by Setareh Sabety
To mark international women’s day I decided I should write about three Iranian women whom I came to know well when living in Iran just before Ahmadinejad’s first term. The three of them worked for me as housekeepers/babysitters and my knowledge of their lives is limited to our [...]
by Saeed Valadbaygi
Now that the reporters and analysts have declared their opinions on the protests and the government’s reaction to the 22 Bahman (11 February) demonstration, the time has come for the two central conflicting figures, Khamenei and Moussavi to have their say. Mir Hossein [...]
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In 2009, it is the women of Iran that have been the most courageous fighters. They have been a large part of the mass protests against Ahmadinejad’s dictatorial regime, even uncovering their heads and marching loudly in demonstrations of both sexes. Decades of anger against oppression is bubbling up in Iran [...]
Kaleme: Three weeks have passed since the 22nd of Bahman rally, which has prompted many discussions and comments. What is your opinion?
Mousavi: It is not the first time that the ceremonies of 22 Bahman have been held in our country. These ceremonies are in remembrance of the 1979 rallies [and have taken [...]
by Shokoufe Sakhi
Observer; February 16: Last night Britain executed two men arrested during the period of widespread unrest that erupted after January 29th’s disputed Chilcot inquiry into the Labour government and Tony Blair’s role in the invasion of Iraq. Jonathan Sparks, 21 and Brandon Dwyer 33, convicted as “enemies [...]
The US treasury department has eased sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help further...
by Dieter Farwick 08-Mar-10 Former Iranian President Abu-I-Hasan Banisadr (left) met the Global-Editor-in-Chief of the World Security...
By Simon Webb and Luke Pachymuthu DUBAI/SINGAPORE, March 8 (Reuters) – Oil trading firms...
by Setareh Sabety To mark international women’s day I decided I should write about three...
by Saeed Valadbaygi Now that the reporters and analysts have declared their...
In 2009, it is the women of Iran that have been the most courageous ...
To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March,...
The US treasury department has eased sanctions on...
by Dieter Farwick 08-Mar-10 Former Iranian President Abu-I-Hasan Banisadr...
By Simon Webb and Luke Pachymuthu DUBAI/SINGAPORE,...
Iran’s leading female poet has told the BBC...
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New York, March 1, 2010—In response to the...
Mohmmad Maleki, former president of Tehran University, has...
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To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, Julie Bindel calls for...
Iran’s leading female poet has told the BBC she has been...
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The outstanding vocalist and poet of Baluchistan Kamal Khan Hout died of a weak constitution in his hometown early Sunday....
An Italian freelance photographer, Pietro Masturzo, has won the top prize in the World Press Photo competition with...
By Syma Sayyah, Tehran Ustad Bahman Jalali was an internationally acclaimed photographer and renowned artist. He had a gentle manner that...
Institute of Advanced Studies in Architecture and Design, Mexico The exhibition opened on January 25 2010 At this time, Institute’s mission as...
An Iranian man selects a contraband pirated DVD of the American television series Lost in Tehran. Atta Kenare / AFP...
Video Gallery: 22 Bahman Protests ویدئوهای تکمیلی از 22 بهمن را از اینجا ببینید Photos:Tehan,gooyanews Shiraz: Up to...
LIVE COVERAGE IRAN, Feb 11th 9:00 am Website: http://www.astreetjournalist.com/ twitter: http://twitter.com/IranStreets youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBistoon Blog: http://reroad.blogspot.com/ And Facebook 13:00 Foreign journalists who had traveled to Tehran to cover the...
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Mehdi Amizesh, a child-labor activist, was arrested on January 30th, 2010 and...
A large number of released prisoners have been contacted and told to...