Also via Richard, this report on a congress representing Iran's ethnic minorities and condemning Ahmadinejad for Holocaust denial:
A front representing Iran's ethnic minority parties has condemned... President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's position on the Nazi Holocaust and the destruction of Israel.The Congress of Nationalities for a Federal Iran (CNFI), which includes parties representing Iranian Kurds, Arabs, Baluchis, Azeri Turks and Turkmen, condemned the regime's manipulation of the Palestinian issue for its own political ends.
In the statement, the Congress argued that "the Iranian regime's internal and external policies are based on creating tension and confrontation, both inside and outside Iran. By taking an irresponsible position, President Ahmadinejad is trying to deflect public attention in Iran away from domestic economical, political and social crises...
"While we condemn the Iranian government regarding Holocaust and the destruction of Israel, we appeal to all democratic forces and human rights organisations to support the oppressed Iranian nationalities... towards the establishment of a secular, democratic and a federal state in Iran."
