Egypt Saturday for a summit overshadowed by the Saudi-led offensive against Yemeni rebels to discuss a joint-Arab military force to confront 'terrorist groups'.
Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi hailed the intervention aimed at bringing him back to power, calling it a 'practical application' of the kind of joint military action touted by Egypt’s leader.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who was elected after toppling his Islamist predecessor with Gulf Arab backing, has promoted his powerful army as a cornerstone of a joint Arab force.

UN Sanctions Main Obstacle to Iran Nuclear Deal Hitting Deadline

Iran nuclear talks in Lausanne

(Bloomberg) -- Iran’s insistence on an immediate lifting of United Nations sanctions is a main obstacle to securing a framework agreement on its disputed nuclear program by March 31, five European and U.S. diplomats said.
The Western powers negotiating with Iran have proposed lifting UN sanctions in four to six years, according to the officials who asked not to be named, in line with diplomatic rules. Some sanctions may remain in place for as long as a decade, they said.
The Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, is expected to offer fresh proposals when he arrives on Sunday morning, according to two people involved in the talks

Saudi Arabia says strikes push Yemen rebels out of air bases

 

Gen. Ahmed bin Hasan Asiri

SANAA, Yemen (AP) Mar 29-- A Saudi-led airstrike campaign targeting Shiite rebels who control much of Yemen has pushed them out of contested air bases and destroyed any jet fighter remaining in the Arab world’s poorest country, the kingdom has said.
Saudi Brig. Gen. Ahmed bin Hasan Asiri said the airstrike campaign, now entering its fourth day Sunday, continued to target Scud missiles in Yemen, leaving most of their launching pads 'devastated,' according to remarks carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency.
However, he warned Saturday that the Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, could control more of the missiles. His account could not be immediately corroborated.
The Houthis began their offensive in September, seizing the capital, Sanaa, and later holding embattled President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi under house arrest. The rebels later took over government in Yemen and ultimately forced Hadi to flee the country in recent days

Maryam Rajavi: Action by Arab countries in Yemen in confronting mullahs’ regime; an inevitable united action

26 March 2015

Mrs. Rajavi: According to the Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance

Mrs.Maryam Rajavi

 

Maryam Rajavi, described the joint action by Arab countries against mullahs’ regime occupation and aggression in Yemen that the Iranian Resistance had earlier called for, as an extremely essential and inevitable united action and called for the thorough expansion of this just and legitimate defense against the religious fascism ruling Iran and its mercenaries throughout the region in Iraq and Syria to Lebanon, Yemen and other places

Jordan’s Member of Parliament: Iran must apologizes to the Jordanian people

Jordan parliament and Ms. Bani-Mostafa, MP

A Jordanian MP condemned in the strongest terms comments by Qassem Suleimani, the commander of the terrorist Quds force regarding Iran’s influence to foment sectarian violence and chaos in Jordan.
Ms. Vafa Bani-Mostafa, MP, demanded an official apology from the Iranian regime.
Qassem Suliemani on Tuesday March 24th spoke of Iran’s power to influence sectarian violence and instigate chaos in Jordan’s internal affairs. Qassem Suleimani had also said that Iran in present in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen.

Norouz, Iranian New Year Celebration

 

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Norouz

‎ is the traditional Iranian new year holiday. It is the most cherished of all Iranian festivities. Norouz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the Iranian solar calendar. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox (start of spring). The word comes from the Old Persian meaning “new day/daylight

International Women’s Day celebrated in Berlin

What I saw in Berlin

'Stop Fundamentalism' on Sunday, 08 March 20 15  

On Saturday, March 7, a grand gathering, “For Tolerance and Equality against Fundamentalism and Misogyny”, was held in Berlin to mark the International Women’s Day and address the many challenges and hurdles in the pursuit of gender equality. 

One of the major themes discussed at the event was the extremely destructive role of Islamic Fundamentalism in relation to women rights. Be it the Middle East or Africa, Asia or Europe – Islamic Fundamentalism has emerged as a serious threat to human and women rights, and has to be overcome for the advancement of the cause. 

attended President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi , as well as numerous artists, human and women rights activists, and prominent political and personalities from across the world, including Kim Campbell, Rita Süssmuth, Linda Chavez, Frances Townsend, Ingrid Betancourt, Helmuth Markov, and a delegation of women jurists led by María Elena Elverdin (Portuguese General Prosecutor), a delegation from Syrian opposition, a large delegation of legislators and mayors and other German dignitaries, a delegation of female parliamentarians from Arabic countries, delegations representing dozens of Iranian women associations and organizations throughout Europe and the United States, as well as thousands of women from varying backgrounds, nationalities and religions united under the banner of gender equality and justice.

What I saw legitimate handout

News - Iranian Resistancehttp://www.mojahedin.org/newsen/33617/International-Women%E2%80%99s-Day-celebrated-in-Berlin

Maryam Rajavi: Religious dictatorship engulfed in crises – Iran ready for change

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On the anniversary of the February revolution, I declare on behalf of the Iranian Resistance:

1.    Despite the most barbaric suppression, which is with little precedence in today’s world, the Iranian people have never submitted to the clerical regime. The mullahs’ strategy to pursue their nuclear program, exporting terrorism and fundamentalism has been defeated. Social discontent and the organized resistance have brought the regime to an impasse.
2.    The clerical regime’s greatest defeat was the failure of its attacks and extensive campaign to destroy the Iranian Resistance, damage its unified ranks and strength and conspire against its leader.

By overcoming the most difficult tests, with a specific platform and programs and with more than three decades of struggle, the Iranian Resistance is the sole democratic alternative to this regime.

3.    The velayat-e faqih regime is the fountainhead and the main sponsor of terrorism and fundamentalism in the region. The first and most important necessary step to confront extremism under the banner of Islam is to evict this regime from Iraq and Syria. Partnering with the mullahs’ regime in the coalition against the ISIS is a hundred times more dangerous than Islamic fundamentalism, whether Shiite or Sunni. It would only contribute to the expansion and deepening of the current catastrophe.
4.    The appeasement policy of western governments in the course of the nuclear talks only emboldens the regime to pursue nuclear weapons. The clerical regime must be compelled to fully implement Security Council resolutions, stop uranium enrichment and allow snap inspections of all facilities and suspect sites.
5.    The Iranian regime’s 36-year record of atrocities, especially the crimes at Camp Ashraf and the massacre of political prisoners in 1988, must be referred to the international criminal court by the United Nations. The world community must impose comprehensive sanctions on this regime and expel its agents and terrorists. It must recognize the National Council of Resistance of Iran as the democratic alternative to this regime as well as the provisional government which would transfer sovereignty to the people of Iran.
6.    The US government, the UN and the European Union must act consistent with their legal commitments and obligations to end the siege, especially the medical blockade, of Camp Liberty and declare the Camp as a refugee camp under UN monitoring. The US must provide and guarantee the protection of Camp Liberty or at least, as 4000 parliamentarians have declared, return some of the Mujahedin’s personal weaponry, which they need for their protection against the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force and their affiliated militias. The Mujahedin voluntarily handed over these weapons to the US in 2003.