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Executions as a political weapon in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Berlin: Event with Mina Ahadi (the International Committee against Stoning and Executions)

Protest against the Al-Quds Day

Berlin: Rally against the Islamist and antisemitic al-Quds day march

Jeffrey Herf about STOP THE BOMB: Fresh Air in Central Europe

They know anti-Semites and reactionaries on the left and right when they see them. They think that the security of the state of Israel, along with the imperative of preventing Iran from getting the bomb, amount to moral and...

Iran's Nuclear Clock Is Not Slowing

The clock is still ticking, vigorously. By the beginning of this year, Iran had produced enough low-enriched uranium to fuel two nuclear weapons if the uranium were further enriched to weapon-grade.

Christopher Hitchens: Six more reasons why we can't let Iran get nukes

The whole emphasis on Israel's salience in this matter, and of the related idea of subcontracting a strike to the Israeli Defense Forces, is an evasion, somewhat ethnically tinged, of what is an international responsibility.

STOP THE BOMB blasts increase in German-Iran trade

Stop the Bomb on Monday slammed Germany’s government and industry for rewarding “the [Islamic] regime’s rampant terror against the Iranian freedom movement.”

Is Mousavi a Reformer?

As the following document clearly shows, he retains a firm belief in the Islamic regime that governs Iran. There is no hope at all that if Mousavi ever comes to power he will do more than a little regime house-cleaning.

Siemens parts caught headed for Iran

The switches, components and computer modules, manufactured by the German engineering giant, were allegedly headed for Moscow in June, and from there would be sent to the nuclear reactor at Bushehr, despite EU sanctions on Iran.

E.U. Sanctions on Tehran Bite, but German Politician Undermines Them

Specifically, members of Stop the Bomb, a Berlin-based coalition of activists and intellectuals dedicated to preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons, say that while these sanctions are important, they are not strong...

Furor of German lawmaker’s Iran trip

A top German politician has come in for criticism after announcing an official visit to Iran, only days after European leaders agreed on their toughest sanctions yet against the Islamic Republic.

Press release: Protest against Iran visit of MP Rainer Stinner (FDP)

Why Iran is a threat to international security and what must be done about it

Fariborz Saremi: The Islamic Republic of Iran is a threat to peace in the Middle East and the world. Iran needs freedom, economic reform and a responsible secular, democratic government to put an end to theocratic rule.

Heather Robinson: Germany must change for EU sanctions on Iran to have bite

As EU foreign ministers meet, Iran's second-largest trading partner, Germany, has a responsibility — and leverage. It should lead, as an issue of conscience, in making sure new sanctions have teeth.

STOP THE BOMB press release: Germany wants to weaken Iran sanctions of the European Union

Stuart Eizenstat: Iran Sanctions - Where We Go From Here

A coordinated strategy by the U.S. and the European Union will determine success or failure.