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Iran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

After his election, the president appoints and supervises the Council <bb>>ofb>bb>> Ministers (the cabinet), coordinates government decisions, and selects government policies to be placed before the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>.
According to Iran's Constitution, the Supreme Leader <bb>>ofb>bb>> Iran is responsible for the delineation and supervision <bb>>ofb>bb>> "the general policies <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Islamic Republic <bb>>ofb>bb>> Iran." In the absence <bb>>ofb>bb>> a single leader, a council <bb>>ofb>bb>> religious leaders is appointed.
Iran is considered to be one <bb>>ofb>bb>> the fifteen states that comprise the so-called "Cradle <bb>>ofb>bb>> Humanity".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran (2998 words)



Iran News - European <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> condemns Iran

"The situation in Iran with regard to the exercise <bb>>ofb>bb>> key civil rights and political freedom has deteriorated since the parliamentary elections <bb>>ofb>bb>> February this year despite commitments on the part <bb>>ofb>bb>> the government <bb>>ofb>bb>> Iran to promoting these universal values," according to a motion passed by the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>.
LONDON, Oct 29 (IranMania) - The European <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> expressed alarm Thursday at the deterioration in the area <bb>>ofb>bb>> human rights in Iran, in particular those relating to press freedom and the death penalty, AFP reported.
They said they were deeply worried by the sentence <bb>>ofb>bb>> death by stoning passed on a 13-year old girl, Zhila Izadi, pregnant by her 15-year-old brother, himself sentenced to 150 lashes.

http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView?ArchiveNews=Yes&NewsCode=26520&NewsKind=CurrentAffairs (473 words)



frontline: terror and tehran: chronology - u.s. iran relations, 1906-2002 PBS

In July, Khamenei is confirmed as Supreme Leader and Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the speaker <bb>>ofb>bb>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>, is elected president.
In August <bb>>ofb>bb>> 1997, Supreme Leader Khamenei confirms Khatami as the fifth president <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Islamic Republic <bb>>ofb>bb>> Iran.
Iran was desperately running out <bb>>ofb>bb>> military supplies in its war with Iraq, and Congress had banned the sale <bb>>ofb>bb>> American arms to countries that it said sponsored terrorism, which included Iran.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tehran/etc/cron.html (3507 words)



CNN.com - Iran's president asks <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> to back his reforms - May 27, 2000

The convening <bb>>ofb>bb>> the 290-seat Majlis, Iran's <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>, came three months after reformist Khatami allies won about three-fourths <bb>>ofb>bb>> the seats in nationwide elections, taking the reins from lawmakers who want no dilution <bb>>ofb>bb>> Iran's Islam-guided laws.
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian President Mohammad Khatami opened the nation's reformist-dominated <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> Saturday by asking legislators to use the majority gained in recent elections to back his liberal agenda.
Indicating the new mood in the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>, two <bb>>ofb>bb>> 11 women deputies defied threats and attended the inauguration dressed in manteaus, long jackets, with their hair covered by scarves instead <bb>>ofb>bb>> wearing the traditional chador.

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/meast/05/27/iran.parliament.01 (845 words)



Iran: Guardians Council Seen As Having Free Hand To Quash Reforms - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY

Under Iran's Constitution, the Guardians Council is also assigned the role <bb>>ofb>bb>> checking the compatibility <bb>>ofb>bb>> legislation passed by <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> with Islamic laws and the constitution.
The six others are jurists nominated by the head <bb>>ofb>bb>> Iran's judiciary -- who is himself appointed by the supreme leader -- and approved by <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>.
The Guardians Council oversees presidential and parliamentary elections, as well as elections for the Assembly <bb>>ofb>bb>> Experts, a constitutional body that chooses the supreme leader, the country's highest authority.

