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Rouhani: Tweets picture at US field hospital

President-elect Hassan Rouhani has tweeted a picture of himself at a U.S. field hospital set up to treat survivors of the 2003 earthquake near the southeastern city of Bam. Rouhani’s English-language account posted it one day after he reached out to the United States during his first press conference. Both countries need to heal the “very old wound” and “find solutions to past issues,” said Rouhani.

 

Rouhani: First Presser on US, Reforms, Nukes

 

      On June 17, president-elect Hassan Rouhani called for new ways “to build trust” with the international community on Iran’s controversial nuclear program. Rouhani, in his first press conference, said both the United States and Iran need to find a way to heal “a very old wound.” He spoke expansively on domestic issues and foreign policy, promising to follow the “path of moderation and justice, not extremism.” The following are excerpts with a link to the broadcast with English subtitles.

The United States and Foreign Policy 
            “Relations between Iran and the United States are a complicated and difficult issue. It’s nothing easy. This is a very old wound that is there, and we need to think about how to heal this injury. We don’t want to see more tension. Wisdom tells us both countries need to think more about the future and try to sit down and find solutions to past issues and rectify things… [Talks] should be based on mutual respect and interests, and should be [held] on equal footing… Lies den Rest dieses Artikels

Deutschland: 7.477 Asylerstanträge im Mai 2013| Iraner +352

Logo: Bundesministerium des Innern (Link zur Startseite)

Im Mai 2013 wurden beim Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge 7.477 Asylerstanträge gestellt. Die Zahl der Asylbewerber ist im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat Mai 2012 um 4.052 Personen (118,3 Prozent) gestiegen.

Im Vergleich zum Vormonat April 2013 sank die Zahl der Asylbewerber um 64 Personen (- 0,8 Prozent).

721 Personen erhielten im Mai 2013 die Rechtsstellung eines Flüchtlings nach der Genfer Konvention (14,4 Prozent aller Asylentscheidungen). Zudem erhielten 958 Personen (19,2 Prozent) sogenannten “subsidiären Schutz” (Abschiebungsverbote gemäß § 60 Abs. 2, 3, 5 und 7 des Aufenthaltsgesetzes).
Weiterhin ansteigend war auch im Mai 2013 die Zahl der Asylbewerber aus der Russischen Föderation.

Die Zahlen im Einzelnen:

I. Aktueller Monat

Beim Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge haben im Mai 2013 7.477 Personen (Vormonat: 7.541 Personen) erstmals Asyl beantragt. Damit ist die Zahl der erstmaligen Asylbewerber gegenüber dem Vorjahresmonat um 4.052 Personen (118,3 Prozent) gestiegen und gegenüber dem Vormonat um 64 Personen (0,8 Prozent) gesunken.

Hauptherkunftsländer im Mai 2013 waren:

                                                               Zum Vergleich
Mrz. 2013 Apr. 2013 Mai 2013
 1. Russ. Föderation 1004 2.055 2.502
 2. Syrien 552 691 728
 3. Afghanistan 459 536 500
 4. Serbien 385 482 400
 5. Iran 275 502 352
 6. Pakistan 223 277 317
 7. Mazedonien 148 247 280
 8. Irak 260 262 201
 9. Somalia 171 224 184
10. Nigeria 153 148 134

Im Mai 2013 wurden beim Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge neben den 7.477 Erstanträgen zudem 881 Asylfolgeanträge gestellt (zum Vergleich: Im Mai 2012 waren es 3.425 Erst- und 774 Folgeanträge). Damit wurden im Mai 2013 insgesamt 8.358 Asylanträge gezählt, 4.159 mehr als im Mai 2012 (Steigerung um 99,0 Prozent). Hauptherkunftsländer bei den Folgeanträgen waren Serbien (222), Mazedonien (178) und Bosnien-Herzegowina (73). Der Anteil der Asylfolgeanträge an allen Asylanträgen lag damit im Mai 2013 bei 10,5 Prozent.

Im Mai 2013 hat das Bundesamt über die Anträge von 4.991 Personen (Vormonat: 5.796) entschieden.

Insgesamt 721 Personen (14,4 Prozent) wurde die Rechtsstellung eines Flüchtlings nach dem Abkommen über die Rechtsstellung der Flüchtlinge vom 28. Juli 1951 (Genfer Flüchtlingskonvention) zuerkannt. Darunter waren 56 Personen (1,1 Prozent), die als Asylberechtigte nach Art. 16a des Grundgesetzes anerkannt wurden, sowie 665 Personen (13,3 Prozent), die Flüchtlingsschutz nach § 3 des Asylverfahrensgesetzes i. V. m. § 60 Abs. 1 des Aufenthaltsgesetzes erhielten.

Darüber hinaus hat das Bundesamt im Mai 2013 bei 958 Personen (19,2 Prozent) Abschiebungsverbote gemäß § 60 Abs. 2, 3, 5 und 7 des Auf-enthaltsgesetzes (sog.subsidiärer Schutz) festgestellt.

Abgelehnt wurden die Anträge von 2.207 Personen (44,2 Prozent). Anderweitig erledigt (z.B. durch Verfahrenseinstellungen wegen Rücknahme des Asylantrages) wurden die Anträge von 1.105 Personen (22,2 Prozent).

