Armed Forces Mutiny Reports
(UPDATE: Please read this POST regarding the image below. It clarifies the circumstances of the event pictured, and is a key example of how much of the information we receive […]
Eye-witness Account from Ashura Protests in Tehran
Sunday Decmber 27, 2009 What I experienced yesterday is beyond me. I can’t describe it in words. it was the worst experience and at the same time amazing. People are […]
Martial Law in Iran as Revolutionary Guards Jockey for Power
Unverified report from reliable source: The Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) is seeking support from Majlis National Security & Foreign Affairs commission to approve martial law powers. Martial law is already […]
Iranian Security Forces Running Trucks Over Human Beings
Be warned, this is quite disturbing footage but really needs to be seen to fully understand the extent of the abuses going on in the streets of Iran these past […]
Rethinking Coal (Multimedia)
By Rebecca Carroll for Chuck Nelson mined coal seams deep below the Appalachian hills of Boone County, West Virginia, for nearly 30 years before dark powder and chemical particulates drove […]
Hacked!
The Vigilante Journalist was hacked sometime in September. It’s not clear who is behind the episode, and we’re sorry to have been off-line so long. There’s a new theme up […]
Wikileaks, War Crimes and the Rise of the Fascist State
On March 19, 2003, I was sitting at the bar of Jaks Tap in Chicago’s West Loop with a friend when the large television screen above flickered for a moment. […]
Ajmadinejad’s VP Pick resigns
“Appointed on Thursday night as…[Vice President] of Iran…by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei…was forced to resign today amid growing outcries from the nation’s hardliners. Mashaei, a relative of President […]
Marina Nemat Tells Her Story (6 Parts)
Marina Nemat, a student dissident imprisoned in 1982, likens the current protests to the ones in the 80’s and cautions that the true backlash and mass arrests are still to […]
New Videos from June Emerge – Tehran
Here is a video of Basij shooting into the crowd of protesters. (from an unknown date in June) Here is another video from June showing a large crowd trying to […]
Iran’s Opposition Leaders at a Glance (2002)
Journeyman pictures has an excellent documentary on Iran’s political critics. It’s from spring 2002 but gives a good sense of how active the opposition already was back then, both in […]
Rafsanjani Speech (Updated)
Here is a rough translation live by telephone of Rafsanjani’s speech today in Tehran. Rafsanjani who is one of the most powerful religious clerics in Iran and a strong critic […]
Iran Protests Continue
Today in front of Tehran University, people gather. According to eyewitness reports, people have gathered in the millions and Basij are afraid to attack the crowds. Today in front of […]
Mothers Protest at Evin Prison
Independent reporting on human rights, environmental and conflict issues
Analysis of the Results of the Presidential Elections
Analysis of the Results of the Presidential Elections of 2005 and 2009 of the Islamic Republic of Iran Why the outcome of the elections of the 12th June 2009 cannot […]
Ballots
UPDATED: An image I found on Twitpic from a source that has continuously released quality information shows ballots supposed to be from the election in Iran and seems to indicates […]
