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Two Opposing Perspectives on Iran’s Ethnic Groups
Although the regime has been able to contain the Green Movement for its part, the debate over this movement and its direction still dominates much of the media frenzy about Iran. As the Middle East Institute hosted an event to discuss Iran’s Kurds as one of the largest ethnic groups in Iran an article was
EU accuses Iran of jamming broadcasts
Posted on 23 March 2010
By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker
Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:13am AEDT
The European Union (EU) is threatening action against Iran for jamming satellite broadcasts into the country.
British envoy: Iran is getting weaker
By Colum Lynch – Monday, March 22, 2010 – 6:55 PM
The West needs to convince ordinary Iranians that it cares as much about peace in the Middle East and political freedom inside Iran as it does about the threat posed by Tehran’s nuclear program, Britain’s envoy to the United States said in a speech today before Jewish leaders in Miami, Florida.
Taliban claims of Iran training dismissed by diplomats
By Ben Farmer in Kabul
Published: 2:40PM GMT 21 Mar 2010
Iranian security officials are teaching militants to attack checkpoints, mountain bases and convoys, as well as plant deadly roadside bombs, the Sunday Times reported.
UK collusion with Musharraf’s dictatorship
British terror trial:
By Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner, London, UK
Naked Punch – Pakistan – 21 March 2010
http://nakedpunch.com/articles/55
The London trial of Baloch human rights activists on trumped up terrorism charges revealed high level collusion between the British 
Iran’s Minorities Look to Greens for Equal Rights
“Thus, considering the backgrounds and goals of prominent opposition leaders, and the commonalities of goals between the Greens and some minority groups, the question arises whether or not the Green Movement and minority political groups have, or will, join forces to achieve these common goals.”
Iran’s Diversity Discussed on the Hill
18 Mar 2010 – Medya News -On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, the Middle East Institute hosted three experts on Iranian Kurds Carol Prunhuber, Sharif Behruz and Idris Ahmedi for a lecture about the political, social and human rights status of Iran’s Kurds, one of the
Iraq Election: A Defeat for Iran
by Ryan Mauro on Mar 18th, 2010
On March 7, 62% of Iraqis turned out to vote in their national elections. They did so despite an increase in violence, sectarian tension, and concern about fraud. The preliminary results show that Iran’s covert effort to manipulate the election has failed, and the country is drifting towards cross-sectarian, secular nationalism.
If Turkey doesn’t force it, the PKK won’t fight, says PKK ex-chieftain
Posted on 15 March 2010 KOISANCAK, Iraq – Kurdish guerrillas fighting Turkish forces no longer believe they can achieve their aims through violence and would [Read More…]
Balochistan: UN Speech by Peter Tatchell
The Baloch people have a right to self-determination
Speech at the United Nations in Geneva on Thursday 11 March 2010.
Human Rights in Pakistan – a meeting held parallel to the 13th session of the UN Human Rights Council, hosted by Interfaith International and chaired by its President, Dr Charles Graves.
