Dutch stamps of Mahvash Sabet, jailed Iranian Baha’i leader

Today received these stamps from the Netherlands featuring  Mahvash Sabet, who is serving a 20-year sentence in Iran as one of the leaders of the minority Baha’i faith.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iran Feature: The Chinese Telecom Giant Helping Tehran Track and Block Its Opponents (Stecklow/Fassihi/Chao)

Steve Stecklow, Farnaz Fassihi, and Loretta Chao write for The Wall Street Journal:

When Western companies pulled back from Iran after the government’s bloody crackdown on its citizens two years ago, a Chinese telecom giant filled the vacuum.

Huawei Technologies Co. now dominates Iran’s government-controlled mobile-phone industry. In doing so, it plays a role in enabling Iran’s state security network.

Huawei recently signed a contract to install equipment for a system at Iran’s largest mobile-phone operator that allows police to track people based on the locations of their cellphones, according to interviews with telecom employees both in Iran and abroad, and corporate bidding documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. It also has provided support for similar services at Iran’s second-largest mobile-phone provider. Huawei notes that nearly all countries require police access to cell networks, including the U.S.

The Latest from Iran (31 October): Arrested at Neda’s Grave

 

Activists Peyman Aref, Asal Esmailzadeh, and Sharar Konoon Tabrizi — arrested on Sunday at the grave of Neda Agha Soltan — with Parvin Fahimi, the mother of Sohrab Arabi, who was killed during the first mass march on 15 June 2009

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The Latest from Iran (30 October): When Talking Tough Is Not Enough….

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1620 GMT: All-is-Well Alert. The head of Iran’s atomic energy programme, Fereydoun Abbasi, has said Tehran will announce “good nuclear developments in the near-future”.

Abbasi asserted that neither the country’s nuclear industry nor “activities in other domains” had been halted by US-led sanctions.

1200 GMT: Embezzlement Watch. MP Soleiman Jafarzadeh claims that there is a new financial scandalwith a 1000 billion Toman ($800 million) embezzlement in Iran’s Pensions Office and the Social Security Investment Company (Shasta), with a potential fraud of 3000 billion Toman ($2.4 billion).

1145 GMT: Surveillance Watch. Bloomberg, under the provocative headline, “Iranian Police Get Aid Of Western Companies“, writes:

 

Stockholm-based Ericsson AB, Creativity Software Ltd. of the U.K. and Dublin-based AdaptiveMobile Security Ltd. marketed or provided gear over the past two years that Iran’s law enforcement or state security agencies would have access to, according to more than 100 documents and interviews with more than two dozen technicians and managers who worked on the systems. 

Ericsson and Creativity Software offered technology expressly for law enforcement use — including a location- monitoring product proposed by Ericsson in early 2009 and one sold this year by Creativity, according to the interviews.

 

Ericsson confirmed that in the fourth quarter of 2009 it sold a mobile- positioning center to MTN Irancell Telecommunications Services Co., Iran’s second-largest mobile provider. Ericsson said it will continue to maintain the system, but that it decided in October 2010 to stop sales of products into Iran because of tightening sanctions.

Early this year, Creativity Software sold a system that enables Iranian law enforcement and security forces to monitor cell phone locations, according to people familiar with the transaction. AdaptiveMobile, backed by the investment arm of Intel Corp. (INTC), proposed a system, in partnership with Ericsson, for Iran’s largest mobile provider in 2010 that would filter, block and store cellphone text messages, according to two people familiar with the discussions. Police have access to a similar system sold in 2008 to Irancell.

1103 GMT: CyberWatch. A senior Iranian official has declared — yet again — that Tehran has created a special unit to defend itself against cyber-attacks.

The head of Iran’s Civil Defense agency, Gen. Gholamreza Jalali, said the command unit would be headed by the armed forces but also include officials from the defence and telecommunications ministries, cooperating closely with the nation’s intelligence agencies.

1059 GMT: Treasury Watch. MP Seyed Najib Hosseini has claimed that the Government did not pay $4.2 billion in oil income, from a total of $6 billion, to foreign exchange reserves.

