Sunday, January 29, 2012

Iran: Bloggers to be executed for "spreading corruption"

Why didn't Obama do a Mubarak on Ahmadinejad? Because he respects him!
This is the sharia. This is where all of these newly-minted revolutionzied Islamic countries are headng.
Iranian bloggers to be executed for 'spreading corruption' as Tehran cracks down in run up to elections Daily Mail (hat tip Jack)
  • Four journalists also arrested in moves to curb freedom of expression
  • U.S. State Department urges Iran to 'protect rights of all citizens'
  • Israel says 'world must act quickly' as UN urges West to resume talks
  • Iran's parliament will decide on Sunday whether to stop oil exports to EU
Two Iranian bloggers are to be executed for 'spreading corruption' - as Tehran cracks down on freedom of expression in the run up to its parliamentary elections in March.
Four journalists have also been arrested, prompting the U.S. State Department to urge Iranian officials to 'protect the rights of all its citizens and uphold the rule of law'.
It comes as Israel said the world must act quickly to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, and the UN urged the West to resume talks with the pariah state.
Talks: Israel's defence minister Ehud Barak (left) says the world must act on Iran soon, as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (right) urged a resumption of dialogue with the Wes
And it is two days before Iran's parliament debates whether to stop exports of oil to the European Union, which if approved could start as early as next week.
It would deny the EU a six-month phase-in of the embargo on Iranian oil it agreed on Monday as part of tough new sanctions aimed at forcing the curbing of its nuclear programme.
It followed U.S. action aimed at limiting the country's ability to sell oil, which accounts for 80 per cent of Iran's foreign revenue.
On the arrests and imminent executions, U.S. State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland said: 'We are deeply concerned by the alarming increase in the Iranian regime's efforts to extinguish all forms of free expression and limit its citizens' access to information.'
Suspicions: Technicians work at the reactor building at Bushehr nuclear power plant, 750 miles south of Tehran. Iran has always insisted its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes Suspicions: Technicians work at the reactor building at Bushehr nuclear power plant, 750 miles south of Tehran. Iran has always insisted its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes
She said security forces had, in the last two weeks, reportedly arrested journalists Shahram Manouchehri, Sahamedin Bourghani, Parastoo Dokouhaki, and Marzieh Rasouli.
Read the rest.  Atlas Shrugs

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