NCRI – Female students were threatened with disciplinary actions should they not comply with the imposed dress code at the registration in Shiraz University, southern Iran, on Saturday.

NCRI – Seven hundred thousands have died in traffic accidents in the country over last three decades, reported the state-run news agency ISNA on Saturday.

The official figure shows that over 400,000 traffic accidents take place every year in Iran. This alone put Iran on the top of the list of countries with the highest traffic related risks.
 

NCRI – Sunday, a group of students gathered outside mullahs' regime Majlis (parliament) protesting to their expulsion and other restrictions from the universities, reported the state-run news agency Fars.

By James Zumwalt
Source: The Washington Times

The answer to a question put to both U.S. presidential candidates could prove very telling. It would speak volumes about each candidate's moral compass and indicate whether he, as president, will preside over the preservation, or liquidation, of an ally. 

By Reza Shafa

In an exclusive report, the Associated Press quoted a US official as saying, "The Bush administration has shelved plans to set up a diplomatic outpost in Iran."

Following is the text of the statement  by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on October 2

Amnesty International (28 August 2008 statement), the European Parliament (4 September 2008 resolution), and the International Federation of Human Rights (8 September) have expressed concern regarding the threats posed to 3,500 Iranian political refugees in Camp Ashraf in Iraq, who are protected persons under the Fourth Geneva Convention.

NCRI – More than 1,000 protesting residents turned up in Zaveh Township near the eastern city of Torbateh-Hedareh on Thursday.

The participants block the highway between Torbat-Heydarieh and Dolat-Abad by burning tires.

The protests sparked following the mullahs' regime refusal to accept the township as a city with all its rights.