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Obama, Gadhafi , Ahmadinejad Address UN General Assembly (VoA)

Posted Fri, 2009-09-25 13:13 by IRelec09

Obama, Gadhafi , Ahmadinejad Address UN General Assembly: Via Voice of America.

World leaders addressing the U.N. General Assembly underscored issues of domestic and international concern as the annual debate got underway Wednesday in New York.

President Barack Obama laid out his vision for U.S. foreign policy in a wide-ranging address.

He called for a "new era of engagement" among nations, saying the United States cannot solve the world's problems alone and urged other nations to share in the responsibility.

"But make no mistake. This cannot be solely America's endeavor. Those who used to chastise America for acting alone in the world cannot now stand by and wait for America to solve the world's problems alone. We have sought in word and deed a new era of engagement with the world. And now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges," he said.
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Iran's Ahmadinejad Promotes Holocaust Denial on Eve of UN Visit (VoA)

Posted Thu, 2009-09-24 15:55 by IRelec09

VOA News - Iran's Ahmadinejad Promotes Holocaust Denial on Eve of UN Visit: Via Voice of America.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is again highlighting his denial of the Holocaust, saying the anger his comments provoke is a source of pride.

Mr. Ahmadinejad's comments Monday come shortly before he heads to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Last week, he said the Holocaust is a lie created by Western nations to justify the creation of Israel.
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Iranian Nobel Laureate Calls for New Election Under UN Supervision (VoA)

Posted Tue, 2009-08-11 22:32 by IRelec09

Iranian Nobel Laureate Calls for New Election Under UN Supervision: Via Voice of America.

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi repeated her call for a fresh election in Iran, held under the supervision of the United Nations.

Speaking during a visit to South Korea, Ebadi said a new presidential election with U.N. oversight could help end the unrest that erupted after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed June 12 re-election.  

Ebadi made similar comments during a protest speech in Amsterdam last month.

She also asked U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to visit Iran to receive a first-hand account of human rights abuses.
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Iranian Official Says Tehran Not Preventing IAEA Inspections (VoA)

Posted Sun, 2009-07-19 20:48 by IRelec09

Iranian Official Says Tehran Not Preventing IAEA Inspections: Via Voice of America.

Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asgar Soltanieh, says Tehran is "not limiting IAEA access to its nuclear sites, according to Iranian government TV.

Iran's International Atomic Energy Agency envoy, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, is denying a news report that Tehran is blocking the U.N. nuclear agency from "upgrading monitoring of its atomic activities."

The Iranian News Network reports that Soltanieh accused the Associated Press of "distorting the facts."

The AP, quoting diplomats in Vienna, reported Friday that Tehran "would have the means to test a (nuclear) weapon within six months," and that it is "resisting IAEA attempts to increase surveillance of its enrichment site (related to) its increased size and complexity."
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Nobel winner, Shirin Ebadi, seeks U.N. human rights envoy for Iran

Posted Thu, 2009-07-02 20:18 by IRelec09

Nobel winner seeks U.N. human rights envoy for Iran: Via Reuters.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iranian Nobel Peace Prize recipient Shirin Ebadi called on U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Thursday to appoint a personal envoy to investigate human rights abuses in Iran.

In a letter also signed by the rights groups International Federation for Human Rights and the Iranian League for the Defense of Human Rights, Ebadi asked Ban to appoint the envoy to look into abuses in Iran following June's disputed presidential election.

A spokesman for Ban said the letter had been received by his office. Ban currently is on a trip to Myanmar in a bid to get the military junta there to release all political prisoners and prepare for credible elections next year.

The letter said Ebadi, a human rights lawyer, had made the request to Ban directly in a telephone conversation on June 23, eleven days after Iran's election. The United Nations at the time disclosed the conversation but did not mention the request for a human rights envoy.
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UN's Ban urges halt to use of force in Iran

Posted Tue, 2009-06-23 06:23 by IRelec09

UN's Ban urges halt to use of force in Iran: Via Reuters .

UNITED NATIONS, June 22 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged an immediate stop on Monday to use of force against civilians in Iran and urged authorities to respect civil rights in dealing with protests over presidential election results.

A statement issued by Ban's press office said he was dismayed by the post-election violence, "particularly the use of force against civilians."

Demonstrators have been gathering almost daily in Tehran since authorities said incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had easily defeated challenger Mirhossein Mousavi in the June 12 vote.
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Election Turmoil Sparks Protest Outside UN

Posted Sun, 2009-06-21 15:37 by IRelec09

NY1 | 24 Hour Local News | Top Stories | Election Turmoil Sparks Protest Outside UN: Via NY1 NYC local news.

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Hundreds of protestors rallied outside the United Nations Saturday calling for an end to the violence in Iran.

Protestors wore green -- the color of Mir Hossein Mousavi's campaign -- and black, to mourn those killed in the protests.

They also called on the UN to not recognize the election results.
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AFP: UN rights chief concerned about Iran violence

Posted Fri, 2009-06-19 08:04 by IRelec09

UN rights chief concerned about Iran violence: Via AFP: on Google.

GENEVA (AFP) — UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Friday expressed concern over a spike in arrests after Iran's contested presidential election and the use of "excessive force" to quell protests.

The High Commissioner for Human Rights warned in a statement that illegal acts by militia and security forces "could provoke a serious deterioration in the security situation."

Pillay is "concerned about reports of an increasing number of arrests, which may not be in conformity with the law, and the possible illegal use of excessive force and acts of violence by some militia members," her office said.

A spokesman for the UN rights chief, Rupert Colville, said the number of arrests of political leaders and human rights activists was "not clear", but indirect information suggested it "appears to be somewhere in the hundreds."
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Urges Iran to Respect People's Will (by VoA)

Posted Mon, 2009-06-15 15:17 by IRelec09

UN's Ban Urges Iran to Respect People's Will: Via VOA News - Voice of America.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging Iran's leaders to respect the will of their people as they investigate allegations of fraud in Friday's presidential election.

Mr. Ban was speaking Monday at the United Nations in New York. It was his first public comment on the disputed outcome of the election, which gave a landslide victory to the conservative incumbent, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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