II. Laufendes Jahr

Für den Zeitraum Januar bis Mai 2013 ergeben sich folgende Zahlen:

In der Zeit von Januar bis Mai 2013 haben insgesamt 34.419 Personen in Deutschland erstmalig Asyl beantragt. Gegenüber dem Vergleichszeitraum im Vorjahr (19.023 Personen) bedeutet dies eine Erhöhung um 15.396 Personen (80,9 Prozent).

Die Hauptherkunftsländer in der Zeit von Januar bis Mai 2013:

1. Russ. Föderation 7.528
2. Syrien 3.778
3. Afghanistan 2.715
4. Serbien 2.149
5. Iran 1.964
6. Irak 1.574
7. Pakistan 1.397
8. Mazedonien 1.003
9. Somalia 931
10. Georgien 838

Im bisherigen Jahr 2013 wurden beim Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge neben 34.419 Erstanträgen auch 4.375 Asylfolgeanträge gestellt (Januar -Mai 2012: 19.023 Erst- und 3.981 Folgeanträge). Damit wurden im bisherigen Jahr 2013 insgesamt 38.794 Asylanträge gezählt, 15.790 mehr als von Januar -Mai 2012 (Steigerung um 68,6 Prozent).

Im Zeitraum von Januar bis Mai 2013 hat das Bundesamt 25.587 Entscheidungen (Vorjahr: 21.795) getroffen.

Insgesamt 3.936 Personen (15,4 Prozent) wurde die Rechtsstellung eines Flüchtlings nach dem Abkommen über die Rechtsstellung der Flüchtlinge vom 28. Juli 1951 (Genfer Flüchtlingskonvention) zuerkannt. Darunter waren 313 Personen (1,2 Prozent), die als Asylberechtigte nach Art. 16a des Grundgesetzes anerkannt wurden, sowie 3.623 Personen (14,2 Prozent), die Flüchtlingsschutz nach § 3 des Asylverfahrensgesetzes i. V. m. § 60 Abs. 1 des Auf-enthaltsgesetzes erhielten.

Darüber hinaus hat das Bundesamt von Januar bis Mai 2013 bei 4.639 Personen (18,1 Prozent) Abschiebungsverbote gemäß § 60 Abs. 2, 3, 5 und 7 des Aufenthaltsgesetzes (sog. subsidiärer Schutz) festgestellt.

Abgelehnt wurden die Anträge von 10.222 Personen (40,0 Prozent). Anderweitig erledigt (z.B. durch Verfahrenseinstellungen wegen Rücknahme des Asylantrages) wurden die Anträge von 6.790 Personen (26,5 Prozent).

Die Zahl der Personen, über deren Anträge noch nicht entschieden wurde, betrug Ende Mai 2013 63.482, darunter 58.783 Erstanträge und 4.699 Folgeanträge (Vormonat: 59.883 anhängige Verfahren, davon 55.459 Erst- und 4.424 Folgeanträge).

Bericht zu Sanktionen gegen den Iran (und archivierte Versionen von 2013)

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Election:What Rouhani Victory Means for Iran

by Shaul Bakhash

            Hassan Rouhani’s surprising first round victory in the presidential elections represents a significant shift in the Iranian political landscape. In a field of candidates dominated by conservatives, Rouhani ran as a moderate. He questioned the necessity of the expanding security state and the constant oversight of student and civil society associations by the security agencies. He spoke of the need for greater freedom of press and speech. He devoted attention to women’s rights issues and promised to establish a ministry for women’s affairs.
      On the economy, while all the candidates promised to address problems of inflation and unemployment, Rouhani also focused on the institutions that make rational economic policy possible. He said one of his first acts would be to revive what were once key institutions such as the Plan Organization and the Supreme Economic Council, which outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did away with.
      On foreign policy, during the election campaign the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, continued to stress the need for resistance and steadfastness in the face of the ‘hegemonic’ West, warned against those who naively believe compromise with the West will gain Iran positive results, and ridiculed the idea that Iran was internationally isolated. But Rouhani, while appearing as steadfast as the other candidates on Iran’s nuclear rights, stressed the need to find a way out of the impasse with the West on the nuclear issue and to end Iran’s diplomatic isolation. He did not shy away, but rather defended, the softer line on the nuclear issue adopted by the government of President Mohammad Khatami, when Rouhani served as head of the National Security Council and as Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator. Lies den Rest dieses Artikels

Election: US Reacts to Results

In two separate statements, the United States called on the Iranian government to heed its people’s will after the surprise election of Hassan Rouhani in the first round of presidential elections. The Obama administration also “remains ready to engage with the Iranian government directly” to reach a diplomatic solution in the long standoff over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program.

