by Sadra | Dec 30, 2009 | Blog
UPDATED: 30 December Originally Published December 29, 2009 On December 27, 2009, Iranians took to the streets to mark Ashura – a holiday commemorating the death of the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad and his supporters in the battle of Karbala– as well as to express...
by Sadra | Dec 30, 2009 | Blog
Dec 30th 2009 From The Economist print edition The latest bout of increasingly fierce repression suggests that the Islamist regime has begun to fear for its future AFP WHAT more can Iran’s ruthless rulers do to squash their opponents? Since nationwide protests broke...
by Sadra | Dec 29, 2009 | Blog
Iran’s Green Wave galvanizes religious moderates. By Babak Dehghanpisheh | Newsweek Web Exclusive Dec 28, 2009 The dramatic narrative of Ashura—Imam Hussein’s epic 7th-century struggle against the army of the tyrant Yazid—reenacted in passion plays in Shia...
by Sadra | Dec 29, 2009 | Blog
By NAZILA FATHI Published: December 29, 2009 Iran continued to arrest opposition members on Tuesday in what seemed to be an effort to curb further protests after Sunday’s defiant demonstrations against the government, according to opposition Web sites. The authorities...
by Sadra | Dec 29, 2009 | Blog
29th December 2009 Human Rights Defender’s Precarious Health Makes Detention Life-threatening Fear of Torture and Death Penalties for other Detainees to Confirm Allegations of Foreign Instigation (29 December 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran...