1050 GMT: Economy Watch. Dozens of dairy producers have gathered in front of the Ministry of Industry, demanding 180 billion Toman (about $145 million) in production subsidies.

1040 GMT: Bank Fraud Watch. The Tehran Times confirms the news, carried on EA yesterday, that Parliament’s Article 90 Committee has said several ministers and officials must be accountable for the $2.6 billion bank fraud.

The report, read to Parliament and approved for despatch to the judiciary, identified Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Shamseddin Hosseini, his deputy Asghar Abolhassani, and the managers of the ministry and the banks involved in the case. It recommended that Abolhassani, who is also a member of Bank Saderat’s management board, be removed from his post and that the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Iran, Hamid Pourmohammadi, should resign or be dismissed.

0750 GMT: Cartoon of the Day. Nikahang Kowsar portrays the renewed threat of Parliamentary interrogation looming over President Ahmadinejad:

0745 GMT: The US Dimension. Alan Eyre, the top American official in the region near Iran, tells Deutsche Welle Persian radio that the US supports Iranians but does not lead them.

0740 GMT: Bank Fraud Watch. A second figure linked to the $2.6 billion bank fraud is now confirmed to be in Canada, joining the former head of Bank Melli, Mahmoud Khavari.

A relative has confirmed that Mehregan Amir Khosravi, one of several brothers whose businesses are at the heart of the scandal, moved to Montreal this summer, weeks before the allegations became public.

Amir Khosravi’s presence in Canada was first reported by HafteH, a weekly of the Montreal Iranian community, which published photos of the businessman and his wife as they left the offices of Immigration Quebec.

In July, Mr. Amirkhosravi’s daughter Hiva, a college student, purchased a $980,000 house in the Dollard-des-Ormeaux district of Montreal.

There is no extradition treaty between Iran and Canada. The former bank head Khavari has refused to return to Tehran despite threats by officials that they will take out a warrant through Interpol.

0550 GMT: The Plot. Iranian officials have sent a letter to the US State Department, demanding a public apology and monetary damages over the allegation that Tehran plotted to kill the Saudi Ambassador to Washington.

The letter demands that the US apologise publicity to both the Islamic Republic and officials of the Quds Force for “material and moral damages” caused by “this baseless accusation” which violated “international rules and regulations”.

The demand was linked to a commentary on the US intervention in Iraq, “based on such false information”: “After killing hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis and U.S. soldiers and wasting billions of dollars from the U.S. citizens’ pocket, the U.S. has no other way out except leaving Iraq.”

A State Department spokesperson said the U.S. “is still in contact with Iran regarding this case and continue to receive non-constructive responses”.

0530 GMT: The dominant story inside Iran on Sunday was the series of moves trying to cut off Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the last 20 months of his Presidency. The talk of a Prime Ministerial system was accompanied by the more serious and more immediate challenge of a renewed Parliamentary drive to interrogate the President.

However, we could not help noticing a story beyond the leading edge of politics within the establishment. Three civil rights activists — Peyman Aref, Asal Esmailzadeh, and Sharar Konoon Tabrizi — have been arrested as they visited the grave of Neda Agha Soltan, the woman whose killing by Iranian security forces in June 2009 became a symbol for protest and the violence that met it.

No charges were announced after the detention.

Aref, a journalist and former student activist, had only come out of prison two weeks ago after completing a one-year prison sentence and enduring 74 lashes for “insulting the President”.

Realite News Alert 31/10/11

Iranian Police Seizing Dissidents Get Aid Of Western Companies
The Iranian officers who knocked out Saeid Pourheydar’s four front teeth also enlightened the opposition journalist. Held in Evin Prison for weeks following his arrest early last year for protesting, he says, he learned that he was not only fighting the regime, but also companies that armed Tehran with technology to monitor dissidents like him. (…) Even as the pariah state pursued a brutal political crackdown, including arrests and executions surrounding its contested 2009 elections, European companies supplied Iran with location tracking and text-message monitoring equipment that can turn mobile phones into tools for surveillance.

