Kurdistan Press Agency
Iran
Iranian MPs Slam Ahmadinejad over Subsidies
Lawmakers are angry at Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's decision to deliver more cash benefits to Iranian households as part of the restructuring of government subsidies without the approval of Parliament.
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Kurdistan
“The Iranian Writers Kurdish Association” supported Kurdish strikers in France
“The Iranian Writers Kurdish Association” issued a declaration of regarding the unlimited hunger strike of the Kurdish writers and civil activists in Strasbourg in Alsace (France).
Iran
Iran to boost monthly cash payments as inflation bites
Iran is boosting the monthly cash payments it gives to its citizens by more than fifty percent, the Iranian Labour News Agency reported, as soaring inflation and the depreciating Rial continue to bite deep into the national economy.
Human Rights
Syrian tanks storm northern town of Saraqib
Syrian forces pounded the already battered city of Homs with tank and mortar fire and troops raided a rebellious northern town on Saturday, leaving 10 civilians and four soldiers dead, opposition activists said.
Iran
Most internet users still use dial-up in Iran
The Iranian Statistics Centre says 84 percent of the country’s internet users still use the dial-up method to connect to the web.
Human Rights
Iranian weapons help Assad put down Syria protests
Iran is providing a broad array of assistance to Syrian President Bashar Assad to help him suppress anti-government protests, from high-tech surveillance technology to guns and ammunition, U.S. and European security officials say.
Human Rights
UN extends mandate of Special Rapporteur on Iran
The United Nations Human Rights Council has renewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for human rights in Iran.
Iran
World’s Worst Religious Freedom Violators
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a federal government commission that monitors global religious freedom, today released its 2012 Annual Report and recommended that the Secretary of State name the following…
Human Rights
Chinese firm helps Iran spy on citizens
A Chinese telecommunications equipment company has sold Iran's largest telecom firm a powerful surveillance system capable of monitoring landline, mobile and internet communications, interviews and contract documents show.
Iran
Jail, exile and death for young Arab prisoners
The Ahvaz Revolutionary Court has sentenced a number of Arab-minority political prisoners to death and imprisonment.