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Posts Tagged ‘protests’

Letter from Tehran 22 Bahman Anniversary of Islamic Revolution

Today was a very difficult day. Not only for the Green movement, but because the government had used all it had to show off today. There are two main analyses […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Show of Force in Tehran

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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 […]

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Mothers Protest at Evin Prison

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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 […]

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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 […]

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38 Executions Reported in Iran

A reliable source is saying there have been 38 executions in Iran over the last three days. Will update as more comes available. A reliable source is saying there have […]

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British Embassy Officials to Stand Trial in Iran

The Iranian government further rattles the UK’s Cage Time Online reports: “Iran’s top legislative body announced today that British embassy staff accused of inciting post-election violence will be forced to […]

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Piecing Together a Scene

The first video below appeared about 10 days ago and a new video from a different vantage point just below it has emerged which explains the scene. Viewer discretion advised. […]

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Late Night Updates

Iranian authorities have falsely claimed that Interpol is investigating the death of Neda Soltan who was shot on June 20 in Tehran by Basij forces. Her story has had such […]

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Karoubi Silenced

Etemad Meli, opposition leader Karoubi’s reformist newspaper, was barred from distribution today for printing Karoubi’s comments. Here are some excerpts of the very well crafted statement which has not been […]

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Freedom Glory Project

A group of musicians from the Iranian diaspora have produced the above video to show their solidarity. They are, from left to right, Raam, the lead singer from Hypernova, a […]

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Black Humor

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Human Rights Lawyer Released

Mohammad Mostafaei, who we blogged about earlier was apparently released today on bail of $100,000. Click to this post to see the original post telling of his arrest and watch […]

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Six Demonstrators Hanged

The Jerusalem Post is reporting that six demonstrators have been hanged. The details are not clear, but the article is definitely worth a read. Here’s an excerpt which should update […]

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Don’t Look Away – Don’t Look at This

Someone on iReport has posted a photograph that’s circulating of a student reported to have been beaten by Basij. The young man is in a coma now, and quite frankly, […]

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Reese Erlich Debunks the Foreign Intervention Theory

Just back from Iran, Erlich scoffs at the notion that the CIA is somehow behind the millions of people in the streets. A highly reccomended read. “Let’s look at what […]

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Collection of Comics, Iconography & Artworks

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Letter to the Supreme Leader

Here is an excerpt from a letter written to the Supreme Leader of Iran by one of his daughter’s former classmates: “You, just like the shah, silence the voices of […]

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