Statement by the White House Press Secretary
            We have seen the announcement by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran that Hojjatoleslam Doctor Hassan Rouhani has been declared the winner of Iran’s presidential election.  We respect the vote of the Iranian people and congratulate them for their participation in the political process, and their courage in making their voices heard.  Yesterday’s election took place against the backdrop of a lack of transparency, censorship of the media, Internet, and text messages, and an intimidating security environment that limited freedom of expression and assembly.  However, despite these government obstacles and limitations, the Iranian people were determined to act to shape their future.
            It is our hope that the Iranian government will heed the will of the Iranian people and make responsible choices that create a better future for all Iranians.  The United States remains ready to engage the Iranian government directly in order to reach a diplomatic solution that will fully address the international community’s concerns about Iran’s nuclear program.
Statement by Secretary of State John Kerry
            We have seen the announcement by Iran’s Interior Ministry that Hassan Rouhani has been declared the winner of the country’s 11th presidential election.
            We admire the courage of the Iranian people who went to the polls and made their voices heard in a rigidly controlled environment that sought to limit freedom of expression and assembly. We remain concerned about the lack of transparency in the electoral process, and the attempts to censor members of the media, the internet, and text messages. Despite these challenges, however, the Iranian people have clearly expressed their desire for a new and better future.
            President-elect Rouhani pledged repeatedly during his campaign to restore and expand freedoms for all Iranians. In the months ahead, he has the opportunity to keep his promises to the Iranian people.
            We, along with our international partners, remain ready to engage directly with the Iranian government. We hope they will honor their international obligations to the rest of the world in order to reach a diplomatic solution that will fully address the international community’s concerns about Iran’s nuclear program.

 

Election: Diverse Iranian Press Reaction

      The Iranian press issued both praise and warnings after the election of Hassan Rouhani. In their editorials, reformist publications said the victory by a moderate cleric reflected a rejection of the status quo in politics, the economy and foreign policy. Newspapers heralded the beginning of a new era. The conservative press said the high turnout proved the popularity and legitimacy of Iran’s unique form of theocratic rule and the “ineffectiveness” of sanctions. But hardline commentators also warned that the stunning outcome did not mean Iran would accept “foreign hegemony.” The following is a collection of editorials translated by the BBC Monitoring Service.

Editorial in reformist daily Mardom Salari
            “The vote for Hassan Rouhani is a sign that people reject the current state of affairs and want to remove power from the fundamentalists… It was a vote for his two great supporters, [disqualified candidates] Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mohammad Khatami… The other main message is the public’s interest in changing the way nuclear negotiations are carried out.”
Commentary in reformist daily E’temad
            ”People have shown that they disagree with the country’s foreign policy over the last eight years, which has led to four [UN] resolutions against Iran… Dissatisfaction over the disqualification of Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani also gave a boost to Rouhani.”
Commentary in reformist daily E’temad
            ”A new political landscape has been created… This opportunity could result in political prisoners being freed and the lifting of the siege on [reformist] presidential election candidates from 2009 and basic steps toward reforming the economy.”
Commentary in reformist daily Bahar
            ”Even reformism is going toward moderation and the centre… Both sides must move toward the centre and protect the country’s political atmosphere from radicalisation.”
Commentary in reformist daily Sharq
            ”The new president must take control of the economic plan… and start the engine of production, employment, and growth.”
Commentary in reformist daily Sharq
            Conservatives “should not be dissatisfied with this outcome, because the dominant discourse in the election was that of moderation, which is also among their main objectives.”
Editorial in moderate daily Aman
            ”The economic burden on the have-nots, unprecedented unemployment and price increases are among the reasons for the high turnout. The impact of economic sanctions is key. It seems that people voted for Rouhani to express their wish for moderate, peaceful policies.”
Editorial in hardline conservative daily Jomhuri-ye Eslami
            The vote represents “the acceptance of moderation and the rejection of extremist thought… Moderation does not mean accepting international hegemony and ignoring the rights of the Iranian nation.”
Commentary in hardline conservative daily Javan
            ”The Islamic Republic has passed this election test in a proper way… The winner should learn from the Ahmadinejad years and the reformist era and not follow the same path. Rather, he should address the concerns of the people.”
Commentary in hardline conservative daily Keyhan
            ”Enemy think tanks are in a spin… Their mistake was in ignoring the depth of the people’s belief in the Islamic System… The election proved the ineffectiveness of sanctions… [It] also showed the world that there was no vote rigging and fraud in the free elections.”
Editorial in conservative daily Khorasan
            ”The participation of 72.7% of eligible voters indicates that the people followed the Supreme Leader’s [Ayatollah Ali Khamenei] call for an epic political act to protect the country and the Islamic system.”

 

Election: Stunning Results and Videos

Hassan Rouhani, the lone reformist candidate, won Iran’s presidential election with 50.7 percent of the vote. The cleric avoided the need for a run-off by securing more than half of the nearly 37 million votes. Mohammad Baqer-Qalibaf, the mayor of Tehran, came in at a distant second with less than 17 percent, followed by Saeed Jalili, Mohsen Rezaei, Ali Akbar Velayati and Mohammad Gharazi. The interior ministry reported a high turnout of about 73 percent and declared about 1.2 million ballots invalid. The following chart reflects the final results.

  Lies den Rest dieses Artikels

Rohani far ahead in Iran’s presidential election so far

Candidate Hassan Rohani is in the lead with a wide margin in the Iranian presidential election, according to the results so far.

Iran’s Interior Ministry says according to the latest vote tally, out of 23,014,873 votes counted so far in the country’s 11th presidential election, reformist candidate Hassan Rohani has secured 11,754,013 votes.

