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		<title>Q&amp;A: Mousavi&#8217;s Revelations Would Destroy the Govt&#8217;s Legitimacy</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2010/08/24/mousavis-revelations-would-destroy-the-govts-legitimacy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug 24, 2010 (IPS) - Responding to pro-government critics, Iran&#8217;s defiant opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has said several times in recent months that he would reveal &#8220;untold secrets&#8221; from his tenure.
Mousavi served as prime minister of Iran from 1981 to 1989, until constitutional changes abolished the post. He was a leading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mysterious Letter Exposes Iranian State Secrets</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2010/08/07/mysterious-letter-exposes-iranian-state-secrets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Daily Beast, August 7 2020- A letter rumored to be written by opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi 20 years ago has resurfaced and is lighting up Iran's blogosphere. Omid Memarian on why the letter could open decades of dark secrets and bitter rivalries.
Hidden away for more than 20 years, a mystery letter suddenly reappeared last week.
The letter, supposedly written by a Tehran insider turned opposition leader, was explosive: it alleged that Iran sponsors terrorism abroad.
Like a middle manager ignored by his bosses, the letter writer expressed frustration that he was kept in the dark about Iran's involvement in events that he described as “operations abroad.”]]></description>
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		<title>Poll Finds Dwindling Support for Govt</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2010/07/28/poll-finds-dwindling-support-for-govt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jul 28, 2010 (IPS) - A recent poll conducted by a credible Iranian university centre concerning the post-election events of 2009 has found that 56 percent of participants believe President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's popularity has declined over the past year, while just 22 percent believe it has increased.

Opinions of Ahmadinejad in the capital Tehran declined, despite the fact that the president's cabinet enjoys a monopoly over state television and radio stations. Over the past two years, dozens of reformist publications have been shuttered, and journalists and political activists critical of the government's policies have been arrested and imprisoned.]]></description>
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		<title>Worries Mount over Sanctions&#8217; Ripple Effect</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2010/07/09/worries-mount-over-sanctions-ripple-effect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Jul 8, 2010 (IPS) - Although the United States and its allies insist that the latest round of U.N. sanctions against Iran targets high-level government officials rather than the general population, interviews with a number of analysts, activists and journalists in Tehran reveal a growing concern over the impact on the country&#8217;s middle class.
&#8220;The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran Pressured to Open Doors to U.N. Rights Investigators</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2010/06/17/iran-pressured-to-open-doors-to-un-rights-investigators/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA, Jun 11 (IPS) - The Iranian government rejected charges that it has violated human rights and freedom of speech and assembly before a session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva Thursday - the same day that the Iranian opposition&#8217;s request to hold a peaceful protest was denied by authorities.
Although Tehran insists there is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anniversary Preview: Tehran Gets the Jitters</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2010/06/10/anniversary-preview-tehran-gets-the-jitters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tension is building in Tehran ahead of Saturday's anniversary of the Iranian protests. Omid Memarian talks to people in the Iranian capital.
In advance of the one-year anniversary of Iran’s disputed elections on Saturday, the government has sent security forces into the streets of Tehran to prevent another popular uprising. Already, plainclothes police and students have clashed violently, and the government has warned against further protest rallies. Confrontations with women over how to dress, and the execution of five dissidents last month have contributed to tensions in the capital.
When students gathered at the Azad University recently, chanting slogans such as “death to the dictator,” and protesting recent arrests, plainclothes officers swiftly cr]]></description>
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		<title>Iran’s Hanging Judge</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2010/06/09/iran%e2%80%99s-hanging-judge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jun 9 2010, Institute for War and Peace Reporting- Abolghasem Salavat, dubbed “Judge of Death”, and two colleagues have presided over most political trials since last year’s unrest.A decision to show clemency to 81 of the people detained in the unrest that followed last year’s presidential election in Iran has once again shone the spotlight on the country’s judicial and penal systems.
On June 2, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei approved a recommendation by the head of the judiciary. Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani, to release some of the 81 under amnesty and reduce the sentences of the rest.]]></description>
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		<title>Divisions Sharpen as Iran Girds for Renewed Protests</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2010/06/07/divisions-sharpen-as-iran-girds-for-renewed-protests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, California, Jun 7, 2010 (IPS) - A week before the first anniversary of Iran's contested presidential elections, the disruption of a speech by the grandson of Ayatollah Khomeini during a memorial service for the founder of the Islamic Republic on Jun. 4 has once more publicly exposed the rift within the top level of Iran's leadership. According to the government, two million Basij militia members and supporters from all over the country were mobilised to come to Tehran to participate in last week's ceremonies marking the 21st anniversary of Khomeini's death. ]]></description>
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		<title>WSJ: IRAN IS ABUSING THREE MORE AMERICAN HOSTAGES</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2010/04/21/wsj-iran-is-abusing-three-more-american-hostages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal, April 3 2010- As the three Americans detained in Iran near the end of their eighth month in captivity, it has become increasingly clear that their case, like those of so many other prisoners in Iran, is not legal but political and a matter of human rights. Since Sarah Shourd, 31, Shane Bauer, 27, and Josh Fattal, 27, were arrested by Iranian authorities who claimed they illegally crossed the border from neighboring Iraq last July, the three Americans have been almost completely cut off from the outside world. Swiss Ambassador Livia Leu Agosti, whose embassy represents U.S. interests in Iran, was able to visit the trio twice, but the last time was in late October. It was not until March 9—more than seven months after their arrests—that the three were permitted to call their families for the first time.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran Lobbies Over Rights Forum</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2010/02/26/iran-lobbies-over-rights-forum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 26 Feb 10 -Denying rights abuses could prove costly for Tehran, both economically and politically.
Iranian activists have viewed with anger and dismay the outcome of a United Nations review of human rights in Iran and the country’s rejection of its recommendations. Iran attracted criticism from the West over a lack of freedom of speech and assembly and the position of religious minorities like the Bahais at the routine session in Geneva on February 15 of the UN Human Rights Council.]]></description>
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