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2004/01/e000e227-1359-4053-8d53-e670130a8638.html (1104 words)



USATODAY.com - Tense opening session for Iran's new <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Islamic conservatives who won control <bb>>ofb>bb>> Iran's <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> clashed with reformists Thursday on the first day <bb>>ofb>bb>> its new session, heralding a tough year ahead for reformist President Mohammad Khatami.
The <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> met for the first time since February elections that reformists had boycotted and voters largely spurned after the cleric-controlled Guardian Council disqualified thousands <bb>>ofb>bb>> reformist candidates from the ballot.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a message read aloud by a close aide, told the new <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> that lawmakers should "avoid factional disputes." He also called the elections "healthy, free and competitive."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2004-05-27-iran_x.htm (476 words)



Majlis <bb>>ofb>bb>> Iran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Majlis (مجلس), which means "<<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>", was the lower house <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Iranian Legislature from 1906 to 1979, the upper house being the Senate.
After the Islamic Revolution, when the Iranian Legislature became unicameral, the Majlis became the sole legislative body.
History <bb>>ofb>bb>> Iran: Constitutional Revolution, a history <bb>>ofb>bb>> Majlis from 1906 to 1953

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majlis_of_Iran (535 words)



gooya news :: english : European <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> resolution on Iran

The European <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>, – having regard to its previous resolutions on Iran and its decision <bb>>ofb>bb>> 10 March 2004 (1) to set up an inter parliamentary delegation with Iran, – having regard to the report submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom <bb>>ofb>bb>> opinion and expression, Ambeyi...
Calls on the Iranian <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> to adapt the Iranian Press Law and the Penal Code to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and notably to repeal all criminal provisions dealing with the peaceful expression <bb>>ofb>bb>> opinions, including in the press;
Demands that the Presidency <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Council and the Member States’ diplomatic representatives in Iran urgently undertake concerted action with regard to the abovementioned concerns, in particular the immediate release <bb>>ofb>bb>> the journalists;

http://akhbar.gooya.com/english/archives/018145.php (1203 words)



gooya news :: english : Elections in Iran: European <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> resolution on Iran

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the President and <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> <bb>>ofb>bb>> Iran.
Shares the view <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Iranian President and a majority <bb>>ofb>bb>> Majlis Members that the upcoming elections cannot be described as free and fair, primarily due to the exclusion <bb>>ofb>bb>> many candidates, including acting parliamentarians;
Regrets that its wish to send an observer mission to the elections did not materialise because <bb>>ofb>bb>> lack <bb>>ofb>bb>> support from the Iranian side;

http://khabarnameh.gooya.com/english/archives/006235.php (790 words)



BBC NEWS Middle East Iran reformists denounce judges

A commission <bb>>ofb>bb>> the reformist-dominated <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> in Iran has called for a judicial investigation into the Tehran prosecutor's role in the case <bb>>ofb>bb>> Zahra Kazemi, a Canadian-Iranian journalist who died in July from a blow to the head after being arrested in June.
Iran's largely reformist <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> is essentially accusing the judiciary <bb>>ofb>bb>> perverting the course <bb>>ofb>bb>> justice
It's an extraordinary situation in which Iran's largely reformist <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> is essentially accusing the judiciary <bb>>ofb>bb>> perverting the course <bb>>ofb>bb>> justice in a case which has already gone to trial.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3220173.stm (439 words)



WorldNetDaily: iran

After the defiant parliamentary vote, the Associated Press reported Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Hossein Mousavian, said a compromise could still be reached with European negotiators to avert the risk <bb>>ofb>bb>> U.N. sanctions.
A senior Iranian official recently said the country was nearing completion <bb>>ofb>bb>> a uranium-conversion facility in Isfahan.
<<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> shouts 'Death to America' in vote to enrich unranium

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41229 (1002 words)



Main contenders in Iran <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> race

Leader Gholamali Haddadadel is <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> member and relative <bb>>ofb>bb>> Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Member <bb>>ofb>bb>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> and Expert Assembly, whose main task is selecting supreme leader.
Running under famous slogan "Iran for all Iranians" used in reformers' landslide victory in 2000 <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> races.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/02/19/international1102EST0559.DTL (249 words)



Iran reformers say <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> vote was a ``historical fiasco''