On Friday, millions of Iranian voters headed for polling stations to cast their ballots and choose the country’s 11th president as well as their representatives in the city and village councils. Nearly 50.5 million Iranians, including more than 1.6 million first-time voters, were eligible to vote in the June 14 elections.

Breaking News Headlines: Reformist Rowhani Surprises With Lead in Iran Election

Reformist Rowhani surprises with lead in Iran election
Analysts say that Hasan Rowhani, the man poised to take the Iranian presidency, is a moderate-conservative known for his negotiating skill over the country’s nuclear weapons program and a reformist some hardliners in Iran previously saw as too liberal and conciliatory. Analysts predicts he might bring hope to the country’s liberal classes, but won’t wield any real power, especially on the nuclear issue.

Reise ist die Sehnsucht nach dem Leben – Iran

Iran 1 – von Van nach Ardabil

So, nachdem claudi und ich also uns im Schoppen für den Iran-dresscode versucht haben, ging es mit unseren neu erworbenen langen weiten Sachen und den Kopftuch-Schals in den Nachtzug von Van nach Tabriz!
Wir hatten Glück und kamen in ein Frauenabteil mit zwei ganz süßen Iranerinnen.
Als erstes ging es dann raus zur Ausreise aus der Türkei…noch trug ca die Hälfte der Frauen kein Kopftuch. Wir erspähen eine kleine Reisegruppe von ca fünf Touristen. Pause. Zug fährt. Zwei Männer werfen einen kurzen blick auf unser gepäck (einer sieht aus wie ein hippie :D ). Dann wurden die Pässe eingesammelt. Pause. Zug fährt (etwas mulmiges Gefühl ohne Pass…). Viiiel später (inklusive Albträume einkassierter Pässe): Pässe zurück. Kurz danach: claudi und ich werden rausgeholt zur Polizei (oookay). Alles gut, nur Fingerabdrücke ( ergebnis: blaue Finger für den Rest des Tages). Zug fährt, 2 Stunden schlafen. Ankommen in Tabriz um 10.30 Uhr.
Wir schaffen es Geld zu tauschen (Kreditkarten sind hier ja für uns nichts wert) und stellen dabei fest dass entweder die Inflation enorm gestiegen ist oder der Typ sich total verrechnet hat! Ersteres bestätigt sich später….in unserem Reiseführer vom Herbst 2012 steht noch 1€=14000 rial und jetzt ist 1€=43000 rial!!! Dadurch wird es auch für uns eine SEHR günstige Woche :-)

WDR5| Sanktionen und Wirtschaftsmisere

Morgenecho-Serie: Wahlen im Iran – Wer kommt nach Ahmadinedschad?

Selten war die Islamische Republik so isoliert wie heute. Wirtschaftlich geht es dem Iran aufgrund harter Sanktionen und eklatanter Managementfehler zunehmend schlecht. Der 56-jährige Mahmoud Ahmadinedschad hat als Präsident die Geschicke Irans gelenkt. Atomprogramm, Holocaustleugnung, umstrittene Wiederwahl – wie kein iranischer Präsident vor ihm hat Ahmadinedschad nach außen und innen polarisiert.

Von Reinhard Baumgarten

Bild: Die internationalen Sanktionen zeigen im Land deutliche Wirkung. Überall steigen die Preise drastisch; Rechte: picture alliance / dpa
Steigende Preise durch Sanktionen

Die internationalen Sanktionen, der EU-Ölboykott und die Einschränkung des Geld­ver­kehrs tun weh, sagt der Politikwissenschaftler Prof. Sadegh Z. von der Uni Te­he­ran. “Ich fürchte, was auch immer die Intensionen gewesen sein mögen: die Menschen im Iran leiden, nicht das islamische Regime. Die Menschen haben keine Medizin, sie müssen das Zwei- und Dreifache dessen zahlen, was Deutsche, Ame­ri­kaner oder Afghanen zahlen. Und das ist wegen der Sanktionen”, so der Politikwissenschaftler.

“Wir haben nur noch Arme und Reiche”

Irans Ölexporte sind auf den niedrigsten Stand seit 1986 gefallen – das Land führt nur noch rund eine Million Fass pro Tag aus. Die Deviseneinnahmen des Landes sind um die Hälfte zu­rück­gegangen. Die Wirtschaft steckt IWF-Daten zufolge in einer Rezes­sion. Der Händler Ali im Bazar von Teheran spürt die Folgen am eigenen Leib. “Die Geschäfte laufen sehr mies”, sagt Ali. Der Bazar befinde sich im Dämmerzustand. “Wir können nicht gut absetzen, die Leute kaufen einfach nicht.” Lies den Rest dieses Artikels

Wer ist dieser Ḥasan Rūḥānī? – Hintergrund

Ḥasan Rūḥānī, auch als Hassan Rohani oder Hassan Rouhani transliteriert, persisch ‏حسن روحانی‎, ‎(* 13. November 1948 in Sorkheh, Provinz Semnan)[1] ist ein iranischer Politiker und ein schiitischer Mudjtahid mit dem religiösen Titel Hodschatoleslam.

