Archive - Feb 2011

Found in Translation: Mir Hossein Mousavi’s Message

My translation of Mir Hossein Mousavi’s message addressed to the nation on the occasion of the February 14th rally>>>

25 Bahman Updates: The Iranian Democratic Movement Is Matured

The Iranian democratic freedom movement has moved into a whole new stage that is clearly looking to overthrow the whole Islamic Republic system of Velayate Faqih and is fighting for a secular democratic alternative.>>>

Larijani-Majles Reaction Proof Iran is a Dictatorship

If you needed anymore proof...>>>

I Wonder?

Are You Willing To Sacrifice To Obtain Liberty? >>>

A One Night Stand?

What remains to be seen is if this movement will spread to the working classes who are increasingly dissatisfied because of economic conditions brought about by pressure from subsidy cuts as well as international sanctions. The success of the opposition movement relies less on the Internet than on the support of workers and the Bazaar who have so far not gone on strike to show their support for the opposition, despite repeated calls for them to join the movement after the fraudulent election results were announced in June 2009>>>

«فتنه»‌ای که نمی‌میرد

تظاهرات وسیع روز ۲۵ بهمن شگفتی‌های زیادی آفرید. گستره و کیفیت این تظاهرات هم رژیم را غافلگیر کرد و هم برای طرف‌داران جنبش سبز نامنتظره بود. پس از یک سال و اندی که از تظاهرات خیابانی جنبش سبز گذشته و رژیم همراه با سرکوب خونین و مرگبار جنبش بارها خبر «مرگ» آن را در بوق و کرنا گذاشته بود، یک‌بار دیگر جوانان جان بر کفی که از تحولات اخیر تونس و مصر قوت قلب گرفته‌اند به خیابان‌ها آمدند تا عملا بطلان افسانه «مرگ فتنه ۸۸» را به نمایش بگذارند>>>