2011 in Iran
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Events in the year2011 in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Incumbents
[edit]- Supreme Leader:Ali Khamenei
- President:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Vice President:Mohammad Reza Rahimi
- Speaker of Parliament:Ali Larijani
- Chief Justice:Sadeq Larijani
Events
[edit]- January 7 – Dozens ofChristians in Iranare arrested, aftersecurity forcesforcibly entered their homes and verbally and physically abused them, in a crackdown on converts from Islam and evangelical groups, which an Iranian official who confirmed the arrests called an "enemy cultural invasion."[1]
- January 9 –Iran Air Flight 277crashes with 100 people on board nearOrumiyehin the northeast of the country; at least 50 survive.[2]
- January 10 –Iranian human-rightslawyerNasrin Sotoudehis sentenced to 11 years in prison and banned from practicing law or traveling for 20 years;Francecondemns the punishment as "deeply shocking" and called for the release of Sotoudeh and another activist,Shiva Nazar-Ahari,who was sentenced to four years in prison and74 lashes.[3][4]
- January 23 –President of IranMahmoud AhmadinejaddesignedAli Akbar Salehi,then actingForeign Ministerto theParliamentto succeedManouchehr Mottakiwho was dismissed on December.[5]
- February 1 – In the wake of several recent deadly plane crashes in Iran, theParliamentofIranpasses avote of no confidencein the country'sMinister of Roads and TransportationHamid Behbahaniand impeaches him.[6]
- February 11 –Iranmarks the 32nd anniversary of itsRevolution.[7]
- February 11 – Iranian opposition leaderMehdi Karroubiis placed under house arrest after calling for demonstrations in support ofthe uprisingsinEgyptandTunisia.[8]
- February 13 – Opposition leaders inIrancall fornationwide anti-government rallieson Monday, in attempts to mimic the recentTunisianandEgyptianrevolutions.[9]
- February 15 – Iranian politicians call for the execution ofopposition leaders.[10][11]
- February 22 – TheIran Navysends two ships through theSuez Canalfor the first time since the 1979Iranian Revolution.[12][13]
- February 28 –Iranconfirms that it is holding twoOppositionleadersMir-Hossein MousaviandMehdi Karroubiunderhouse arrest.[14]
- March 15 – TheIsraeli Navyintercepts the cargo shipVictoriawhich was carrying a long list of advanced weapons that were smuggled fromIranand were allegedly bound for the militant organizations operating in theGaza Strip.
- March 25 – TheGovernment of Iranrejects aUnited Nations Human Rights Councilinvestigation into allegedhuman rights abuses.[15]
- May 6 –Iran's supreme leaderAyatollahAli Khameneiissues an ultimatum to thePresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejadto accept his intervention in a cabinet appointment or resign.[16]
- May 15 –Sepahan F.C.won their third championship inIran Pro League.
- June 1 –Iran'sparliamentfinds that thePresident of IranMahmoud Ahmadinejadacted illegally by appointing himself as Oil Minister.[17]
- June 12 – TheUnited Nations Security Councilreports thatIranis buying foreign banks and money-exchange bureaus to sidestep economic sanctions.[18]
- June 12 –2011 Iranian protests:Iranian authorities disperse and arrest protesters in the capitalTehranmarking the second anniversary of there-electionofMahmoud Ahmadinejadas President.[19]
- June 28 –Irantests 14surface-to-surface missileson the second day of war games.[20]
- July 18 –Iranianathlete andIran's Strongest ManRouhollah Dadashiis killed in a fight which started as an argument with another driver and his passengers. Two of them are arrested by police.[21]
- July 23 –Daryoush Rezaei,an Iranian scientist, is shot dead outside his home inTehran.It was reported that the scientist had links to the country's nuclear programme.[22]
- August 3 – TheIranian parliamentconfirms four new ministers includingRostam GhasemiasMinister of Petroleum.[23]
- August 5 –2011 Syrian uprising:Turkeyconfirms it has seized an Iranian arms shipment to Syria.[24]
- August 14 –Iranconfirms the arrest of the second-in-command of theKurdistan Workers' Party(PKK),Murat Karayılan,bythe country's intelligence agency.[citation needed]
- August 25 – FormerIranianPrime MinisterMir-Hossein Mousaviis hospitalized after a heart attack.[25]
- September 21 – Two American hikers,Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal,are set free on bail byIranas a humanitarian gesture, after being detained in prison for over two years under allegations of espionage.[26]
- September 27 –CEOsof IranianMelli BankandSaderat Bankresign from their positions as a result of $2.6 billion bank fraud.[27]
- October 10 – Iranian actressMarzieh Vafamehris sentenced to 90 lashes of the cane and a year's jail inTehranfor appearing in the filmMy Tehran For Salewhich criticizes theGovernment of Iran's harsh policies on the arts.[28]
- October 11 – The USFederal Bureau of InvestigationandDrug Enforcement Administrationclaim to have disrupted an attempt to bomb the Israeli and the Saudi and embassies inWashington DCand analleged terrorist plotto assassinate theSaudi Arabianambassador, with possible links toIran.[29][30]
- November 12 –Two massive explosionsoccur at aRevolutionary Guardammunition depot western of theIraniancapital,Tehran;at least 17 people, including a senior commander, are killed according toIranian state media.[31]
Notable deaths
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- January 4 –Ali-Reza Pahlavi,44, royal, son ofShahMohammed Reza Pahlavi,suicide by gunshot.
