Amidst the despair surrounding Iran’s fraudulent elections, there are also signs of hope for a better future. The unprecedented scale and audacity of reformist demonstrations

Imagine my surprise this morning when I saw Ahmadinejad aka Vote Converter 2009 up for auction on eBAY. 9 more days ’til auction’s end and

This struggle is going to be a long one – even if we take over the government tomorrow it will be a while before Iran

 U.S. President Barack Obama reiterated his “deep concerns” about the elections Tuesday but said: “My hope is that the Iranian people will take the right

Ali Abadi, chairman of the Iranian Football Federation (FFI), who is close to Ahmadinejad, had telephoned Seoul during half time and instructed the players to

How is the regime coping? Clearly, Khamenei is in the driving seat and is in control of the state apparatus. He is skillfully navigating the

By once again rallying his supporters both in defiance of the government and in the name of mourning those who have been killed, Mousavi is

How many ways can I credit it – don’t miss it, go for it, you will hang over it, laugh riot, summer shower, male bonding,

PEACEFUL CANDLELIGHT VIGIL SILENT PROTEST IN FRONT OF LOS ANGELES FEDAERAL BUILDING WILSHIRE AND VETERAN 5:00PM -8:30 PM, PLEASE SUPPORT AND HONOR THOSE IN IRAN

It is 1979 in Tehran all over again. From Saturday to Sunday, the deafening sound deep in the night across Tehran’s rooftops was a roaring,

Iran presently is in the middle of the most rapid evolution of its revolution. This new phase has been afforded in parts by the open debates

You all know that for many years, and way way before anyone, I was screaming for non-violent peaceful marches. Well now we have it. It

Obama’s measured response could give protesters needed autonomy: Last year’s presidential campaign presented voters with a choice between the combative, occasionally impulsive John McCain and

واشنگتن، 17 ژوئن (تلویزیون واشنگتن) – میر حیسن موسوی امروز با انتشار دو بیانیه جداگانه ضمن «محکوم کردن کشتار مردم معترض به نتایج انتخابات»، پنج

Once again, living legend of Iranian traditional music Mohammmadreza Shajarian objected on Tuesday to the airing of his works on Iranian state TV and radio.

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From an extensive report on the state of Internet filtering in Iran published today by OpenNet.net: Independent media Web sites offered only in English are

Iran’s state-run Press TV quoted the government as calling Western interference “intolerable.” The U.S. State Department confirmed the English-language channel’s report that the Iranian government

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براساس این گزارش، خبرنگاران خارجی تنها می‌توانند از گردهمایی‌های دارای مجوز دولتی خبر و گزارش تهیه کنند. در فعالیت برخی شبکه‌های تلویزیونی فارسی‌زبان خارج از

Iranian authorities on Wednesday arrested more reformists and supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi, the latest in dozens of such arrests since last week’s disputed presidential

Kootah oomadan yani marge tadriji…. Akhoonde shepeshoo ke eftekharesh tokhme arab boodane chie ke noche hash bashan! ZE RAANE MALAKH KHORDANO SOOSMAAR…. ARAB RA BE

Today, Tuesday, June 16th, 2009, the third protest gathering organized by International Alliance of Iranian Students took place in San Francisco’s Union Square. The event

On July 16, 1909, one hundred years plus one month ago yesterday, Mohammad Ali Shah, the next-to-last king of Qajar dynasty fled Iran. What came to be

Tens of thousands of people have again taken to the streets in Iran’s capital Tehran in protest at election results. It follows a call by