Iran formally complains to U.S. over Saudi ambassador plot accusation
Iran has formally complained to the U.S. over claims the Iranian government was involved in an alleged plot to kill Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States, a U.S. official said Sunday. The official said the U.S. received a diplomatic note on Friday expressing displeasure with the charges that were leveled earlier this month. (…)The letter called for a U.S. apology for the ambassador plot allegations and sought unspecified compensation for “material and moral damages of this baseless accusation,” the source added.

Eye on Iran: Iranian Police Get Aid Of Western Companies

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Bloomberg: ”The Iranian officers who knocked out Saeid Pourheydar’s four front teeth also enlightened the opposition journalist. Held in Evin Prison for weeks following his arrest early last year for protesting, he says, he learned that he was not only fighting the regime, but also companies that armed Tehran with technology to monitor dissidents like him. Pourheydar, 30, says the power of this enemy became clear as intelligence officers brandished transcripts of his mobile phone calls, e-mails and text messages during his detention. About half the political prisoners he met in jail told him police had tracked their communications and movements through their cell phones, he says. ‘This is a commerce of death for the companies that place this technology in the hands of dictatorships,’ Pourheydar says.  Even as the pariah state pursued a brutal political crackdown, including arrests and executions surrounding its contested 2009 elections, European companies supplied Iran with location tracking and text-message monitoring equipment that can turn mobile phones into tools for surveillance. Stockholm-based Ericsson AB, Creativity Software Ltd. of the U.K. and Dublin-based AdaptiveMobile Security Ltd. marketed or provided gear over the past two years that Iran’s law enforcement or state security agencies would have access to, according to more than 100 documents and interviews with more than two dozen technicians and managers who worked on the systems.” http://t.uani.com/taGZPu 

Iran News Round Up (Oct. 29-31)

Iranian lawmaker says 2013 presidential polls likely to be annulled; Iran’s foreign minister responds to Clinton’s statement about Washington’s willingness to resume diplomatic ties with Tehran; 70 fashion designers arrested in Iran as part of “resistance to cultural onslaught”

Deutschland: Migration und Integration – Aufenthaltsrecht, Migrations- und Integrationspolitik in Deutschland

In der aktualisierten Neuauflage der vorliegenden Broschüre werden die Grundzüge der Migrations- und Integrationspolitik in Deutschland im europäischen Kontext erläutert. Neben einer Darstellung der rechtlichen Grundlagen und Voraussetzungen des Zuwanderungsrechts enthält die Broschüre Strukturdaten und Informationen zur Zuwanderung im Allgemeinen und zu einzelnen Zuwanderergruppen. Darüber hinaus werden wichtige Institutionen vorgestellt sowie Ansprechpartner und Adressen genannt.(220 Seiten, Stand: Oktober 2011)

 

Migration und Integration – Aufenthaltsrecht, Migrations- und Integrationspolitik in Deutschland

NEW BOOK: Election Fallout. Iran’s Exiled Journalists on their Struggle for Democratic Change”

The 2009 presidential elections and the surrounding events represent one of the most dramatic moments in contemporary Iranian history. The massive demonstrations over the official election results soon evolved into a broad protest movement demanding civil rights and political change, confronting the Islamic Republic with a significant crisis. When the Iranian regime responded with widespread repression, journalists were among its main targets – many were arrested, or pressurised, and some are still in prison; more than 100 have left their country in the biggest exodus of journalists since the Islamic Revolution of 1979.

In this book, 12 Iranian journalists, exiled after the election crisis, deliver poignant accounts of the events and their personal experiences during those days. In their articles they describe the agitation during the election campaign and the initial protests as well as the period of repression and arrests that followed. Others analyse the key moments of the protest movement or reflect on their life and work in exile. All authors hail from a new generation of professional journalists deeply involved in the struggle for reform and the democratisation of Iran’s Islamic Republic. Their writings not only provide records of the turbulent developments after the elections, but also attest to a political culture that cannot fail to change their country.

Available here and also in PDF format.