Iran's liberals boycotted Friday's elections, in which the nation's conservatives nearly cemented their control <bb>>ofb>bb>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>.
Meanwhile, Iran's <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> on Monday accepted the resignation <bb>>ofb>bb>> Fatemeh Haqiqatjou, a reformist lawmaker who fought for women rights.
More than 67 percent <bb>>ofb>bb>> voters turned out in the last <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> elections in 2000 in a pro-reform landslide.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/02/23/international0606EST0478.DTL (501 words)



BBC News MIDDLE EAST Iran Kurds quit <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>

Many Kurds voted for President Khatami and the reformists in recent presidential and parliamentary elections because <bb>>ofb>bb>> their slogan "Iran for all Iranians" and their stated support for minority rights.
All six members <bb>>ofb>bb>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> from Iran's Kurdish minority have resigned in protest at what they regard as neglect and discrimination by the government.
The deputies from the north-western province <bb>>ofb>bb>> Kurdistan presented a joint letter <bb>>ofb>bb>> resignation from the Iranian <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> (Majlis).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/middle_east/newsid_1571000/1571927.stm (310 words)



Iran's Conservative <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> Approves Airline Part-privatization

<<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> also approved the flotation in its entirety <bb>>ofb>bb>> Iran Air Tours (IAT), an Iran Air subsidiary that handles around 30 percent <bb>>ofb>bb>> domestic flights.
Shares in Iran Air will not be easy to sell, as the company is thought to have suffered losses <bb>>ofb>bb>> some 122 million dollars (100 million euros) from 2002 to 2003 and private investors are reluctant to invest in a company while the government retains majority control.
Iran starts new round <bb>>ofb>bb>> uranium conversion: diplomats

http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=24721 (388 words)



IRAN/<<bb>>bb>bb>>>PARLIAMENTb>bb>>bb>bb>>>

These enemies, he said, were spreading propaganda that the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> was against the spirit <bb>>ofb>bb>> Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution.
The opening <bb>>ofb>bb>> the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> ends weeks <bb>>ofb>bb>> uncertainty and conflict surrounding the composition <bb>>ofb>bb>> the 290-seat assembly.
And Iran's conservative Guardian Council delayed endorsing results <bb>>ofb>bb>> Tehran's elections for three months, claiming the voting had been riddled with (EDS: tainted by) fraud.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2000/000527-iran1.htm (391 words)



<<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> Speaker: Iran to launch landslide election - Irna

The <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> speaker emphasized, "Take note <bb>>ofb>bb>> the wretched fate <bb>>ofb>bb>> he who had launched that treacherous attack against Iran, and be sure that is the definite fate <bb>>ofb>bb>> anyone that launches an attack against a divine land."
The <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> Speaker pointed out the fact that Iran's history provides abundant proof for the Iranians' kind treatment <bb>>ofb>bb>> the religious minorities.
<<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> Speaker: Iran to launch landslide election - Irna

http://www.irna.com/en/news/view/line-22/0505240017002948.htm (396 words)



iranian.com: Elham Gheytanchi, Women in Iran's 7th <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>

<<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>, or Majlis, in post-revolutionary Iran has been, for the most part, a conservative force with an exception <bb>>ofb>bb>> the sixth Majlis which formed three years after Khatami's election in 1997.
These candidates, who have not been in the forefront <bb>>ofb>bb>> politics up to this election, used reformist rhetoric in a desperate attempt to win popularity in the eyes <bb>>ofb>bb>> the public.
Once elected to <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>, the female MPs segregated their lunch space from men and reverted back to traditional gender segregation in the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>, a symbolic gesture showing their commitment to the ultra religious faction in the government.

http://www.iranian.com/Gheytanchi/2004/November/Women (1068 words)



Does Iran's <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> Have Any Clout? By Brendan I. Koerner

His chief rival, speaker <bb>>ofb>bb>> the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri, enjoyed the support <bb>>ofb>bb>> the country's religious leaders, as well as the mainstream press; Khatami, a relative unknown who'd headed Iran's National Library, was scarcely considered a dark horse.
Several members <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Iranian <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> are openly condemning the arrests <bb>>ofb>bb>> hundreds <bb>>ofb>bb>> student protestors, who've been demonstrating against clerical rule.
The <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> and the president, though democratically elected, are far less powerful than Iran's clerical establishment, which is headed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

http://www.slate.com/id/2084947 (525 words)



