Rights activists beaten, raped in Iran: U.N.

Oct 12, 2012- Published by NYDailyNews

UNITED NATIONS - Human rights activists in Iran are subjected to beatings with batons, mock hangings, rape, sleep deprivation, and threats that family members will be raped or killed, a U.N. rights investigator said in a report released on Thursday.

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Statement of the Iranian-American Communities on the Official Delisting of the Main Iranian Opposition, the MEK

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, 28 major Iranian-American organizations representing tens of thousands of members released a joint statement welcoming the official removal of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from the U.S. list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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As thousands protest near UN, Gingrich implores Obama to take stronger action against Iran

Sep 26, 2012- Published by Associated Press

NEW YORK — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, addressing thousands of protesters near the United Nations on Wednesday, challenged President Barack Obama to take stronger action against Iran and the threat of it becoming a nuclear power.

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US to take Iran group MEK off terror list, sources say

Sep 21, 2012- Published by Washington Post

For the exiles themselves, the decision may have an immediate impact. MEK supporters say the removal of the terrorist label will help the dissidents find homes outside Iraq. Previously, few countries volunteered to accept them.

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UN meeting rebukes Iran's nuclear defiance

Sep 14, 2012- Published by Star-Telegram

VIENNA — The 35-nation board of the U.N. nuclear agency overwhelmingly rebuked Iran on Thursday for refusing to heed demands that it take actions to diminish fears that it might be seeking atomic arms, a move hailed by the United States as demonstrating international pressure on Tehran to compromise.

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