Iran has squandered a huge opportunity to bridge the gulf between the regime and an increasingly sophisticated population thirsting for greater freedom. A vibrant election

Colombia University … Mr. Mohsen Kaivar out of Iran , I hope he would let the women to appear the same way in Iran too.

Somehow, with all the horror we’ve been seeing on the streets, the particularly painful loss of Neda, the wheelings and dealings of the real power

I have created a logo to illuminate the struggle of a persecuted people in the hope that it will help spread the word of the

There may not be a clear winner or loser. Iranians are clever and wily politicians. They prefer chess to football, and a “win” may involve

تمام دهر حیران است ازین شهدی که ما خوردیم. شگفتیها نمود استاد ازین راهی که ما بردیم. چها بنهفته در این می که سحر زندگی

Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 13:00GMT—9:00AM/EST Washington, 22 June (WashingtonTV)—Reza Pahlavi, the former Crown Prince of Iran, on Monday expressed support for the Iranian protest movement

Whenever the cumulative effect of the daily observation, looking out of my window or into the mirror, of human inequity and wretchedness brings me to

Responding to several domestic & int’l issues, Pres. Obama addressed health care, energy legislation and Iran’s elections during today’s news conference. The President responded to

In the first trembling steps of a lute string       I see your face,             Resplendent as the moon In whose light I hear the

Shouts of Allah-Akbar [God is Great] on Tehrans rooftops (Monday, 23 June 2009) فریاد «الله اکبر» بر روی پشت بام های تهران (دوشنبه، اول تیر

   My [Ariana Huffington’s] colleage Nico Pitney was given the opportunity to ask a question at Obama’s press conference today that came directly from an

Particularly Pahlavi’s. His family had lived a life of great extravagance until Ayatollah Khomenei deposed the shah in 1979, a year after Jimmy Carter hailed

مختار زارعی، فعال اجتماعی، از منکوب شدن هر گونه اعتراض و هزینه‌ی بالای هر مخالفت در کردستان می‌گوید:  «برخی فعالان سیاسی از جبهه متحد کرد،

روشنگری: امروز در تهران نسبت به روزهای گذشته اعتراضات کمتری به وقوع پيوسته است. درگيری های پراکنده ميان مردم و نيروهای بسيج, انتظامی, پاسدار و

I see some blogs telling why people are in the street because Moosavi has been an IRI prime minister or why Reza Pahlavi is sad

man arrested in Tehran yesterday is beaten repeatedly by the police after he is captured.  >>>

صدای آلمان:خانم عبادی روز سه‌شنبه در جريان يک نشست خبری در بروکسل گفت: من مخالف تحريم‌های اقتصادی عليه ايران هستم. به دليل اينکه در پی

US President Obama has condemned the Iranian authorities’ actions against people protesting about the disputed election.He rejected claims of meddling with the country’s affairs and

I am, like most of you holding my breath, hopeful that enough might be just for once enough. But I was born scared of bullets,

According to sources monitoring Iranian state television, Ayatollah Khamenei has agreed to stretch the assessment period for election-related complaints by five days. Typically, the Guardian

چه سخت است که بخواهی از ننگ بر پیشانی سخن بگویی اما واژگان را کم داشته باشی. چه سخت است که بخواهی از دیروز صحبت

 The family, clad in black, stood at the curb of the road sobbing. A middle-aged mother slapped her cheeks, letting out piercing wails. The father,

انتشار: سه شنبه 2 تیر 11:00GMT—7:00AM/EST واشنگتن، 22 ژوئن (تلویزیون واشنگتن)— مهدی كروبی، دبیر کل حزب اعتماد ملی  با صدور بیانیه ای ضمن «همدردی با

This kind of reckless arrogance partly explains why political groups in Iran view America’s explicit support as a source of delegitimization. America is viewed by