Ardeshir Dolat

2008-08-09T09:40:00.000+01:00

We shall never forget this atrocity. On 15 August, 2004, Atefah Rajabi (Sahaaleh) was hanged in a public square in the Iranian city of Neka. Her death sentence was imposed for "crimes against chastity". The state-run newspaper accused her of adultery and described her as 22 years old. But she was not married - and she was just 16. Sharia Law In terms of the number of people executed by

Iraqis to get £3m in MoD damages

2008-07-10T21:17:00.003+01:00

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has agreed to pay almost £3m in damages to Iraqis who were tortured by UK troops in Basra in 2003. At the time it was in the heat of the fighting. The soldiers were naturally very nervous and worked up as they would, being in the thick of a bloody war. In other words, their actions could easily be regarded as justified and excusable. Nevertheless, the British

US Trade Increases With Iran

2008-07-09T11:57:00.004+01:00

Personally, I condone the increase in the US trade with Iran by ten folds. The US trade with Iran has increased to about $150 million last year mostly goods aimed at benefiting the people. This is great. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. It should in fact be encouraged. Iranian people are not the aim of the punitive sanctions so I'd suggest the US should increase such trade with Iran

July 8th (18 Tir) Iranian Students Uprising Against the Mullahs' Regime

2008-07-04T00:18:00.008+01:00

July 8th (18 Tir Persian calendar) is the anniversary of the student uprising that ended in bloodshed in 1999. Every year students commemorate this day. This year, there is a special commemoration. Iranians inside Iran are organising widespread demonstrations across the country in all major cities. The people of Iran need the support of the international community in their uprising against

Nuclear Hope? Don't Be a Fool!

2008-07-02T16:35:00.006+01:00

The Mullahs of the Islamic regime are quite predictable once you learn their mindset and modus operandi. All you need is to be aware of at least two things: one is Taqqiyeh (dissimulation) and the other is that they ‘talk round’. Talking round is when they make a statement that could mean anything. Depending on the circumstances, the mullahs either lie or don’t tell you what they really mean and

Modernity Killed the Mullah

2008-06-24T10:30:00.007+01:00

Don't wait for revolution, velvet or otherwise. Don't bank on military action. Forget about reform. The only powerful enemy of the Islamic regime is and will always remain 'modernity and the free world culture'. This is the main enemy of the regime and this is what the regime fear most. Just observe how the regime fiercely fights it. Modernity, democracy, human

“All we are saying, is give peace a chance”

2008-06-11T17:29:00.007+01:00

John Lennon will remain one of my favourite artists. He was no politician but an ordinary artist who loved life and loved peace just like the rest of us. But was Lennon addressing the Western politicians or was he telling everyone to give peace a chance? He was singing to everyone including the despots, dictators and warmongers of the rogue regimes of the world to give peace a chance.