1960 begann er seine Ausbildung in der traditionellen islamischen Schule in Ghom (Hawza); 1969 wurde in der Teheraner Universität aufgenommen und schloss 1972 sein Studium der Rechtswissenschaften ab. Er folgte seinem Interesse für moderne Wissenschaften, setzte sein Studium im Westen fort und schloss sein Masterstudium, gefolgt vom Doktorats-Studium (PhD), in Rechtswissenschaft auf der Glasgow Caledonian University ab.

Politischer Weg

Von 1989 bis 2005 war Rūḥānī Mitglied des Nationalen Sicherheitsrats. Seit 1991 ist er Mitglied des Schlichtungsrats und seit 1992 Leiter des Zentrums für strategische Forschungen. 1998 wurde er in den Expertenrat gewählt, ebenso bei der Wahl 2006 bei der er im Bezirk Teheran den 7. Platz erreichte. Rūḥānī war stellvertretender Parlamentspräsident in der 4. und 5. Legislaturperiode des iranischen Parlaments (Majlis). 2003 wurde Rūḥānī unter Präsident Chatami zum Chefunterhändler der Gespräche zwischen der EU-3(Großbritannien, Frankreich, Deutschland) und dem Iran bezüglich dessen Atomprogramm ernannt. Unter seiner Verhandlungsleitung konnte ein Stopp der Urananreicherung erzielt werden. Am 18. August 2005 wurde er seines Postens enthoben und vom neuen Präsidenten Mahmud Ahmadinedschad durch Ali Laridschani ersetzt. Politisch gilt er Rafsandschānī nahestehend.

Präsidentschaftswahlen 2013

Am 11. April 2013 hat Ḥasan Rūḥānī seine Kandidatur für die Präsidentschaftswahlen in Juni 2013 bekannt gegeben. Er betonte, er wolle eine Bürgerrechts-Charta einführen, die Wirtschaft wiederaufbauen und die Zusammenarbeit mit der Weltgemeinschaft verbessern. Rūḥānī werden wegen seinen gemäßigten Ansichten und seinen engen Verbindungen zu Irans führenden Geistlichen, gute Chancen bei den Präsidentschaftswahlen in Juni 2013 angerechnet. Im Sinne einer konstruktiven Interaktion mit der Weltgemeinschaft, bevorzuge er Verhandlungen als den besten Ausweg bei dem Streit um das iranische Atomprogramm. „Besonnenheit und Hoffnung“ sei das Motto der Regierung, die er bilden wolle.

 

Rūḥānī, Ḥasan: Khāṭirāt-i Ḥujjat al-Islām va al-Muslimīn Duktur Ḥasan Rūḥānī: Inqilāb-i Islāmī (1341-1357), Tihrān: Markaz-i Asnād-i Inqilāb-i Islāmī, 2009, ISBN 978-964-419-036-0

Links

  1.  Press TV Hassan Rohani (abgerufen am 14. Juni 2013)

Quelle: AFP /BBC/ DPA/ AP

 

SRF| Iran-Wahl: Reformer Ruhani klar in Führung

Die Präsidentenwahl im Iran könnte womöglich schon im ersten Durchgang einen klaren Sieger finden: Der von Moderaten und Reformern unterstützte Kleriker Hassan Ruhani liegt nach Auszählung der in zehn Prozent aller Wahlbüros abgegebenen Stimmen weit in Führung und nahe der absoluten Mehrheit.

RuhaniBild in Lightbox öffnen.Bildlegende:Könnte die Wahl bereits im ersten Durchgang für sich entschieden haben: Kandidat Ruhani, hier bei der Stimmabgabe in… REUTERS

Auf Ruhani rund 49,87 Prozent der bis zum Samstagmorgen ausgezählten 2,92 gültigen Millionen Stimmen, wie das Innenministerium mitteilte. Lies den Rest dieses Artikels

WESER Kurier| Deutsch-Iranische Enthüllungen

Von Eric Leimann

Deutschland ist seit langem der wichtigste westliche Handelspartner des politisch geächteten Iran. Auch jenseits des legalen Handels florieren die deutsch-persischen Geschäfte – wie diese investigative Dokumentation beweist.

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Peter Gerhardt spricht mit deutschen Unternehmen über ihre Irangeschäfte.

Gute Geschäftsbeziehungen überdauern auch politische Krisen – so könnte ein positives Fazit aus Peter Gerhardts und Ahmet Senyurts Dokumentation lauten. Wenn es allerdings um Verstöße gegen das Iran-Embargo bezüglich Nukleartechnik geht, bleibt vom positiven Fazit wenig übrig. Deutschland ist der wichtigste Handelspartner des Iran in der westlichen Welt. 2012 haben deutsche Firmen Waren im Wert von 2,5 Milliarden Euro an den Mullah-Staat geliefert. Und dies sei nur der legale Handel, wie es in einer internen Broschüre der vom Bundeswirtschaftsministerium finanzierten deutsch-iranischen Handelskammer in Teheran frech heißt. Tatsächlich verkaufen deutsche Firmen auch verbotene Waren in den Iran – in der Regel über Drittstaaten. Der Film “Gefährliche Geschäfte” zeichnet diese Wege nach und entlarvt eine gefährliche Doppelmoral bei deutschen Politikern und Unternehmern. Lies den Rest dieses Artikels

SRF| «Manuscripts don’t burn»: Mord und Folter im Gottesstaat Iran

Regisseur Mohammad Rasoulof hat in Cannes einen Film gezeigt, der im Iran aufgrund der Zensur nie ins Kino kommen wird: Er handelt von der Verfolgung regimekritischer Schriftsteller in den 90ern. Aktuell wählt Iran einen neuen Präsidenten – vier Jahre nach den blutigen Protesten von 2009.

