http://www.roozonline.com/english/ English Articles en Copyright 2008 Mon, 12 May 2008 00:59:37 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ‎“My latest university registration was suspended on Herasat’s [university ‎security’s] orders and the university’s Herasat has not provided me with any ‎explanation or legal justification for why I have been barred from continuing my ‎education.” http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/soheil_asefi_barred_from_conti.html http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/soheil_asefi_barred_from_conti.html report Mon, 12 May 2008 00:59:37 +0000 Kourosh Salimi The rash remarks of Iran’s industries and mines minister, Ali Akbar Mehrabian, caused ‎unease in Tehran’s stock exchange and led to a sharp decline in stocks of steel companies ‎in the past two days. ]]> http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/stocks_of_steel_companies_plum.html http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/stocks_of_steel_companies_plum.html report Mon, 12 May 2008 00:07:37 +0000 Shahram Rafizadeh ‎ The Friday prayer leader of Zahedan’s Sunni community issued yet another protest to the ‎government’s interference in the Sunni community’s religious affairs, citing the passage ‎and implementation of a new memorandum by the High Council for Cultural Revolution ‎curtailing the freedom of Sunni religious seminaries. ]]> http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/protesting_government_interfer.html http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/protesting_government_interfer.html report Mon, 12 May 2008 00:04:47 +0000 Rasa Ghazizadeh After repeated statements by security officials last month that the April 13th Shiraz ‎bombing was not terrorist related, now suddenly through separate interviews, security ‎officials are claiming they in fact are.‎ ]]> http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/a_lie_for_security_reasons.html http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/a_lie_for_security_reasons.html report Mon, 12 May 2008 00:02:07 +0000 Monday night, Iranian state TV broadcasted a dated speech by President Ahmadinejad ‎which had not been broadcast until now but which some analysts believe is in fact the ‎launching of his premature campaign bid for the second presidential term.. http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/we_must_fulfill_our_global_res.html http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/we_must_fulfill_our_global_res.html report Sun, 11 May 2008 23:54:37 +0000 In his most recent public speech, Mr. Khamenei has said, “After a passage of thirty years ‎since the victory of the Islamic revolution, the advance of the Iranian nation, particularly the ‎youth, towards the ideals and their progress in this regard has picked up further momentum ‎and it is this fact that has further frustrated the enemy of the people.” http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/mr_khamenei_you_are_making_a_m.html http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/mr_khamenei_you_are_making_a_m.html opinion Sun, 11 May 2008 00:58:57 +0000 Only a year remains until the next presidential elections in Iran and if one would like all ‎the things that took place in the recent parliamentary elections not to be repeated, then ‎there is no choice but to begin a discussion on an acceptable elections strategy right now. http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/an_experience_for_next_electio.html http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/an_experience_for_next_electio.html opinion Sun, 11 May 2008 00:58:47 +0000 To show “US defeat” in Iraq and that the American invasion has only led to an ‎unprecedented Iranian influence in the government of Iraq, the extremist newspaper ‎Keyhan claimed that “even at Iraq’s cabinet meetings everyone talks in Persian.” http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/the_direction_of_iraqi_nationa.html http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/the_direction_of_iraqi_nationa.html opinion Sun, 11 May 2008 00:58:37 +0000 Emadeddin Baghi is taken to the Evin Prison; the verdicts of three oppressed Amir Kabir ‎students were upheld by the appellate court; Hadi Ghabel was sent to prison in Ghom; ‎Shirin Ebadi was threatened with death; women’s rights activist, Nasrin Afzali, is ‎sentenced to lashes...‎ http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/increasing_suppression.html http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/increasing_suppression.html opinion Sun, 11 May 2008 00:58:27 +0000 A few days after the publication of the letter of Ahmad Ghabel, a religious reformist who ‎criticized the supreme leader for “assisting a gang's takeover of the country” and ‎‎“dictatorship of one vote,” in his last speech on the floor of the Majlis, representative ‎from Tabriz Akbar Alami blasted Ayatollah Khamenei for miseries imposed on the ‎nation by institutions under his control. ‎ http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/leader_responsible_for_todays.html http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/leader_responsible_for_todays.html opinion Sun, 11 May 2008 00:58:21 +0000 The news of Khadijeh Moghaddam’s arrest, reminded anyone who knew her of two ‎obvious qualities of her social activism: moderation and sacrifice. ‎ Mrs. Moghaddam was among the most prominent and experienced volunteer social ‎activists. She began her activist carrier with attempts to save the environment. http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/grandmother_and_national_secur.html http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/grandmother_and_national_secur.html opinion Sun, 11 May 2008 00:58:17 +0000 ‎Predictions about the engineered implementation of the eight Majlis elections (held in March ‎‎2008) turned out to be true. Before people returned from their Iranian New Year's trips (in Iran ‎known as the Nowruz) and independent and reformists newspapers resumed publication, the ‎appointed Guardian Council confirmed the results of Tehran's elections, completely disregarding ‎the assertions and complaints of election violations. http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/a_late_but_necessary_message.html http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/a_late_but_necessary_message.html opinion Sun, 11 May 2008 00:58:14 +0000 The phone rings. The number is Lili's. I think maybe she wants to congratulate the "eid" ‎‎[Persian New Year held every year in March 21]. But my friend's worry transcends anything ‎relating to the New Year or congratulations. She says, "Have you heard about Khadijeh?" ‎ http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/bail_for_what_crime.html http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/bail_for_what_crime.html opinion Sun, 11 May 2008 00:58:07 +0000 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. ]]> http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/the_country_imports_all_its_fo.html http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/the_country_imports_all_its_fo.html interview Sun, 11 May 2008 00:57:57 +0000 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. ]]> http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/akram_will_be_executed_because.html http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/05/akram_will_be_executed_because.html report Sun, 11 May 2008 00:57:47 +0000