The women of Iran are forbidden to stand in the upcoming presidential election on June 14, and are being strangled by ever-increasing restrictions. What has happened to the courageous Iranian women’s movement of dissent that gave inspiration to the protests of the Arab Spring uprisings? A member of the Guardian Council, who vets election […]
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Longtime Iranian political activist, Dr. Ahmad Sadr Haj Seyed Javadi Died
Veteran Iranian political activist Dr. Ahmad Sadr Haj Seyed Javadi (24 June 1917 – 31 March 2013), who co-founded the Freedom Movement, a nationalist-religious organization, has died at the age of 96 in Tehran on Sunday 11 Farvardin 1392 (31 March 2013)He was born into a clerical family in Qazvin on 24 June 1917. […]
Spontaneous Movement of Gonabadi Dervishes: If Imprisoned Dervishes May not Be Released, Other Dervishes Would Go to Jail
Gonabadi Dervishes call attention to imprisoned Dervishes and in order to show solidarity with them, have stated that if their demands are not considered, then they would be willing to go to prison to support jailed Dervish lawyers.
Iran’s Green Movement condemns anti-Islam movie, violence
Iran’s opposition Green Movement has called on the United Nations to undertake all necessary measures towards preserving the respect for the sacred values following widespread anger in the Muslim world over a movie which depicts Prophet Mohammad as a fool, a womaniser and a homosexual.
Letter from Iranian media and social network activists to the Leaders of Non-Aligned Movement
Letter from Iranian media and social network activists to the Leaders of Non-Aligned Movement :
Special Appeal to the Heads of State and Governments of the Non-aligned Movement
The 16th Summit of the Non-aligned Movement (NAM) will be held in Tehran, Iran, from 26-30 August 2012. The ruling authoritarian apparatus expects to use the conference to boost its tarnished international image, and buttress its precarious political position at home.
Mousavi adviser calls on non-aligned movement to highlight plight of political prisoners in Iran
The release of Green Movement leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi is the only way out of the country’s current crisis, said the spokesperson for the Coordination Council of the Green Path of Hope.
Ayatollah Dastghieb criticizes continued arrest of Green Movement members
Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Mohammad Dastghieb, one of the Shitte sources of emulation has once again harshly criticized the continued house arrest of Green Movement leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi.
Iran’s Green Movement & Academics Condemns Anti-Semitic Rant By Iran’s Vice-President
Iran’s Green Movement and Academics Condemns Anti-Semitic rant by Iran’s Vice-President.
Ardeshir Amir Arjomand: The green movement welcomes a detente consistent with Iran’s national interests
According to Ardeshir Amir Arjomand, senior adviser to Mir Hossein Mousavi and the spokesperson for the Coordination Council for the Green Path of Hope, if the authorities of the ruling government of Iran would be courageous, in lieu of than putting their trust in foreign states and entering into negotiations with them, […]