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Iran

Islamische Republik vor dem Chaos?

Im sich verschärfenden Streit um die Zulassung reformistischer Politiker zur Parlamentswahl am 20. Februar hat Irans Innenminister eine Verschiebung des Wahltermins gefordert. Der Wächterrat ist dagegen.
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Wie eine Bananenrepublik

Iran, betonen politische Beobachter in Teheran, wäre im 25. Jahr der Revolution, das ab kommenden Montag mit den «11 Tagen der Morgenröte» gefeierte wird, «vor der gesamten Welt blamiert, stünde da wie eine Bananenrepublik
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Four killed in protest by striking workers in Iran

Sunday, January 25, 2004 - ©2003 IranMania.com

TEHRAN, Jan 25 (AFP) -- Four people were killed and many others seriously injured when security forces clashed with striking workers at a copper factory in southeastern Iran, an MP said Sunday.
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Iran and the Lingering Myths in Western Media
January 26, 2004
Iran va Jahan
Darius Dana


Reading through some prominent western newspapers, one often comes across some disturbing inaccuracies in their description of the situation in Iran and also the credentials of political personalities there. President Khatami is often generously referred to as a "moderate" or even a "democrat". The members of the Islamic parliament are described as "reformists" and their struggle for re-election is depicted as a crusade against the unelected section of the theocracy. Below is a list of some of these lingering myths that persists in some sectors of western and in particular the European media.
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