Women's Gains at Risk in Iran's New <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>

For almost four years this was how Mehdi Karrubi, president <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Iranian <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>, would announce the passage <bb>>ofb>bb>> a bill related to women's rights by the reformist legislature.
But now that their term officially ended on May 27 and a new <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> sworn in--the seventh in the history <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Islamic Republic <bb>>ofb>bb>> Iran--women around the country fear that the famous statement will be seldom heard.
Immediately after the opening <bb>>ofb>bb>> the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> four years ago, female legislators formed an active women's caucus, which pushed through the appointment <bb>>ofb>bb>> Shahrbanou Amani, a female legislator for the northwest city Orumieh, as the secretary <bb>>ofb>bb>> the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>.

http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org/archives/04_0608_iran_wip.htm (1320 words)



USATODAY.com - Iran's <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> passes bill urging uranium enrichment

Iran suspended enrichment <bb>>ofb>bb>> uranium six months ago under international pressure led by the United States, which accuses Tehran <bb>>ofb>bb>> trying to make nuclear weapons.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian lawmakers instructed the government Sunday to develop a nuclear fuel cycle, which would include resuming the process <bb>>ofb>bb>> enriching uranium — a prospect that has drawn criticism from the United States and Europe because it could be used in developing atomic weapons.
"The government <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Islamic Republic <bb>>ofb>bb>> Iran is required to pursue, within the framework <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, peaceful use <bb>>ofb>bb>> nuclear energy, including the cycle <bb>>ofb>bb>> nuclear fuel," said the legislation, adopted in a session broadcast live on state-run Tehran radio.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-05-15-iran-nuclear_x.htm (582 words)



Iran’s <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> backs nuclear work - Mideast/N. Africa - MSNBC.com

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> voted on Sunday to oblige the government to develop a nuclear fuel cycle -- an action opposed by Washington, which fears the Islamic Republic is seeking to acquire atomic weapons.
The motion, which obliges Iran “to take action to obtain peaceful nuclear technology, including provision <bb>>ofb>bb>> the fuel cycle for generating 20,000 megawatts <bb>>ofb>bb>> electricity,” was approved by 188 out <bb>>ofb>bb>> 205 lawmakers present.
Iran sees the nuclear fuel cycle as an issue <bb>>ofb>bb>> national sovereignty, insisting it has every right to enrich the uranium ore it mines in its central deserts.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7831998 (630 words)



Iran <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> OKs Nuke Enrichment Bill

"The message <bb>>ofb>bb>> the absolute vote for the Iranian nation is that the <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> supports national interests," he said.
TEHRAN, Iran -- To shouts <bb>>ofb>bb>> "Death to America," Iran's <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> unanimously approved the outline <bb>>ofb>bb>> a bill Sunday that would require the government to resume uranium enrichment, legislation likely to deepen an international dispute over Iran's nuclear activities.
Iran already has facilities in Isfahan and Natanz, but Iranian officials say that at full capacity they would only be able to supply one power plant.

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/10/31/131716.shtml (866 words)



Asia Times - Asia's most trusted news source for the Middle East

But Iran's ambassador to the IAEA in Vienna, Pirooz Hosseini, said that the draft resolution is the result <bb>>ofb>bb>> US "bullying".
Iran says its nuclear program is for civilian purposes only, but Washington accuses Tehran <bb>>ofb>bb>> pursuing a clandestine weapons program.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FC12Ak03.html (819 words)



Iran's hardline <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> supports resuming uranium enrichment

A huge majority <bb>>ofb>bb>> MPs in Iran's conservative-controlled <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> wants the country to resume uranium enrichment and will soon begin discussing a bill that would force the reformist government to do so, a senior deputy said Sunday.
"The plan to oblige the government to resume enrichment has the support <bb>>ofb>bb>> 238 deputies" out <bb>>ofb>bb>> a total 290, said Allaeddin Borujerdi, the head <bb>>ofb>bb>> the Majlis (<<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>) foreign policy and national security committee.
Iran Starts New Round <bb>>Ofb>bb>> Uranium Conversion: Diplomats

http://www.spacewar.com/2004/041003160703.3e0e7l41.html (551 words)



