This February 11 is a special year for the 31-year history of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Unlike every year when the rulers of Iran did everything in their power to pour the public into the streets of Iran’s towns to show the world that they were …

Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi invited people to participate in the February 11 - the anniversary of the 1979 collapse of the monarchy in Iran - “while preserving [their] identity.” Mehdi Karoubi meanwhile has denied any compromise with the …

With three days remaining to the February 11th anniversary of the Islamic revolution (in Iran known as the 22nd of the month of Bahman), the main topic of conversations in Tehran’s streets, taxis and parks are the creation of insecurity for activists …

On the fourth trial session of individuals arrested on Ashoura Day, a 20-year-old student was charged with Moharebeh [armed struggle against state] and two other defendants were accused of spying for foreigners. In addition, one week after the deputy …

As the anniversary of the 1979 revolution that brought on the Islamic republic approaches on February 11 (ie 22 of the Persian month of Bahman), presidential contender Mir-Hossein Mousavi blasted Iran’s judiciary’s actions and the government’s …

The judiciary released a report yesterday detailing the cases of Arash Rahmanipour and Mohammad Reza Alizamani. The report does not mention the specific date of their arrest and has no reference to “participation in protests” under the listed …

Eight months after the June 12, 2009 electoral coup in Iran, the security atmosphere continues to govern Iran. And while the arrest of political, student and media activists continue, a new round of pressures has been launched on individuals who are …

A report by the Fars news agency, affiliated with the military-security apparatus, that Mehdi Karoubi has recognized the legitimacy of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government became a controversial news bomb in Iran yesterday. The report, despite the …

Some groups and political personalities in Iran interpreted Mir-Hossein Mousavi’s latest statement number 17 to be his formal recognition of Ahmadinejad’s administration following the June fraudulent elections. Some even went as far as to suggest …

The events following the June 12 election have brought about unemployment, threats, prison sentences and harsh prison terms, lashes, exile and suspension from political and social rights for many journalists. But what is happening on the other side …

Mr. Khamenei, oh Absolute Ruler! Whatever we wrote until today has had no impact. You do not hear the cries of the people; you do not wish to hear them. Or perhaps you are incapable of hearing them. I don’t know which one is true. But in any case our …

A confidential report prepared by the educational division of the state radio and television broadcasting acknowledges the deteriorating public trust in state-run media and calls on state broadcasting officials to resume live debates that increased …

Well before the presidential elections for the tenth president in Iran, on June 12, 2009, the issue of participating or not in the elections was a hot question among the Kurds leading to debates and discussion among their political and social …

Just a day after the statement of the leader of the Islamic republic of Iran which according to observers did not display any signs of softening and one week after the 17th statement of Mir-Hossein Mousavi whose flexible points were not followed up …

More than seven months into the disputed June 12 presidential elections in Iran, the trend of arresting and intimidating the country’s journalists continues unabated. Tens of journalists, members of editorial boards, and the head of Iran’s …

After Iran’s minister of interior declared last week the end of the period of “patience” with the country’s protestors, the ministry of intelligence published a list of 62 international organizations declaring that, “Any contact, agreements or …

Following warnings by the Islamic Passdaran Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) about the “increasing rift between grand ayatollahs and clergy with supreme leader,” and following recent attacks by government supporters on critical grand ayatollahs, …

The image of that pickup truck driving over one of the protestors on Ashura (the day Shiites honor the martyrdom of their third most important saint Hussein) in Iran does not fade away from my eyes. My heart fills with hate, but at its height I …

As a government-sponsored rally against the Iranian people’s green movement was under way, the government’s official news agency claimed that Mehdi Karubi and Mir-Hossein Mousavi had fled Tehran. In response to this claim, Hossein Karubi told Rooz: …

Following massive popular protests in Iran on the religious and usually peaceful day of Ashura, official security and military sources in the nation and other supporters of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have made statements condemning the popular protests for …

On the day the Shiite commemorate Ashura, Tehran was the scene of clashes between protesters and security agents and the police. The main difference between protests on Ashura and other anti-government protests since the election was that, in some …