A New Look
As of today, niacINsight has a new look. We hope you like it! This is just the beginning, though. In a couple of days, NIAC will unveil a new and improved website over at niacouncil.org. It’s taken months to get everything ready, but soon you will be able to access brand new resources, news and […]
Iran Updates – July 13
7:02 pm: NIAC Calls for the Release of Kian Tajbakhsh, an End to Political Detentions and Abuse – NIAC issued this press release earlier today: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington DC – The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) condemns the arrest and imprisonment of Kian Tajbakhsh, an Iranian-American intellectual who was taken from his home in Iran […]
Iran Updates – July 10
5:16 pm: Ayatollah Mousavi Ardebili: Many of the detainees will be freed next week – According to Parleman news, in a meeting with the wives of two of the detainees, Tajzadeh and Mirdamadi, Ayatollah Mousavi Ardebili announced on Friday that “many of the detainees will be released next week.” The wives, who have no news […]
Iran updates – July 9
7:13 pm: NIAC President Trita Parsi and Carnegie’s Karim Shadjadpour are on the News Hour with Jim Lehrer right now. 6:43 pm: Roxana Saberi Calls for Release of Iranian Baha’is Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist who spent almost four months in an Iranian prison earlier this year, today called for the release of seven Iranian […]
Iran updates – July 8
7:41 pm: Open Letter by Shirin Ebadi to Ahmadinejad – Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi sent an open letter to President Ahmadinejad on Sunday requesting the removal of a ban placed on the operation of her human rights organization, and an end to pressures on civil, political and human rights activists by governmental officials in […]
Iran updates – July 7
5:59 pm: Ahmadinejad says his reelection gave him a mandate – LA Times Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today declared his disputed reelection gave him a mandate to continue his domestic and international policies and spoke out defiantly against the West in a televised speech meant to shore up his legitimacy amid continued political turmoil. But […]
Iran updates – July 6
4:16 pm: IRIB uninvited from EBU’s annual meeting –According to PeykeIran, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has removed the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) from the list of attendees at its annual gathering “in response to Iran’s policies regarding foreign journalists during the recent events.” IRIB responded by calling EBU’s act “unprofessional” saying “the […]
Iran updates – July 2
Happy Fourth of July Weekend – We’ll be taking a little break from posting this weekend,though will still be following events in Iran as they happen. As always, check back here for major developments, and have a great weekend. 4:39 pm: Mowj confirmed that Rafsanjani will not lead the Friday prayers Mowj announced that Hashemi […]
Iran Updates – July 1
4:35 pm: Khatami’s Statment BBC Persian released a statement from former president Khatami (these statements are from today): Statements were made a day after Ahmadinejad made the statement that the ‘velvet revolution has lost’, while Khatami was visiting the families of those individuals who were arrested. “I have to say that a velvet revolution has […]
Iran Updates – June 30
11:00 pm: 18-year old victim identified: His name was Ashkan Neda Soltan has become the face of those killed during the post-election protests, however other victims include 18 year-old Ashkan Sohrabi. Rooz online interviewed his sister, Elham, who remembered Ashkan’s last words, “Don’t worry, I’ll come back.” According to Elham, he was shot 3 times […]
Rafsanjani Has Not Caved
Guest post by Jill Marie Parillo, Physicians for Social Responsibility Very little press reported on Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s speech Sunday June 28, and I just don’t buy the analyses that are out there on it. CNN does have a better piece, which is more neutral. Most analyses claim that Rafsanjani is caving to Khamenei. […]
Iran updates – June 29
6:18 Plurality of American voters support Obama’s response to Iran A plurality (42%) of U.S. voters believe President Obama’s response to the situation in Iran has been appropriate, according to a poll of register voters by Rasmussen Reports. Almost as many, 40%, believe President Obama has not been aggressive enough in supporting Iranians protesting the […]