As protests continue across Iran for the seventh day, one woman is being hailed as a “hero” after a video of her removing her hijab in an apparent protest was posted on a social media site. The footage shows the woman standing on a box, waving the hijab at the end of a stick like […]
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Iranian Official Blames ‘Foreign Agents’ for Protester Deaths
An Iranian official is blaming “foreign agents” for the shooting deaths of two protesters during widespread anti-government demonstrations Saturday. “No shots were fired by the police and security forces,” Habibollah Khojastehpour, a deputy governor of the province where the protesters were killed. “We have found evidence of enemies of the revolution, Takfiri groups and foreign […]
How the Iranian Regime is Responding to Protests
Finally, Iran has acknowledged the series of protests sweeping through the country in the past few days
Protests Across Iran Call For ‘Fall of Dictatorship’
Iran has an unemployment rate of 12.4 percent, a stagnant economy and rampant inflation
Anti-government Iranian protests spread to capital
Iranian police mobilized to quell a third straight day of nationwide anti-government demonstrations
Why Iran Banned Zumba, Wrestling and Billiards This Year
Earlier this month Iran’s government banned Zumba, the popular exercise dance class
The Real Reasons For This Qatari Kerfuffle
The allegation Qatar supports terror is rich coming from the Saudis who for decades have been promoting and subsidizing Wahhabism, the sharp end of fundamentalism which is intellectual architecture for ISIS.
Women Launch Iranian Wednesday Without Compulsion Campaign
Women in Iran launched a campaign called White Wednesday or Wednesday without compulsion
Iranian Reformists Fear Crackdown Fallout From Recent Attacks
Iranian reformists and opposition groups are worried hardliners may launch crackdown on social media
Election Over, Iran’s Attention Turns to Supreme Leader’s Successor
Talk in Iran has turned to the future of a large political figure: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei