Volume: 1 - Issue:  29322 August 2012
Iran Update - ISDCI Newsletter
Iran Update

Greetings!

 

We are delighted to present you with the current issue of Iran Update, a publication of International Solidarity for Democratic Change in Iran (ISDCI).  You can see ISDCI's latest events on our website at: International Conferences 

Call on USA to de-list Iranian opposition
NCRI - European Parliament Vice President

On 17 August 2012, as a goodwill gesture, the Iranian resistance leader Maryam Rajavi issued a statement on the transfer of the 6th convoy of people from Ashraf to Liberty on 23 August. Read On... 

The Terrorist List
The New York Times
The position of the State Department regarding possible redesignation of the People's Mujahedeen, an Iranian opposition group, on the terrorist list, because of the insistence of the residents of Camp Ashraf for basic humanitarian needs, including running water, before completing their transfer to Camp Liberty in Iraq, is illegal and illegitimate. Read On...

 

Nuke agency forms special Iran team
AP

The U.N. nuclear agency is forming a special Iran team, drawing together sleuths in weapons technology, intelligence analysis, radiation and other fields of expertise as it seeks to add muscle to a probe of suspicions that Tehran worked secretly on atomic arms, diplomats tell The Associated Press. Read On... 

Iran expands nuclear capacity underground
Reuters

Iran has installed many more uranium enrichment machines in an underground bunker, diplomatic sources said on Thursday, potentially paving the way for a significant expansion of work the West fears is ultimately aimed at making nuclear bombs.  Read On... 

The UN's appeasement of Iran is a symbol of its decline and decay
The Telegraph

The reputation of the United Nations has hit new lows in the past decade.  Read On... 

U.N. nuclear watchdog pushes Iran to open up military site
Reuters

The U.N. nuclear watchdog pressed Iran on Friday to address suspicions about nuclear bomb research in the Islamic state, pursuing diplomatic efforts to resolve the dispute before any possible military action by Israel or the United States. Read On... 

Former UN official's revelations warrant full inquiry
PR Newswire

Recent revelations by Mr. Tahar Boumedra, a senior former UN Human Rights Official, about the actions of the United Nations Secretary General's Special Representative for Iraq, Ambassador Martin Kobler, raise questions. Read On... 

USCCAR Condemns UN Cover-up in Iraq, Calls for Swift PR Newswire/The Sacramento Bee

 

The U.S. Committee for Camp Ashraf Residents (USCCAR) has learnt of shocking revelations made by Mr. Tahar Boumedra.  Read On...

 

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