Iran: Vergewaltigung von Männern als Waffe/Male Rape and Human Rights – (III)

Iran Video: UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Takes Questions From Victims’ Families

Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, takes questions from the relatives of those killed in post-election protests — among them is Parvin Fahimi, the mother of 19-year-old Sohrab Arabi, and the wife of Ali Hassanpour. Both men were killed on 15 June 2009 during the mass rally against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s supposed election.

One of many notable moments: when Hassanpour’s wife asks if she can travel to see Shaheed and get assurances that she will not be punished, he responds, “I cannot guarantee your safety.”

Shaheed has issued an initial report but has been denied entry to Iran by the regime.

The Latest from Iran (29 October): The Economy, Propaganda, and the IMF

1720 GMT: Political Prisoner Watch. Journalists Ali Akrami, Mehdi Afsharnik, Mohammad Heydari, and Mohsen Hakimi have been released on bail.

The reporters were detained during a regime crackdown last month on the Freedom Movement of Iran.

Iran: Vergewaltigung von Männern als Waffe/Male Rape and Human Rights (II)

Eine weitere wichtige und interessante Veröffentlichung zu diesem Themenbereich kommt vom “National Center for Victims of Crime”:

 

Male Rape

• Overview
• Definition
• Victims’ Response
• Male Rape as an Act of Anti-Gay Violence
• If You Are a Victim
• References
• Bibliography

• About 3% of American men – a total of 2.78 million men – have experienced a rape at some point in their lifetime (Tjaden & Thoennes, 2006).
• In 2003, one in every ten rape victims was male. While there are no reliable annual surveys of sexual assaults on children, the Justice Department has estimated that one of six victims are under age 12 (National Crime Victimization Study, 2003).
• 71% of male victims were first raped before their 18^th birthday; 16.6% were 18-24 years old, and 12.3% were 25 or older (Tjaden & Thoennes, 2006).
• Males are the least likely to report a sexual assault, though it is estimated that they make up 10% of all victims (RAINN, 2006).
• 22% of male inmates have been raped at least once during their incarceration; roughly 420,000 prisoners each year (Human Rights Watch, 2001).

Iran: Männervergewaltigung als grausame Waffe/Male Rape and Human Rights

Sexuelle Gewalt gegen Männer wird weltweit als Kriegswaffe eingesetzt – doch kaum jemand spricht über die grausamen Taten. Gerade den Opfern fällt es schwer, das Tabu zu brechen und ihre Erlebnisse in Worte zu fassen.

Männervergewaltigung findet keine Beachtung

Viele der Männer leben jahrelang mit ihrem schrecklichen Geheimnis und sind stark traumatisiert. Denn der Einsatz von sexueller Gewalt gegen Männer als Kriegswaffe ist fast überall auf der Welt ein Tabu, über das schlichtweg nicht gesprochen wird.

Nicht einmal in den internationalen Menschenrechtsgesetzen wird das Thema berücksichtigt: Eine Resolution des Weltsicherheitsrates aus dem Jahr 2000 etwa nennt im Zusammenhang mit sexueller Kriegsgewalt ausschließlich Frauen und Mädchen. 

EIL – Iranische Schauspielerin Vafamehr freigelassen – EIL

Haftstrafe wegen unliebsamen Films reduziert

Die iranische Justiz hat die seit Juli im Gefängnis sitzende Schauspielerin Marsieh Wafamehr freigelassen. Aus Kreisen ihrer Familie hieß es am Samstag, ihre einjährige Haftstrafe sei im Berufungsverfahren auf die bereits abgesessenen drei Monate reduziert worden. Zudem seien die 90 Peitschenhiebe, zu denen Wafamehr ebenfalls verurteilt worden war, in eine Geldbuße von umgerechnet etwa 700 Euro umgewandelt worden. Die iranische Justiz hatte im Juli Wafamehrs Freilassung gegen Kaution angekündigt.