Mann läuft durch dunklen KorridorBild in Lightbox öffnen.Bildlegende:Regisseur Rasoulof schildert die Überwachungsmechanismen einer Diktatur; Szene aus dem Film «Manuscripts don’t burn». OUTNOW.CH

«Manuscripts don’t burn – Dast-Neveshtehaa Nemisoosand» ist einer jener Filme, bei denen man sich fragt, wie sie überhaupt entstehen konnten. Wie ist es möglich, die Droh-, Mord- und Überwachungsmechanismen einer Diktatur dermassen klar und offen zu schildern, wie es Mohammad Rasoulof hier tut? Lies den Rest dieses Artikels

Spiegel| Irans Exilanten: Das neue Leben der Grünen Bewegung

Von Raniah Salloum

Iraner im Exil: Maryam Mirza und Kaveh Kermanshahi leben in BerlinZur Großansicht

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Iraner im Exil: Maryam Mirza und Kaveh Kermanshahi leben in Berlin

Es waren Hunderttausende, die 2009 in Iran aus Protest gegen Wahlfälschungen auf die Straße gingen. Von dieser “Grünen Bewegung” ist wenig geblieben. Viele engagierte Iraner wurden verhaftet, manche hingerichtet, Hunderte flüchteten ins Ausland. Besuch bei zwei Exilanten in Berlin.

Berlin – Wenn an diesem Freitag in Iran gewählt wird, sind Maryam Mirza und Kaveh Kermanshahi nicht dabei. Es werden für beide die ersten Präsidentschaftswahlen im Exil. Die 32-jährige Journalistin und der 28-jährige Menschenrechtler können nicht mehr zurück in ihre Heimat, seit sich dort im Zuge der umstrittenen Wahlen 2009 die Repressionen verschärft haben.

Beide sind keine Staatsfeinde oder Verschwörer, wie Teheran gesellschaftlich engagierte Iraner gern bezeichnet. Mirza und Kermanshahi haben bescheidene Hoffnungen. Sie setzen darauf, dass sich die Islamische Republik langsam von innen heraus zum Besseren wandelt. Bei den letzten Wahlen stimmten sie für den Reformer Mir Hossein Mussawi. “Wir waren viele, die für Mussawi gestimmt haben”, sagt Maryam Mirza. “Jetzt sind wir viele, die im Exil leben.”

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Iran Takes To The Polls To Elect New President

People have six candidates to choose from but women or anyone with a reformist agenda were banned from standing.Voting has begun in Iran to elect a new president as Mahmoud Ahmadinajad is replaced after serving his maximum eight years in charge.There are six candidates but Iran’s Guardian Council has restricted those who can stand, banning women or other candidates with an agenda considered to be reformist or liberal.
There are no political parties in the conventional sense – just a contest between candidates who profess absolute loyalty to the Supreme Leader the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and others who are considered slighting more reformist but by no means moderate.On the campaign trail, Iran’s nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili is seen as one of the front-runners.He has positioned himself as the most hardline of the candidates but there is speculation he may be viewed by Iran’s Supreme Leader as too much of a wild card because of his implacable attitude to the west.

His election would signal a no-change president in Iran’s posture to the outside world. Another favourite is Mohammad Ghalibaf, the current mayor of the capital Tehran, who is a conservative with strong ties to the security forces.If there is such a thing as a moderate voice amongst the conservative candidates it is Hassan Rouhani, a British-educated cleric.On the streets of Tehran, people who might count themselves amongst the opposition have been gathering to support him, because in the absence of a more reformist figure he may get their vote.

But whoever wins will have a limited mandate on nuclear policy and relations with the West.In Iran it is the hard-line supreme leader who has the say, not the president.The supreme leader spectacularly fell out with Mr Ahmadinajad in spite of backing him in 2009 during elections which critics said were rigged and led to wide-spread protests.

Sky News spoke to a participant in the demonstrations dubbed the Green Revolution.

He did not want to be identified for fear of reprisals but told us he he was held for six months and tortured.He said: “I was like an empty person, an animal. I was like a piece of meat.”If there are demonstrations during this election – and I hope there will be – and people take to the streets in Tehran they must stay out day and night.And if people get killed, injured, arrested and tortured they must persist and stay out on the streets for the government to fall. They cannot go back to the roof tops and just shout slogans.”One of the biggest issues domestically is the economy, which is in its worst state for decades with high inflation, soaring unemployment and negative growth.The value of Iran’s currency, the rial, has more than halved in a year, after a collapse blamed on government mismanagement and sanctions against Iran’s energy and banking sectors imposed by the US and EU.
The fall of the rial has led to sharp cuts in imports and raised Iran’s inflation to its highest level in 18 years.

