Iran will allow Swiss access to detained Americans who have not had contact with familiesSeptember 30th, 2009 Iran will allow Swiss access to detained AmericansWASHINGTON — U.S. officials say Iran has notified the Swiss government that the Swiss can have access to three Americans who have been detained in Iran since being arrested for illegal entry in late July.
Iran intensifies crackdown on opposition, detains prominent reformist, closes party officesSeptember 8th, 2009 Iran detains reformist, closes opposition officeTEHRAN, Iran (AP ) — Iranian security agents have arrested a prominent reformist and closed the offices of an opposition party probing abuse of those arrested in the country's postelection crackdown. Esmaeil Gerami Moghaddam, a spokesman for the National Confidence Party, says security agents sealed the party offices in Tehran on Tuesday.
US arrests Belgian man on charges he broke Iran arms embargo selling fighter enginesSeptember 2nd, 2009 US says Belgian man broke Iran arms embargoWASHINGTON — Federal agents have arrested a Belgian man on charges he sought to buy fighter jet engines for Iran. Authorities say Jacques Monsieur, a citizen of Belgium and a resident of France, was arrested Friday in New York on charges he conspired with an Iranian, Dara Fotouhi, to buy F-5 fighter jet engines and parts.
Pak security forces nab twelve foreign militantsAugust 28th, 2009 Dera Ghazi Khan (Punjab, Pakistan), - Pakistan security forces have reportedly arrested 12 foreign militants from the border between NWFP and Punjab on Friday. The militants were arrested from the Tarmeen Check Post.
Families: 3 American hikers detained by Iran entered the country by mistakeAugust 11th, 2009 Families: American hikers entered Iran by mistakePHILADELPHIA — The families of three American hikers being held in Iran say their children had no intention of entering Iran and that they hope the misunderstanding will be resolved quickly. Joshua Fattal, freelance journalist Shane Bauer and Bauer's girlfriend, Sarah Shourd, have been held in Iran since July 31.
Clinton appeals to Iran for information on missing American hikersAugust 3rd, 2009 Clinton seeks info from Iran on missing hikersWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appealed to Iran on Monday for information about three missing Americans believed to have been arrested by Iranian authorities last week on an ill-fated hiking trip in northern Iraq. Clinton said that Swiss diplomats who represent U.S.
Minn. woman confirms son among missing Americans in Iran; says hoping for safe returnAugust 3rd, 2009 Minn. woman confirms son missing in IranMINNEAPOLIS — The mother of an American freelance journalist missing in Iran says she is concerned for the "safety and welfare" of her son and two other Americans. Shane Bauer's mother, Cindy Hickey of Minnesota, says her son is one of the three Americans believed to have been arrested by Iranian authorities last week on a hiking trip in northern Iraq.
France protests as Iran detains woman for spyingJuly 6th, 2009 PARIS - France has demanded the immediate release of a French woman academician who has been arrested in Iran on charges of spying, the French foreign ministry said late Monday. "The charge of espionage is without foundation," the ministry said in a statement.
Not downgrading diplomatic ties with Britain, says IranJune 29th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran is not planning to downgrade diplomatic ties with Britain or any European country, foreign ministry spokesman Hassan Ghashghavi said Monday. Police arrested eight Iranian staff members of the British embassy in Tehran Sunday, a move condemned by British Foreign Minister David Miliband.
8 British embassy staff members arrested in Iran: ReportJune 28th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran has arrested eight local staff members of the British embassy in Tehran for alleged involvement in demonstrations over the June 12 presidential election, Fars news agency reported Sunday. Iran accuses Western agents of inciting unrest and interfering in internal political matters.
US journalist leaves jail in Iran after court suspends her prison sentence, lawyer saysMay 11th, 2009 US reporter leaves jail in Iran, lawyer saysTEHRAN, Iran — A lawyer for a U.S. journalist jailed in Iran says she has been freed from prison after an appeals court suspended her eight-year jail sentence.
Father of US journalist convicted of spying in Iran says she has gone on hunger strikeApril 25th, 2009 US journalist jailed in Iran on hunger strikeTEHRAN, Iran — The father of an American journalist who has been convicted of spying in Iran says she has gone on a hunger strike to protest her imprisonment. Reza Saberi has told the Associated Press that "she went on a hunger strike Tuesday to protest her imprisonment.
Rev. Jesse Jackson seeks visit to Iran to appeal for freedom of US journalistApril 20th, 2009 Rev. Jackson seeks Iran trip to free US journalistCYBERJAYA, Malaysia — The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he would like to travel to Iran to personally appeal for the release of a U.S.
BJP leader arrested for raping daughter for eight yearsMarch 25th, 2009 AMRITSAR - The Punjab Police Wednesday said a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader had been arrested after his 20-year-old daughter complained he had sexually exploited her for the last eight years. The BJP is a partner in Punjab's Akali Dal-led ruling alliance.
Iran confirms detention of American journalistMarch 4th, 2009 TEHRAN - A US freelance journalist with Iranian roots has been arrested in Tehran, an Iranian judicial spokesman said Tuesday. The Iranian parents of Roxana Saberi, 31, earlier told US media that their daughter was detained Jan 31 for buying a bottle of wine.
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