Eurasia Press & News
SEOUL (AFP) – Some of the South Korean Christian aid workers held hostage by Afghanistan’s Taliban said they were beaten for refusing to convert to Islam and protecting female captives, a hospital chief said Monday.We found through medical checks that some male hostages were beaten,” Cha Seung-Gyun told reporters after …
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September, 2007
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3 September
Iran Underlines Betterment of Human Rights Int’l Mechanisms
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki called for the improvement of the international mechanisms for protecting human rights, including the Universal Declaration of Human Right, stressing that the weak points existing in such mechanisms should be removed.
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3 September
Ahmadinejad Calls for Promotion of Human Rights Based on Justice
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on the member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to define and promote real human rights based on spirituality and justice in the world.
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3 September
Iran Ranks 20th in Iron, Steel Production
Iran produced 9.8 mln tons of iron and steel and ranked the 20th among the world countries last year, the International Iron and Steel Institute said in its latest report.
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3 September
NAM Ministerial Meeting Kicks off Work in Tehran
The ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on Human Rights and Cultural Diversity started work here in Tehran on Monday.
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3 September
Hans Blix Calls on US to Try Diplomacy with Iran
Former UN Chief Weapons Inspector to Iraq Hans Blix believes the United States ought to exercise a greater degree of diplomacy when dealing with the Iranian nuclear issue.
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3 September
Iran Extends National Gas Pipeline
Work on the seventh nationwide gas pipeline from Asalouyeh to Iranshahr in Sistan-Baluchestan province is in progress.
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3 September
Iran, Turkey Plan Marine Transit Talks
Turkish maritime officials are due in Tehran for attending the first Iran-Turkey conference on ports and shipping cooperation on September 4-6.
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3 September
Arab League Chief Calls for Talks with Iran over Iraq’s Future
Arab League Chief Amr Moussa on Sunday called for talks between Arab countries and Iran over Iraq.
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3 September
Esfandyari Allowed to Leave Iran
Iranian-American Haleh Esfandyari, who was detained last December on charges of harming Iran’s national security, was allowed to leave Tehran early this morning.
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