Volume: 2 - Issue:  58
9 June 2014
Iran Update

 

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 

What we need to find out about Iran before the nuclear deal deadline

Washington Post

On Tuesday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on Iran. One hopes that this will be the first of many oversight hearings and public discussions on Iran in advance of the July 20 deadline for completion of the final nuclear agreement talks...Read On

US Reassembles Key Officials for Iran Nuke Talks

United Nations News Centre

The U.S. is reassembling key members of the diplomatic team that held secret negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, leading to a breakthrough agreement, and sending them to Geneva for direct talks with representatives from Tehran in hopes of making progress toward a comprehensive final deal...Read On

Surprise Iran nuclear talks: Why US sends in top US-Iran dealmaker

Christian Science Monitor 

The US State Department has dispatched its No. 2 diplomat to surprise talks with senior Iranian officials in Geneva, an indication of the Obama administration's growing concerns over lack of progress in international talks on curtailing Iran's nuclear program...Read On

Iran 17 prisoners executed in Karaj, Bandar Abbas and Shahr-e-Kord

NCRI

The day prior to that, the henchmen had transferred these three prisoners to the solitary confinement of quarantine ward and had enchained their hands and legs to the cell wall...Read On

Execution of Iranian Political Prisoner Draws Condemnation

News Blaze

British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom strongly condemns the execution of Gholamreza Khosravi of the PMOI calling for tough actions against the Iranian officials for severe human rights violations This morning we were utterly disturbed and appalled by the news of Gholamreza Khosravi's execution. He was a political prisoner affiliated with the main Iranian opposition organization, People's Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI), and father of a 17 year-old son...Read On

Urged to Multiply, Iranian Couples Are Dubious

New York Times

Increasing number of young, middle-class Iranians who are deeply pessimistic over their country's future, raising a child is one of the last things on their minds...Read On

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