London ChurchAs part of a global campaign in solidarity with Camp Ashraf, Iraq, where 3,400 Iranian dissidents reside, a ceremony was held at St. Mark’s Church in London where supporters of the Iranian resistance and relatives of Ashraf residents in the UK exposed crimes committed by the clerical regime against the Iranian people and Camp Ashraf.

After a sermon, Reverend Roger Gayler talked about Ashraf and the valuable role played by the camp’s residents in inspiring the Iranian people who are under the clutches of the mullahs.

Growing protests by the people of Iraq against the chaotic status quo are being interpreted as a sign of the entrenched dissatisfaction in society against Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, which could pave the way for the formation of a new government.

A new government has not yet been formed even as five months have passed since parliamentary elections in March, which led to the defeat of incumbent al-Maliki and the victory of the al-Iraqiya list headed by Dr. Iyad Allawi.

Iran IraqA member of the State of Law coalition in Iraq has called on the Iranian regime to act as a responsible neighbor when it comes to the security and stability of Iraq, al-Hurra TV reported on Wednesday.

Ezzat Shabandar said in an interview with al-Hurra that the Iranian regime’s meddling in Iraqi politics and security is not a secret. The regime wants to shape the politics of Iraq in accordance with its own agenda and interests, he said.

exacutionA prominent political prisoner and union activist in Iran has been sentenced to another year in prison by the Iranian regime on fabricated charges.

On Wednesday, Harana news agency reported that Mansour Osanlou, the head of the Greater Tehran Bus Company Syndicate, was tried in the city of Karaj and sentenced to a year in prison.

ZandaniA number of prisoners were injured on Tuesday after the Iranian regime’s prison guards at Gohardasht prison attacked Hall no. 17, and beat a number of inmates while depriving them of the limited services available to them.

Prison guards forced prisoners to remain outside under the Sun for hours. When one of the inmates spoke out in protest, he was badly beaten by the guards.

Alalam TVThe American Congress is planning to list an Arab speaking TV station tied to the Iranian on the list of sponsors of terrorism, according to state-run Raja News on Wednesday.

State-run media say the network, al-Alam, will appear on the list of supporters of terrorism once the proposal has been accepted by Congress. The US Treasury Secretary has ordered the network’s assets held by American banks to be frozen.

Edam IranVOA - Human rights groups and the families of a number of Iranian opposition activists condemned to death as "enemies of God" are warning that their loved ones may soon be hanged after their sentences were recently confirmed by Iran's supreme court.
 
The Iranian government has come under scrutiny once again for its human rights record, as political prisoners condemned for being so-called "enemies of God," or mohareb, appear to be nearing the gallows.

HUFFINGTON POST - By Lord Robin Corbett

Dear Hillary,

We met your husband and you at the G8 summit reception in Birmingham when Bill spotted a Birmingham grandmother. Her photo was used as a publicity poster for the event. I can see you both now as Bill pointed and bellowed: 'Look Hillary, there's Marge.' I believe this poster ("Marge, get your hair done. Bill's coming to town") hung in the White House for a time!

LaqaeiA cleric recently expelled from Australia on security grounds has made an appearance at the “Conference for Iranians Abroad” which recently took place in Tehran.

Mansour Laqai, who was a regime agent to advance Tehran’s policies in Australia, was expelled from the country after Canberra flagged him as a security threat.

jfkAn American newspaper has reported that two men currently on trial for planning terrorist attacks in Manhattan have had ties with the Iranian regime. According to the paper, one of them admitted he felt bound to implement religious decrees issued by the Iranian regime’s leaders.

Examiner wrote on August 5, “Two suspects were convicted in Manhattan for a terrorism conspiracy that revealed ties to Iran and Venezuela.”