On the eve of May 1, the international workers’ day, seven labor organizations issued a joint statement announcing that Iranian workers will celebrate the day and gather peacefully like prior years to protest their “inhumane” conditions and demand …

A video clip that widely circulated in Iran this month shows a Basiji militiaman, Saeed Tajik, insulting Hashemi Rafsanjani’s family members, particularly his daughter Faezeh, whom he called a whore. The response was wide and many condemned the …

Hojatol-Islam Jaafar Shojooni, the secretary of Tehran’s Prayer Leaders organization does not reject Ahmadinejad’s claim to have seen a halo around himself, but clearly rejects Mashai being near him. This member of the conservative Hezbe Motalefe …

The interview began with Faezeh’s laugher, and ended that way too. But in between I could see sadness in her face. I spoke with her about the Green Movement, the future Majlis elections, the controversial elections of 2009, and other issues. Her …

In an exclusive conversation with RoozOnline, the husband of Mir-Hossein Mousavi’s sister, Mir-Hassan Habibi Mousavi, said that based on a telephone conversation with the leader of the Green Movement and his wife Zahra Rahnavard, the two displayed …

Heydar Moslehi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s fired and then re-installed Minister of Intelligence appeared at his job on Sunday and participated in the dismissal of one of his deputies. Fars news agency reports that deputy minister for coordination Hossein …

Two months after the house arrest of the leaders of Iran’s Green Movement Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi, along with their wives, ayatollah Khamenei’s representative in the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) spoke of the futility of confronting the …

Two senior military officials of the Islamic republic of Iran are trying to diffuse the diplomatic standoff between Iran and the Saudi kingdom by making public conciliatory remarks. Their remarks come after news sites affiliated with the ruling …

The Majlis, Iran’s parliament, is in the process of approving a bill that according to civil activists aims at eliminating independent civil institutions and replacing them with government organization. According to the provisions of this bill not …

In an exclusive interview with Rooz, the spokesperson for the Baha’i International Community Farhad Sabetan talks about the Iranian government’s growing pressure on Baha’i citizens to force them to leave their country. Demolition of …

The gathering of families of arrested political activists in Azerbaijan province on April 2 (the day of the Iranian Spring festival when Iranians traditionally picnic outside their homes) turned into a verbal and physical confrontation between them …

Officials of the Islamic republic of Iran announced that four clashes had taken place with Kurds in the Kurdish border areas resulting in the death of 11 individuals on both sides. Other news reports indicated that the intense shelling there had …

Iran’s former Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi called the Iranian year 1389 (which ended on March 20, 2011) the year of “Resistance and Perseverance for the Rightful and Legal Demands of the Iranian Nation,” which in fact turned into the year of …

Following the differences between the security and military agencies in Iran, and also the departure of the personnel of these organization since the beginning of protests in 2009 to the disputed presidential elections, Majlis deputies passed a …

Amid tight security, Iranians celebrated the most political fire-jumping festivities known as Chahar-Shanbe Souri, this Tuesday. This traditional Persian festival has been banned by officials of the Islamic republic and has been called “superstitious …

Following the Green Movement’s call to the public to participate in the upcoming traditional fire-jumping festivities (known as Chahar-Shanbe Souri which are part of the New Year ritual), police officials, the judiciary and the security forces have …

Tehran witnessed another day of heightened security on International Women’s Day. Armed security forces along with plain-clothes and Basij militia took position on main streets to prevent public gatherings. According to Rooz reporters in …

The chairmanship of Hashemi Rafsanjani in the Assembly of Experts, the body responsible for appointing the leader of the Islamic republic, finally came to its end on the day when by its end it was still not clear how many votes did the new chairman …

Following the creation of a special parliamentary committed to investigate the events of February 14, 2011 on the orders of the speaker of Iran’s parliament, the Majlis, a report that had been prepared in collaboration with the remarks of the …

As government supporters mount their criticism of veteran politician Hashemi Rafsanjani, particularly since the street protests of earlier this month when calls have been made for his dismissal as the head of the Experts Assembly on Leadership, an …

After a turbulent 20 months, Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi have finally been incarcerated. But their incarceration is of a type worse than a regular prison. They have been locked up the way other senior clerics such as ayatollah …

“The private and public persona of regime officials are in complete contrast. Happy and smiling faces turn into dry and serious ones as one moves from inside quarters of power in the Islamic republic to the outside world, perhaps to maintain the …