Fellow students at Tehran’s Elm-o-Sanat (Science and Technology) University held a ceremony today on would have been the 26th birthday of Kianoush Assa, a graduate
A semi-official news agency announced that a travel ban had been placed on former reformist President Mohammad Khatami, but the report was denied thirty minutes
About thirty people attended what was touted as an international seminar in Tehran on a prominent Medieval Iranian scholar, leading the event organizer to lose
In early December of 2009, a new, hypnotic version of the 1970s protest anthem ‘Yareh Dabestaniyeh Man’ (My schoolfriend) appeared on the web site of
A video filmed on the anniversary of the revolution, February 11, shows numerous official signs and posters bearing photos of Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and
Aziz Jaan, Greetings to you on the day after the glorious 22 Bahman celebrations. It has been some time since I last wrote and I
Protesters defaced the Islamic Republic’s embassy and consulate in Paris on Tuesday night, February 9, 2010. Balloons filled with green paint were thrown at the
The following is a map of official routes for the 31st anniversary of the revolution which will be celebrated on February 11, 2010. The marches
IRNA’s web site was brought down by hackers Wednesday evening, February 10, 2010. The newest hack comes after a spate of tit-for-tat attacks and regime
A banner proclaiming ‘Death to Khamenei’ was hung on Komeil Bridge, at the intersection with Navab Freeway, on February 3, 2010. (video and map…) >>>
As the opposition gears up for its protest rally during the official celebration of the revolution’s 31st anniversary on February 11, reports have cited the
A collection of videos showing protests against the regime in various European cities over the weekend… (commentary and videos…) >>>
A few dozen green protesters managed to disrupt the Iranian ambassador’s garden party in the village of Neauphle-le-Château, west of Paris on Sunday. Ambassador Seyed
A satirical video clip released by a pro-regime blog portrays opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi as a would-be dictator supported by the West and leading
My apologies for such a short post on a topic which has sent shockwaves through the press, but I believe that the following video goes
In the midst of the Islamic Guidance Ministry’s recent crackdown on the press, a hard-line weekly has attacked a national daily for its racy new
Mohammad Hossein Shamlou, investigating magistrate at the 1st branch of Tehran’s criminal affairs division, declared today that the mysterious deaths of a director of a
Favoritsm in the Islamic Republic is reaching such proportions that even pro-regime news outlets are beginning to notice. Jahan News recently posted an article entitled
For two weeks the Iranian government and official media outlets have claimed that news of the resignation of an Iranian diplomat in Norway in protest
A Tehran University physics professor was killed in a bomb blast in front of his Tehran home this morning, January 12, 2009. Massoud Alimohammadi was
The web site of the Islamic Republic’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance was hacked late Thursday, following an attack on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s blog which
The mother of a man sentenced to death by the Islamic regime’s Revolutionary Court gave a poignant interview to the Voice of America’s Newstalk program
An analysis of four videos shows a protester just after she was run over by security forces on Ashura, December 27. Her body is subsequently
The Secrets of Khamenei’s Life – Part 3 Mohsen Makhmalbaf I compiled this text which is based on information relayed to me by former staff
I have posted an English translation of the second part of Makhmalbaf’s ‘Secrets of Khamenei’s Life’. This part covers Khamenei’s entourage and operations within his