Wafamehr spielte in dem Film “My Tehran for sale” (etwa: Mein Teheran zu verkaufen) aus dem Jahr 2009 mit, der in konservativen iranischen Kreisen scharf kritisiert wurde. Die iranisch-australische Produktion erzählt die Geschichte einer Theaterschauspielerin in Teheran, deren Arbeit verboten wird und die deswegen ihre Leidenschaft für die Kunst im Geheimen ausleben muss. Der Film darf im Iran nicht gezeigt werden, er wird aber heimlich im Land verbreitet.

Berlin: heute noch SCHAH-IN-SCHAH 2011 – HANS-WERNER KROESINGER im HEBBEL am Ufer

„Küsse die Hand, die du nicht beißen kannst, und bete, daß sie zerschmettert wird.“ (persisches Sprichwort)
1982 veröffentlicht der polnische Reiseschriftsteller Ryszard Kapuscinski sein Buch „Schah-in-schah“ über den Iran nach der Revolution, eine Reportage über die Mechanismen der Macht, der Revolution und des Fundamentalismus im Land Chomeinis. Er beschreibt ein Land in der „dritten Welt“, das nie eine Kolonie war und dessen Bevölkerung einen Machtwechsel von einem autoritären Staat zu einer islamischen Republik mittels einer unbewaffneten Revolution herbeiführte – ihre einzige Waffe war die Religion. Nach der gewaltlosen Revolution etabliert sich jedoch eine äußerst gewalttätige Republik, ein Gottesstaat, regiert nach den Gesetzen der Scharija mit dem Anspruch, eine Führungsrolle innerhalb des Islam einzunehmen.

1954 beschrieb der Schriftsteller Nicolas Bouvier in seinem Buch „Die Erfahrung der Welt“ den Iran als ein Land der Wunder, das nach uns unbekannten Regeln organisiert ist, ein Land, dem der Schah ein zweites Amerika innerhalb einer Generation versprochen hatte. Der vormalige amerikanische Präsident Bush bezeichnete den Iran als den Schurkenstaat Nummer eins. „Schah-in-schah 2011“ beschäftigt sich mit dem westlichen Blick auf den Iran, mit der Beschreibung eines Landes in verschiedenen politischen Situationen, unserer Wahrnehmung eines fundamentalistischen Staates unter veränderten politischen Vorzeichen. 

Irans 1. Adresse für Folter – Mord – Vergewaltigung – Wahlfälschung

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Iran News Round Up (Oct. 27)

Ahmadinejad’s family members criticize ‘current of deviation’; Iran’s parliament speaker reacts to Clinton’s idea of establishing “Internet embassy” to Iran; European Parliament delegation denied visa to visit Iran

RadioFree Europe – Iran Report

In First Persian Media Interview, Clinton Announces U.S. ‘Virtual Embassy’ In Tehran 
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reached out to Iranians in her first-ever interview with the Persian-language media. In appearances on the Voice of America and BBC television stations, the top U.S. diplomat said the United States would launch a “virtual embassy” in Tehran to connect with the Iranian people. More 

Azerbaijani-Turkish Gas Deal Opens Southern Corridor 
In agreeing on gas shipments for Turkish consumption, Turkish and Azerbaijani leaders have resolved one of the biggest obstacles to sending Caspian region gas to Europe. Now the game is on to see which of three proposed pipelines, including the EU’s long-delayed Nabucco project, gets the bid. More 

 

Eye on Iran: Chinese Tech Giant Aids Iran

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WSJ: ”When Western companies pulled back from Iran after the government’s bloody crackdown on its citizens two years ago, a Chinese telecom giant filled the vacuum. Huawei Technologies Co. now dominates Iran’s government-controlled mobile-phone industry. In doing so, it plays a role in enabling Iran’s state security network. Huawei recently signed a contract to install equipment for a system at Iran’s largest mobile-phone operator that allows police to track people based on the locations of their cellphones, according to interviews with telecom employees both in Iran and abroad, and corporate bidding documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. It also has provided support for similar services at Iran’s second-largest mobile-phone provider. Huawei notes that nearly all countries require police access to cell networks, including the U.S. Huawei’s role in Iran demonstrates the ease with which countries can obtain foreign technology that can be used to stifle dissent through censorship or surveillance.”http://t.uani.com/rOFJf0 

