WASHINGTON — The White House on Sunday strongly condemned “violent and unjust suppression” of civilians in Iran, following a fierce government crackdown on opposition protests. The blunt statement contrasted with careful initial responses by the White House following post-election protests in Iran in June and came as the nuclear showdown between Tehran and world powers [...]
Tehran, Iran (CNN) — Political conflict and public piety converged on tension-filled streets in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday. Clashes erupted between riot police and opposition protesters as hundreds of people solemnly took part in an annual Shiite Muslim observance. A predominantly Shiite Muslim nation ruled by a Shiite theocracy, Iran remained on the edge as [...]
IRAN was braced for more violent clashes today as opposition demonstrators planned further mass rallies, which are expected to lead to fresh confrontations between protesters and security forces. Tension was running high at rallies yesterday in which soldiers of the elite Revolutionary Guard and the paramilitary Basiji used tear gas and pepper spray and fired [...]
by tehranbureau Plainclothes raid Imam Khomeini’s Hosseiniyeh in Jamaran Parleman | Salaam | Rahe Sabz | Tabnak | Dec. 26, 2009 More than 50 plainclothes agents attacked mourners at the Imam Khomeini Hosseiniyeh in Jamaran with pepper spray, batons and metal chains. The group attacked the Jamaran Hosseiniyeh as former Iranian president Seyyed Mohammad Khatami [...]
In the end, it was an easy decision. The moment the name was proposed, everyone simply nodded. We knew immediately that we had it right. The Times Person of the Year is chosen by the Editor after discussions in his daily meeting with the newspaper’s leader writers. And, generally speaking, there is no topic or [...]
Reporting from Tehran – The haze from burning esfand, a Persian weed, and the scents of thick-brewed tea and rose water fill the black funeral tents that have bloomed across Tehran. Sweeping black banners of mourning and small green lights hang outside mosques. In the Grand Bazaar, thousands of new customers have descended on the [...]
The same night human rights activist and blogger Shiva Nazar Ahari went to Qom (a few days ago) with the families of a number of political prisoners to attend Ayatollah Montazeri’s burial ceremony, she was arrested and transferred to Evin prison. Shiva’s parents pleaded for their 26 year-old daughter’s innocence in a letter to her [...]
Navid Soltanpoor, a senior undergraduate student enrolled in physical education at University of Tehran, was arrested after the 16 Azar ceremony. He is still detained. According to Amir Kabir newsletter, Navid Soltanpoor was arrested outside the vicinities of the university. There are no accurate reports on his case. His family also has not been informed [...]
Neda Soltan was not political. She did not vote in the Iranian presidential election on June 12. The young student was appalled, however, by the way that the regime shamelessly rigged the result and reinstalled Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ignoring the pleas of her family, she went with her music teacher eight days later to join a [...]