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16-May-2010
Please vote for Iran's entry "Attn: Mr. Democrat" once a day until 12:01am June 16th at //www.youtube.com/democracychallenge This Iranian video is competing against Israeli and Algerian videos in round three of this competition.
>>>12-May-2010 (2 comments)
Teenage rapper in Tehran tells me about exploitation of widows by clerics, and that strict laws drive youths into same sex relationships.>>>
11-May-2010
Protest at Iran Mission to UN, Memorial in Wash. Sq. Park for executed prisoners, and panel discussion re: Sanctions at NYU>>>
05-May-2010
#Karroubi will attend #international #book exhibition in #Tehran #Iran . Is this a new political movement? //www.sahamnews.org/?p=224>>>
02-May-2010
Millennium Hotel in New York is reportedly considering letting Ahmadinejad stay there. He is scheduled to speak tomorrow at the UN.
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01-May-2010
"UNDER SECRETARY TAUSCHER: The United States has always stood for universality of the NPT.">>>
01-May-2010
I don't know whether these workers are striking for higher pay or as a political protest against the regime. But even a strike for higher wages might have political dimensions that could relate to a form of resistance to the regime>>>
30-Apr-2010
The fine lines between freedom of expression, distraction, empowerment, exploitation and oppression may have entered public debate between Islam and the West in new ways thanks (there's some irony here) to McCreight and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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30-Apr-2010 (one comment)
28-Apr-2010 (one comment)
Iran is likely to ascend to the Commission for the Status of Women because it agreed to pull out of running for the Human Rights Council in exchange for securing an uncontested seat for the CSW>>>
23-Apr-2010
The Yellow Dogs, rock band from Tehran, featured in Bahman Ghobadi's film "Nobody Knows About the Persian Cats", play Cameo 93 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY tonight at 10pm.
22-Apr-2010 (5 comments)
Blogger Jen McCreight responded to claims by Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi that women dressing immodestly causes earthquakes--by suggesting an international event>>>
20-Apr-2010
Israel should recognize that joining the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) could help erode financial and popular support for Islamic hardliners in Iran and for Hizbullah.>>>
15-Apr-2010
"Quf raps in Persian and is known for his inventive and poetic use of Tehran slang. Sometimes he coins new slang together with his producer, Mahdyar Aghajani and fellow rapper, Hichka
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| Person | About | Day |
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| نسرین ستوده: زندانی روز | Dec 04 | |
| Saeed Malekpour: Prisoner of the day | Lawyer says death sentence suspended | Dec 03 |
| Majid Tavakoli: Prisoner of the day | Iterview with mother | Dec 02 |
| احسان نراقی: جامعه شناس و نویسنده ۱۳۰۵-۱۳۹۱ | Dec 02 | |
| Nasrin Sotoudeh: Prisoner of the day | 46 days on hunger strike | Dec 01 |
| Nasrin Sotoudeh: Graffiti | In Barcelona | Nov 30 |
| گوهر عشقی: مادر ستار بهشتی | Nov 30 | |
| Abdollah Momeni: Prisoner of the day | Activist denied leave and family visits for 1.5 years | Nov 30 |
| محمد کلالی: یکی از حمله کنندگان به سفارت ایران در برلین | Nov 29 | |
| Habibollah Golparipour: Prisoner of the day | Kurdish Activist on Death Row | Nov 28 |