The Daily Star (Lebanon): Iran leaders split over policy as inflation pressure grows

TEHRAN:Iranian media reported last week that monetary authorities had reversed a 6-month-old decision to cut interest on bank deposits, aiming to mop up excess cash in the economy and halt a dangerous rise of inflation. Clinton: U.S. plans “virtual embassy” for Iran Okt J (Reuters) – The United States plans to open a “virtual embassy” for Iran that will give Iranians online information about visas and student exchange programs despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday. Clinton, in interviews with the Persian language services of the BBC and Voice of America, defended U.S. sanctions against Iran and said Washington had a strong criminal case linking Tehran to a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington. Brüssel: Iran refuses visas to EU Parliament delegation Okt J BRUSSELS, Oct 26 (KUNA) — The five members of the European Parliament Delegation for Iran, who were shortly leaving to Iran on a visit from 31 October to 4 November 2011, learned Wednesday that the Iranian authorities would not issue visas to the participants, Tarja Cronberg chair, Delegation for Relations with Iran in the European Parliament, said in a statement here tonight. “This decision means that the visit is effectively cancelled, despite considerable preparations and planning. No clear reasons were given for this unexpected decision,” noted the statement. “The European Parliament’s delegation was ready to engage in a constructive dialogue with Iranian parliamentarians, government officials and representatives of civil society on issues such as the nuclear programme, human rights, drug related issues; energy and the environment; regional security and the upcoming parliamentary elections in Iran,” it said. “The delegation very much regrets the fact that the Iranian authorities chose to break off this timely opportunity for dialogue,” it added. The members of the delegation who were scheduled to travel came from five of the political groups in the European Parliament. They were Tarja Cronberg (Finland), Kurt Lechner (Germany), Cornelia Ernst (Germany), Kathleen van Brempt (Belgium) and Marietje Schaake (Netherlands). Teheran: Flugzeugunglück verhindert Okt J Bange Minuten an Bord der Boeing 727 von Moskau nach Teheran, Lebensgefahr für die 113 Menschen an Bord: Beim Landeanflug klemmt plötzlich das Bugfahrwerk. Ohne Vorderräder muss der Pilot zur Notlandung ansetzen – eine falsche Bewegung und alles ist aus! Das Video vom 18.Oktober 2011   Round up of Today’s International News 27/10/11 Okt J IRAN U.N. report seen worsening fear over Iran nuclear plans The U.N. nuclear watchdog is expected to publish intelligence soon pointing to military dimensions to Iran’s nuclear activities but stopping short of saying explicitly that Tehran is trying to build atom bombs, Western diplomats say. Man accused of plotting to kill Saudi ambassador pleads not guilty Manssor Arbabsiar, one of two men implicated in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States, pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court in New York. Universität Amsterdam(NL): “Arab Spring”WOMEN IN THE ARAB WORLD AND IRAN – Shirin Ebadi Okt J Dr Ebadi will lecture on the Arab Spring and Iran with a focus on women. Date:  7 November 2011  Venue: Pakhuis De Zwijger, Piet Heinkade 179, Amsterdam  Time:  15.00 – 16.30 hours  An opportunity not to miss! Please register by sending an email to: ebadilecture@od.org or scan the QR code. Dr Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, a former judge, and human rights activist. On 10 October 2003 Dr Shirin Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women’s, children’s, and refugee rights. She was the first ever Iranian, and the first Muslim woman to have received the prize. This lecture is presented to you by the University of Amsterdam (Faculty of Law), in close cooperation with Bahá’í‐gemeenschap Nederland, Open Doors International and the Dutch United Nations Association (NVVN). Urges New York Assembly and Senate to Pass Iran Debarment Legislation Okt J Bill to be Introduced Tomorrow by Assembly Speaker Silver New York, NY - On Wednesday, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) called