Posts Tagged ‘iran’

Iran’s election: hold your applause

Michael Petrou on the cautious optimism that greeted the country’s election results — cautious being the key word

by Michael Petrou - Monday, June 17, 2013
Little choice in Iran

The last round of presidential elections spurred a bloody and brutal crackdown. This time, Khamenei’s regime is not taking any chances.

by Michael Petrou - Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Remembering a massacre in Iran

MPs vote on a motion to condemn the massacre of 5,000 Iranian political prisoners

by Michael Petrou - Wednesday, June 5, 2013
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Comedy Week in Canada

This event will be followed by conferences on “Imam Khomeini’s Struggle for the Rights…

by Michael Petrou - Thursday, May 30, 2013
“The Islamic Republic of Gangster Capitalism”: Payam Akhavan on Iran

Payam Akhavan, professor of international law at McGill University, today addressed the Foreign Affairs…

by Michael Petrou - Tuesday, May 28, 2013
DFAIT’s Iranian outreach

The Global Dialogue on the Future of Iran, an effort by the University of…

by Michael Petrou - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
DFAIT skirts Iranian government, tries to reach Iranian people (UPDATED)

Canada severed diplomatic relations with Iran last September, cutting off contact between the Iranian…

by Michael Petrou - Friday, May 10, 2013
Ottawa turns to digital diplomacy to reach Iran ahead of June elections

OTTAWA – Canada is seeking to restore diplomatic relations with Iran — but not…

by Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press - Friday, May 10, 2013
Powerful earthquake rocks Iran, hundreds feared dead

A powerful earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.8, hit the area around the Iran-Pakistan…

by Emily Senger - Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Scientist in Tehran says he has created a time machine to see into the future

Imagine what would happen if a nation like Iran could travel in time. It…

by Emily Senger - Thursday, April 11, 2013
Drawing a line: the political power of cartoonists in Iran

Why cartoonists are proving to be a powerful force in one of the world’s most repressive regimes

by Michael Petrou - Monday, April 8, 2013
Iranian interior minister barred from EU, comes anyway

Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar is in Vienna this week to attend a session…

by Michael Petrou - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Iran claims it will sue Hollywood over unrealistic portrayal in Argo

The Academy Award-winning best picture Argo is about to be slapped with a lawsuit,…

by Emily Senger - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Video: Remembering the Iranian hostage crisis

Acclaimed photographer Peter Bregg recalls covering the 1979 crisis

by macleans.ca - Wednesday, February 20, 2013
What you won’t see in Argo

Mark Lijek, a retired U.S. diplomat rescued from Iran, writes about the real heroes of 1979

by macleans.ca - Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Iranian election strategy comes through loud and clear

The government is already rounding up ‘dissidents’—an early warning sign to the opposition

by Michael Petrou - Friday, February 8, 2013
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad nearly whacked with shoe during Egypt visit

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Egypt seems to be off to a rocky start after…

by Emily Senger - Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Iran imposes own oil, gas ban on ‘hostile’ EU after sanctions stop flow

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s oil ministry spokesman says all crude oil and gas exports…

by The Associated Press - Sunday, January 27, 2013
Tribunal finds Iran guilty of torture and murder of political prisoners

But the quasi-judicial process has no legal standing

by Michael Petrou - Monday, January 14, 2013
Criticism of Chuck Hagel on Israel is empty and misguided

Michael Petrou on Obama’s nominee for secretary of defence

by Michael Petrou - Tuesday, January 8, 2013