Tuesday
Sep062011
The Latest from Iran (6 September): Water Fights, Soggy Papers
1938 GMT: This video purportedly shows merchants protesting at the Tehran Bazaar strike yesterday:
1710 GMT: Terror Watch. Iranian officials say they have arrested five Al Qa'eda members in Kerman Province. Two of the suspects are non-Iranian.
1705 GMT: Today's Get-Tough Moment. Minister of Intelligence Heydar Moslehi has said that his Ministry "vows to curb enemy moves" for next March's Parliamentary elections.
1335 GMT: Picture of Day. A T-shirt with messages and signatures of detainees in Evin Prison:
1330 GMT: Press Watch. Reporters Without Borders, noting yesterday's ban on two reformist publications, has called on Iranian officials to end repression and free detained journalists and bloggers.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 13:05