- January 29 –Zahra Bahrami,45, dual Dutch-Iranian citizen executed on disputed drug trafficking charges.
- February 14 –Sane Jaleh,26, student, killed in protests
- February 15 –Mohammad Mokhtari,21, killed in protests
- March 8 –Iraj Afshar,85, bibliographer, historian, and an iconic figure.
- April 16 –Bijan Pakzad,67, designer of menswear and fragrances.
- May 23 –Nasser Hejazi,61, goalkeeper and coach, lung cancer
- May 30 –Ali Mirza Qajar,81, royal, Head ofQajar Imperial Family,after long illness
- May 31 –Ezatollah Sahabi,81, politician and party leader, stroke
- June 1 –Haleh Sahabi,54, democracy activist, cardiac arrest
- June 10 –Hoda Saber,52, democracy activist, heart attack
- July 16 –Rouhollah Dadashi,30, athlete, killed in a street fight
- August 10 –Babak Masoumi,39, futsal player and coach
- October 23 –Nusrat Bhutto,82, Iranian born Pakistani first lady, alzheimer's disease
- October 30 –Abbas-Ali Amid Zanjani,74, cleric and politician, heart attack
- November 19 –Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam,IRGC commander killed in theBidganeh explosion
See also
[edit]References
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- ^"Scores killed in Iran plane crash".BBC News.21 September 2018.
- ^Yong, William (January 11, 2011)."Iran Sentences Human Rights Lawyer to 11 Years".The New York Times.
- ^"Iran human rights activist jailed for 11 years".Reuters.10 January 2011. Archived fromthe originalon March 14, 2012.
- ^"خبرگزاری جمهوری اسلامی".irna.ir.
- ^"Error – washingtonpost.com".The Washington Post.[dead link]
- ^"پایگاه اطلاع رسانی شبکه خبر صدا و سیمای جمهوری اسلامی ایران".www.irinn.ir.Archived fromthe originalon 2021-02-17.Retrieved2011-03-19.
- ^"Iranian opposition leader under house arrest".The Independent.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-05-01.
- ^Parvaz, D."Iran opposition planning protests".english.aljazeera.net.
- ^MacFarquhar, Neil (February 16, 2011)."Iran's Leader Derides Protests; Lawmakers Urge Death for Opposition Leaders".The New York Times.
- ^"Iran MPS: Death to traitors - Times LIVE".www.timeslive.co.za.Archived fromthe originalon 17 February 2011.Retrieved17 January2022.
- ^"Iran naval ships plan to cross Suez Canal on Tues".Reuters.21 February 2011.
- ^Boudreaux, Richard (17 February 2011)."Israel Official Says Iran Ship Is 'Provocation'".Wall Street Journal– via www.wsj.com.
- ^"Iran confirms steps against opposition leaders".www.radiozamaneh.com.
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- ^Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (6 May 2011)."Iran's supreme leader tells Ahmadinejad: accept minister or quit".the Guardian.
- ^"Iran parliament: Ahmadinejad ministry move illegal".Reuters.June 2011.
- ^"UN: Iran buying foreign banks to..."www.jpost.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2011-08-19.
- ^"AFP: Iran foils demo, arrests scores on vote anniversary".Archived fromthe originalon June 17, 2011.
- ^Cohen, Dudi (28 June 2011)."Iran tests 14 surface-to-surface missiles".Ynetnews.
- ^"Drums Not Bombs: Iranian Athlete Ruhollah Dadashi Was Killed".nasehpour.blogspot.com.Archived fromthe originalon 20 July 2011.Retrieved17 January2022.
- ^"Attack kills Iranian scientist".BBC News.23 July 2011.
- ^جزییات جلسه علنی مجلس؛ رأی اعتماد به وزرای پیشنهادی
- ^"Turkey confirms seizure of Iranian arms shipment to Syria".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-09-08.Retrieved2011-10-13.
- ^"گزارشات تایید نشده ای از" وخـامـت حـال مـیـرحـسـیـن مـوسـوی "".بالاترین.
- ^"Americans freed from Iran prison begin trek home – Houston Chronicle".
- ^TABNAK, تابناک."مدیرعامل بانک ملی استعفا داد، مدیر عامل صادرات اما...!؟".تابناک - TABNAK.
- ^"Iranian actress to be lashed over Australian film".ABC News.11 October 2011.
- ^"Iran 'Directed' D.C. Terror Plot, U.S. Says".ABC News.12 October 2011.
- ^"US disrupts 'Iranian terror plot'".BBC News.11 October 2011.
- ^"Blast near Tehran, Iran".The Washington Post.Archived fromthe originalon 2011-11-13.
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