Interview with Economist Saeed Leylaz
The Country Imports all its Food Needs
Omid Memarian
o.memarian@roozonline.com
In an exclusive interview with Rooz, prominent economist Saeed Leylaz talks of the effect of global inflation on Iran’s economy. Read on for the details.
Special Report on a Death Row Woman
Akram will be Executed because of Poverty
Aiseh Amini
The following interview is with Mina Jaafari, the attorney for Ms Akram Mahdavi who has been sentenced to death on charges of murdering her husband.
Mojahedin-e Enghelab’s Analysis of Eight Majlis Elections
Clear Lies in Election Statistics
The Mojahedin-e Enghelabe Islami Organization [Islamic Revolution Mojahedin] released a statement that analyzes the eight Majlis elections in which it talks of inconsistencies and irregularities in the registration of candidates, the qualification process, voting and the announcement of results.
Letter of 250 Kurdish Personalities
Calls to Annul Death Sentence of Activists
Jeenoo Mokri
Over 250 activists in the civil, political, student and women’s fields have issued a public statement in which they have protested the death sentences issued for three Kurdish activists Farzad Kamangir, Farhad Vakili and Ali Heydarian, while also condemning the tortures that they have been subjected to in prison, calling on officials to rescind the judgments.
Oil Revenues of Past 3 Years Equal Those of 16 Earlier Years
Inflation Breaks 6 Year Record
Amin Raufinejad
Statistics released by Iran’s Central Bank (CBI) indicate that the inflation over the past 12 months that ended on April has been rising at an unusually high rate of 19.5 percent, which is the highest during the last 6 years.
New Sentences against Women Activists
3 Years of Prison for Ardalan and Moghadam
Shirin Karimi
As official attacks on women activists in Iran continue, Parvin Ardalan who recently won the prestigious Swedish 2007 Olaf Palme award was handed a 2-3 year suspended prison sentence while Rezvan Moghadam, another activist, was sentenced to a 3 year suspended prison term by an Iranian court.
Honoring Borghani, Meisami, Dejm, Golmakani and Ghoochani
World Press Freedom Day in Tehran
Iran’s Journalists Union (Anjomane Senfie Ruznamenegaran) has increasing come under government pressure in recent weeks for its dissolution or basic changes in its work. Last Thursday, on the occasion of World Press Day celebrated on May 3 every year to celebrate fundamental principles of press freedom, the Union honored five outstanding journalists during 2007 in Iran, all of whom have been suppressed by the government.
“Inflation Prevalent All Over the World”
Khamenei Defends Ahmadinejad, Again
While many of the country’s officials blame the Ahmadinejad Administration’s “weak management” for current “economic problems,” Ayatollah Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, defended Ahmadinejad in a speech in Shiraz, claiming that inflation is “prevalent all over the world” and dismissing economic problems as “enemy’s” exaggeration.
Following Disruption of May Day Celebrations
13 Labor Activists Arrested
Ghazal Azadfar
Iranian government officials arrested several labor activists across the country after banning independent May Day rallies and holding official celebrations.