(Sky News Foreign Affairs Correspondent Lisa Holland was refused a visa to travel to Iran to cover the election. She compiled this report in London.)

Translate from: English
إيران يخرج إلى صناديق الاقتراع لانتخاب رئيس جديد
ایران را به پای صندوقهای رای برای انتخاب رئیس جمهور جدید
Irán lleva a las urnas para elegir nuevo presidente
Irã leva às urnas para eleger novo presidente
Iran porta alle urne per eleggere il nuovo presidente
Ιράν λαμβάνει στις κάλπες για να εκλέξει νέο πρόεδρο

 

Iran Election Democracy Or ‘All For Show’

Two Iranians living in the UK have different opinions on whether citizens’ voices are heard under their country’s regime.

Mr Delkhasteh, an academic and author who moved from Iran to Britain in 1984, believes the regime is “totally incompatible with the rights of Iranians as citizens”.”Iranians are not even second-class citizens – they are zero-class citizens,” the 57-year-old said.

He told Sky News how he fought in the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and how, at the time, he had been full of hope for change – despite fearing he would be killed.His own brother, Masoud, was shot dead while protesting peacefully during the revolution.At first the new regime seemed like “paradise on Earth”, he said, with people able to speak and debate freely.

But before long he saw the regime was failing to deliver the freedoms he had been expecting. He was fired from his teaching job for being too critical of the government.”Very early on, I started to see that something was going wrong,” he said.”The people who I struggled with were all together during the revolution. Then they all started to separate.”How was it possible that you make a revolution for democracy and you end up in a worse state than before?”

Mr Delkhasteh is critical of the Guardian Council – the system approved by Iran’s supreme leader for selecting presidential candidates.

“The decision is made in advance who is going to be made president,” he said.

“This is just a show election.”

At the last election, in 2009, when incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won against three challengers, concerns were expressed by the US and UK among others about alleged irregularities in the voting.

However, Abbas Edalat, who moved permanently to the UK in 1989, believes Iran has a stronger democracy than that seen in the likes of the UK or the US.

The computer science and maths professor at Imperial College, London, accepts the Guardian Council has “flaws” – such as not allowing women to stand as candidates – but on the whole he believes Iranians’ voices are being heard.

“Two thirds of the population are expected to take part in this election, so they don’t think this is a show,” said Prof Edalat, 58.

“Anyone who thinks that is in a small minority of people who have an agenda for a secular regime in Iran, in line with the Western strategy.

“It was inevitable that there would be disillusionment after the revolution. The revolution was supported by 98% of the population, and I don’t think any government can keep 98% of people euphoric about the future – that can only happen in the heat of a revolution.

“The idea of Iran being undemocratic is a narrative in the Western media that’s been repeated thousands of times. If you listen to that all the time, you will become brainwashed and believe what you are told.

“But I have to counter that narrative – I would say that obviously there are flaws in the system in Iran, but there are more flaws in the way elections are run in the UK and the US.”

He says potential successors chosen by the Guardian Council have significant differences in both domestic and international policy, something he does not see happening in the West.

“Their differences are huge compared to the differences between the Labour Party and Conservative Party in the UK,” said Prof Edalat.

“So the truth of the matter is that Iranians have a much bigger say in how the country should be run than the populations of the UK or the US.

“There is a Guardian Council in the UK and US too, but it’s invisible. It’s major political parties and corporations, donors – without their backing you don’t stand a chance as a serious candidate.”

 

Iran Votes for New President

Iranians are heading to the polls to choose a new President on Friday. A total of six candidates are running, while 50 million Iranians are eligible to vote. (June 14)

‘Iran’s disinherited may clash with bourgeoisie’

Said Kamali, euronews: “On the eve of the presidential election in Iran, with municipal polls…

Said Kamali, euronews: “On the eve of the presidential election in Iran, with municipal polls planned at the same time, on 14 June, we’re speaking with Bernard Hourcade. We will talk about the aftermath of the highly controversial elections in 2009, which saw clashes in the streets between protesters and government forces… as well as today’s tough questions surrounding Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, and unprecedented international economic sanctions against Iran.

“You’re the head of France’s National Centre for Scientific Research, specialising in Iran, and you’re also a professor of Geography at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilisations, in Paris. What does a presidential election in Iran mean for you?”

Bernard Hourcade: “It’s often said that elections serve no useful purpose, and that they’re rigged, and it’s often true. But something special about Iran is that we never know the result they’ll bring – even though the institutional framework is fairly restricted. The political stakes and debate are important, and I think it’s an important event for the future of the country, though it’s not exactly comparable to elections in France, Belgium or Spain.”

euronews: “As you’re aware, 686 people of all sorts registered to run for the presidential office; that was open to the public. The rules say it’s enough simply to show your birth certificate, copy of your ID, 12 ID-type photos, and be age 18 or over. Does that make sense to you? Why hold the door open to the public like that?”

