June, 2007

• 17 June

  Iranian Resistance, victim of injustice

  NCRI – The German daily, Hannoverche Allgemeine (HAZ) reported on Friday, ”Whether the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) are terrorist is disputed in the EU. The EU Court of Justice does not hold this view but the Council of Ministers is insisting on its decision.

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• 17 June

  Danish News Agency: Outdated Facts on Iranian Opposition

  NCRI – Danish News Agency (Ritzau) Reported on Thursday: EU is presenting outdated evidence from six years ago to keep the Iranian opposition group in the terrorist list but the attorneys and politicians denote that these are old facts and this group must be de-listed.

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• 17 June

  UN Report: Iraqi Government violating Rights of the Residents of Ashraf City, Iraq

  NCRI – In a report to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the right to food, expressed concern that the Iraqi government had suspended food, fuel and medicine rations to the residents of Ashraf City, Iraq, where 3800 Iranian dissidents are residing.

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• 17 June

  Police bus bombing kills 35 in Kabul

  KABUL, Afghanistan – A bomb ripped through a police bus in a crowded civilian area in the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing more than 35 people and wounding at least 35 others, officials and witnesses said.

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• 17 June

  As Darfur bleeds, Sudan helps US fight terror

  PARIS — Once home to Osama Ben Laden, Sudan is an invaluable ally in the US-led war on terror but the cooperation may be allowing Khartoum to resist pressure to end the bloodshed in Darfur, experts say.

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• 17 June

  Tehran urges Palestinian unity

  TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran on Saturday urged Palestinians to stop infighting and respect election results after the Islamist Hamas-led government was dismissed following its bloody takeover of the Gaza Strip.

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• 17 June

  US administration debates new Iran strategy — report

  WASHINGTON (AFP) — An internal debate is under way in the administration of US President George W. Bush on whether the current diplomatic approach towards Iran has any hope of halting the country’s nuclear programme, The New York Times reported on its website Friday.

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• 17 June

  Bodies of Iraqi martial arts experts found

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) — The decomposed bodies of at least 13 martial arts experts have been found more than a year after they were kidnapped in an Al Qaeda stronghold west of Baghdad, local officials and family members said on Saturday.

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• 17 June

  Hamas pledges to free kidnapped BBC man

  GAZA CITY (AFP) — Hamas has pledged in the wake of its bloody seizure of the Gaza Strip to work to free BBC reporter Alan Johnston, snatched by gunmen more than three months ago in the volatile territory.

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• 17 June

  By-elections in August to replace slain MPs

  BEIRUT (AFP) — The Lebanese government has set August 5 for by-elections to replace two assassinated MPs, despite opposition from the country’s pro-Syrian president, Information Minister Ghazi Aridi said Saturday.

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