A Daily Briefing on Iran: European <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> censures Iran rights abuses

The European <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> condemned “Iran’s abject policy <bb>>ofb>bb>> arrests and imprisonment <bb>>ofb>bb>> journalists and cyber-dissidents and the stifling <bb>>ofb>bb>> press and media freedom”, and called on the Iranian regime “to cease support for terrorist organisations”.
Iranian News Agency says: For the People <bb>>ofb>bb>> Iran, Vote Blair Out
The EP called “on the Council (<bb>>ofb>bb>> Europe) and the Commission to closely monitor the implementation <bb>>ofb>bb>> commitments made by Iran to moratoriums in the three key areas <bb>>ofb>bb>> stoning, execution <bb>>ofb>bb>> minors and amputations”.

http://regimechangeiran.blogspot.com/2005/04/european-parliament-censures-iran.html (677 words)



BigSoccer Boards - European <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> resolution censures Iran rights violations

Iran's conservative judiciary has ordered Ebadi to appear before a branch <bb>>ofb>bb>> the feared Revolutionary Court, which deals with national security offences, or face arrest.
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's president called Sunday for an investigation into journalists' allegations they were tortured into confessing to charges such as insulting sacred beliefs and endangering national security after publishing articles critical <bb>>ofb>bb>> conservatives in the government.
Ebadi, a lawyer who has riled religious hard-liners in the Islamic state by defending high-profile political dissidents, challenged the legality <bb>>ofb>bb>> the proceeding.

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/printthread.php?t=162194 (1858 words)



<<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> Approves Iran Air Partial Sale

Iran's <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> on Monday approved long-debated plans to reduce government ownership in Iran Air by voting in favor <bb>>ofb>bb>> selling 49 percent <bb>>ofb>bb>> the state airline's assets.
After a debate broadcast live on state radio, <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> Speaker Gholamali Haddadadel asked <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> to vote on leaving the government with a 51 percent stake in Iran Air.
Reformists who lost control <bb>>ofb>bb>> <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> in May had tried to wrest control <bb>>ofb>bb>> the airline from government control but were thwarted by a hardline watchdog.

http://news.airwise.com/stories/2004/08/1092683432.html (326 words)



The GULLY Middle East Queering Democracy in Iran

One <bb>>ofb>bb>> the 11 women in <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> and a former student activist, Haqiqatjou was charged for libel and slander for daring to read out a letter in <<bb>>bb>bb>>>Parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> holding Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameinei, accountable for the anti-constitutional actions <bb>>ofb>bb>> his judiciary.
Family members <bb>>ofb>bb>> 15 liberal Islamist dissidents protest their secret trial in Iran's hardline Revolutionary Court.
Outside Iran though, even in countries like the U.S. and the U.K., the expatriate Iranian community seems mostly untouched by the dramatic gains <bb>>ofb>bb>> queers worldwide in the last decades.

http://www.thegully.com/essays/iran/020122_queering_democracy.html (1050 words)



GN Online: Bill sparks storm <bb>>ofb>bb>> protest in Iran <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>

The head <bb>>ofb>bb>> Iran's <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> yesterday sought to defuse a storm <bb>>ofb>bb>> protest by hardline clerics over a bill to improve women's rights, insisting that it will not be adopted if it contravenes Islamic law.
The reformist-dominated <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>> last week voted in favour <bb>>ofb>bb>> Iran joining the United Nations Convention on the Elimination <bb>>ofb>bb>> all Forms <bb>>ofb>bb>> Discrimination Against Women.
But <<bb>>bb>bb>>>parliamentb>bb>>bb>bb>>>'s decision angered hardline clerics who staged protest marches in the holy city <bb>>ofb>bb>> Qom on Friday and Saturday.

http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=94465 (288 words)

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