In the months that have followed the June presidential election, 21-year-old Amir Shaybani’s life has been a succession of summons by different court and intelligence authorities, unannounced visits to his parents’ house by agents, 4 separate arrests and periods of detention and torture in Mashad prisons. The 21-year-old Shaybani is currently detained at Mashad’s Vakilabad [...]

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 of the British Empire and [...]

A protest letter from the ITF and action by affiliates has been linked to the release of bus workers’ leader Mansour Osanloo from solitary confinement. Earlier this week, the ITF learnt that Osanloo, president of the ITF-affiliated Tehran Bus Workers’ Union, had been moved into solitary confinement at Rajai Shar prison. Osanloo has spent almost [...]

The full interview with a former member of the Iranian basij militia, who describes his mistreatment in jail for refusing to assault opposition protesters. You may find some of the detail in this transcript distressing. “On that day it was one of the major protest days on which many people were arrested. There were people [...]

Sari University of Medical Sciences has expelled Sona Gholinejad and Na’im Kamali because of their Baha’i faith. According to a RAHANA reporter, there are two remaining Baha’i students at Sari University and both risk to be expelled. The Iranian delegation at the UN rights meeting 10 days ago claimed that no student is expelled from [...]

Veteran politician Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a key figure in Iran’s ruling elite, expressed support for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday over turmoil following a disputed election last year. In recent months, followers of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have criticised former president Rafsanjani for failing to give Khamenei unswerving support in the struggle to crush [...]

Jundullah leader captured by Iranian authorities. Iranian Ministry of Intelligence announced that they have succeeded in arresting Abdolmalek Rigui, leader of Jundullah Organization. In a press release, the ministry announced that the leader of the “terrorist group,” Jundullah was arrested in “an important operation” by ministry agents in the east of the country. Fars news [...]

The judge in charge of Abdollah Momeni’s case has announced $800,000 bail for his release. Abdollah Momeni’s wife protests that the family cannot afford to pay the $800,000 bail. According to the opposition news agency Kaleme, Momeni has lost his job as a teacher during his time in prison, while is family lives in a [...]

(A guest post commenting on their MRZine article) It’s getting hilarious how the fake anti-imperialists are hanging on to these poll results taken by someone from the US who calls people in Iran and asks them if Ahmadinejad is their legitimate president, for which candidate did they vote, and for whom they would vote in [...]

by DANNY POSTEL The events of the last eight months in Iran have occasioned — one might even say inspired — an array of interpretations and formulations. Many attempts have been made to categorize and explain the nature of the upheaval. In the heady, early days and weeks following the June election, Slavoj Žižek characterized [...]