"Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great."
-- Mark Twain
-- Mark Twain
Being Nowruz, a new year, I want to wish you all well and may you have many wonderful things happen for you and your loved ones. A new year beginning on the first day of spring, when not only is the land reawakening from its winter and new life is emerging, but a time we can take to renew ourselves; and prepare for the new lessons life has to teach us this year. Every day is one new lesson, and every year a semester for what we learn about ourselves, how we view life; about others, and the differences they make in our lives and we in theirs.
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According to one of my sources, emails are being sent (possibly by Basijis) asking you to open a link. Do not open the link as it contains a virus, as it could also be sent to your contacts. Whether the sources of these infected emails are actually Basijis is unconfirmed, but still, please use caution and common sense when receiving emails.
News Links
Selected Headlines from the Tehran Bureau - March 16, 2010
US House of Representatives Passes Historic Norooz Resolution
Nightly protest of people in front of Evin continues (Farsi)
Ayatollah Dastgheyb: "Mohareb" is the person, who takes people's freedom (Farsi)
Ban on Reformist Political Party
Six execution sentences for Iran’s Ashura Day detainees
Iran Braces for Fire Festival Crackdown
Fatemeh Karoubi speaks out after Karoubi home vandalized by pro-government vigilantes
Birjand University Students Activists Arrested Again
Blogger Mohammad Esmaeelzadeh Transferred to Babol Prison General Ward
West ignoring human rights abuses in Iran: Nobel laureate
Supreme Leader tries to ban Charshanbeh Suri in attempt to quell protests
Amnesty International’s Norooz Action: Send Norooz Greetings
From Twitter
- Lots of police, but not confrontational at all. More or less festive atmosphere around town.
- Police cracking down on people selling fireworks. Specially illegal fireworks.
- Supreme Leader's fatwa against the holiday paves way for harsh crackdown. Protesters have already been accused of 'warring against Allah'.
- 1- HR attorney Oliayifar has been released from prison. He was arrested when he went to court on a client's case.
- 2- Oliayifar had been sentenced to 1 year for giving interviews & condemning Behnoud Shojaie's execution.
- 3- Neither Oliayifar nor his lawyer were notified in advance of court's decision for him to start serving his sentence.
- 4- After Oliayifar's attorney filled a complain court agreed to let him out of Evin & follow legal procedures.
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