on members of New York’s State Legislature to enact legislation, to be introduced tomorrow by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, barring companies that do business in Iran’s energy sector from receiving contracts from the State of New York. This year, UANI wrote to Speaker Silver and others, urging him to adapt UANI model legislation, and prevent companies that do business in Iran from receiving New York state tax dollars. Speaker Silver will be introducing such legislation tomorrow. Said UANI President, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, who in August wrote the Op-Ed “Time Has Come for States to Take Strong Action on Iran”: UANI applauds Speaker Silver for introducing contract debarment legislation, and we urge New York’s legislature to pass it quickly. New York can join California and Florida in pressuring multinational companies to end their business in Iran. By forcing corporations to choose between the U.S. and Iran, states and municipalities can send a unified message to the Iranian regime that the American people will not stand by as Iran continues to pursue nuclear weapons, kill U.S. soldiers on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, sponsor terrorists around the world, and plot attacks on U.S. soil. California and Florida have already passed Iran debarment legislation, adapted from UANI model legislation. UANI unveiled the “Iran Business Certification Act” in June 2009, which shortly thereafter was introduced in U.S. Congress as the “Accountability for Business Choices in Iran Act.” As the Financial Times reported this year, California has been enforcing its law, the 2010 Iran Contracting Act, and has succeeded in pressuring several multinational corporations to end their business in Iran. Recently, the State of California published a list of companies now prohibited from doing business with California due to their work in Iran. Click here to visit UANI’s model legislation home page. Click here to read Ambassador Wallace’s Op-Ed, “Time Has Come for States to Take Strong Action on Iran.”   Bayern 2 (Zündfunk): Iran – Seit 80 Tagen “verschwunden” Okt J Kouhyar Goudarzi, 25 Jahre alt, ist ein iranischer Journalist und Menschenrechtsaktivist. Er wurde nach den Präsidentschaftswahlen 2009 festgenommen und war ein Jahr lang in Haft. Er durfte danach nicht mehr studieren und auch nicht mehr arbeiten. Vor Kurzem hat er dem Zündfunk ein Interview gegeben. Wenig später war er verschwunden. Autor: Shahrzad HosseiniStand: 24.10.2011 Bundestag: Die Linke fordert neue Bleiberechtsregelung Okt J Berlin: (hib/STO) Die Fraktion Die Linke fordert eine neue Bleiberechtsregelung. Knapp 90.000 Menschen lebten lediglich geduldet in Deutschland, davon mehr als 50.000 bereits länger als sechs Jahre, heißt es in einem Antrag der Fraktion (17/7459). Danach soll die Bundesregierung einen Gesetzentwurf vorlegen, „der eine großzügige und humanitäre Bleiberechtsregelung vorsieht“. Sie soll dem Antrag zufolge Menschen nach spätestens fünfjähriger Aufenthaltsdauer „ohne wesentliche zusätzliche Bedingungen“ ein dauerhaftes Bleiberecht gewähren. Bei Familien mit Kindern soll dies laut Vorlage nach drei Jahren der Fall sein und bei „bei besonders schutzbedürftigen Personen auch früher“. Zugleich soll sich die Bundesregierung nach dem Willen der Linksfraktion im Rahmen der Innenministerkonferenz für eine Übergangsregelung einsetzen, mit der zum Jahreswechsel ein Rückfall von Personen mit einer Aufenthaltserlaubnis „auf Probe“ in die Duldung beziehungsweise deren Abschiebung verhindert wird. Iran News Round Up (Oct. 26) Okt J Ahmadinejad lashes out at critics, accuses NATO of ruining Libya; Iran’s oil minister awards three major contracts to IRGC; Iran’s Basij welcomes American withdrawal from Iraq as sign of U.S. failure in Middle East Stadt Cottbus: ab 2012 Bargeld statt Gutscheine / Drei Landkreise in Brandenburg noch mit Gutscheinen Okt J Vor einer Stunde hat die Stadtversammlung der kreisfreien Stadt Cottbus beschlossen, die Gutscheine zum ersten Januar 2012 abzuschaffen und Bargeld auszuzahlen! Jetzt gibt es nur noch drei Landkreise, die weiter auf Gutscheinen bestehen. 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