Hourcade: “Part of it’s propaganda. The government and the constitution allow all citizens to be candidates, and that’s a very good thing. But also: the people really want to take part. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iranians have participated in political life. There are crackdowns sometimes, but they take part. There’s undeniably a political dynamic. Iran has political debate, and so this time there are 636 candidates; in 2001 there were 1,075 I think. Often there are three, four or five hundred. The main problem is that then the Constitutional Guardians Council goes in and chooses the candidates, ruling out 99 percent of those who registered, and keeping just, say, ten of them, maximum. The criteria are obviously quite variable.”

euronews: “After what happened in 2009, what marks this election apart? Obviously, there were the 2009 riots, then four years of heavy economic sanctions against the country, and the constant nuclear question. So, how is this election different, compared with others?”

Hourcade: “They’re about maturity. For the past 34 years, every day we’ve said ‘the Islamic Republic is about to collapse!’ Well, it’s still there. It’s the most stable government system in the Middle East. We see that especially after the Arab Spring. It’s a country that can move forward. We always talk about the Supreme Leader getting his own way; it’s more complicated than that. There are checks on power in Iran. The current reformer who is talked about… the symbolic Green Movement in 2009 wasn’t a movement; it was a very strong dynamic in society, but it wasn’t organised; there is no Green political party or institution. And so Iranians who demonstrated against Ahmadinejad in 2009 found themselves all alone, getting beaten, or imprisoned or shot.”

euronews: “Among the key issues for the country – the regime, actually – is, evidently, the nuclear question. Said Jalili, the chief nuclear negotiator, is himself a candidate for the presidency. He said recently that whoever the future president is, Iran’s policy won’t change, and its enrichment of uranium will not be broken off. What are your expectations for the regime’s nuclear policy?”

 

Iran to say ‘goodbye’ Ahmadinejad

On the eve of Iran’s presidential election, we check in with The Post’s Jason Rezaian in Tehran to find out what role the clerics are playing and whether a new president could mean a new nuclear future.

Iran’s constitutional dictatorship furthers ‘conspiracy’

The West knows him as “the Ayatollah”, although the veracity of the religious title is debatable. So is the way the ruling system has tailored it.

Who is this so-called ayatollah? Here, we discuss his exalted position with Dr Kazem Alamdari, a sociology professor at California State University. But first, let’s look at a few facts.

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Hosseini Khamenei, stands above its head of state, its judiciary and the legislature — the three foremost branches of power. A 74-year-old cleric, therefore, is the top figure… in a country that plays such an important role in the Middle East. Commander of the armed forces, he appoints all its military chiefs. The authority to declare war or call a referendum rests with him.

Khamenei succeeded Khomeini, who led the 1979 Revolution. His duties have included appointing the heads of the Judiciary and the state media apparatus, and also half the members of the Guardian Council — those overseeing Islamic jurisprudence. This Council checks new laws passed by the parliament, and vets presidential and parliamentary candidates.

Khamenei doesn’t have to charismatic, and he isn’t seen that way by the many protesters who have destroyed the top political figure’s portrait in the streets of the capital, shouting: “Down with the Dictator!” — at the risk (women included) of being clubbed over the head by security forces wielding batons.

Iran’s leader branded the widespread protests over the result of the previous, 2009, presidential elections as “sedition”. Two of the candidates of those polls, Mirhossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karoubi, are still under house arrest.

The unwritten punishment for criticizing the leader of the Islamic Republic can include anything from temporary detention to being killed — ‘physical removal’ is a term in vogue now.In 1997, a German court held Khamenei and then-President Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani responsible for the assassination in 1992 of three opposition member in Berlin. Khamenei describes himself as a revolutionary. He has said he is not a diplomat, but many signs point to his office as the place where all matters of supreme importance are decided, such as policy on relations with the United States and Iran’s nuclear activities.

Ali Kheradpir, euronews: “Professor Alamdari, is there any similarity in any other country to Mr Khamenei’s political and religious position as enshrined in the Iranian Constitution?”

 

Iran: Media blackout

Iran has imposed strict media restrictions on both foreign and Iranian journalists ahead of presidential elections on Friday.

According to international watchdogs, visa applications for most foreign journalists wishing to cover the elections have been rejected or ignored.

Those who have been allowed into Iran are being kept under a tight watch. Soazig Dollet from Paris-based organisation, Reporters Without Borders, explained:

“It’s difficult for foreign journalists to move about freely in Iran. They are permanently under the surveillance of mandatory translators chosen by the Tehran regime. It is impossible for them to attend electoral meetings organised by so called “opposition candidates”".Internet access within Iran has been either blocked or slowed to a near stand-still as authorities bid to stem the flow of information.

Iranian journalists have not escaped the blackout either. In the run-up to the election they have been targeted along with political activists in regime sponsored arrests and harassment.Election polls open on Friday, with hardliners still split on one candidate to support, potentially splitting their vote, increasing the chances of victory for moderate candidate Hassan Rohani.

 

Gerald Tan explains Iran’s political power structure

Voters are going to the polls to elect a new president in Iran.More than 50 million people are eligible to vote.Whoever wins the election will be president in name but he will also be part of a complex leadership hierarchy.That’s because Iran has a Supreme Leader – as well as a president. Al Jazeera’s Gerald Tan explains the balance of power in Iran’s political system.

 

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