The Green Movement without Workers
Ebrahim, a young man from Kermanshah who has traveled to a south-western port city in Iran in search of work, confirms the same sentiment: “At least, Ahmadinejad cares about workers. Although I have...
View ArticleMcCain: We need to stand up for the Iranian people
Address by Senator John McCain to the National Endowment for Democracy on the anniversary of the Contested 2009 Presidential Election in IranJune 10, 2010“Thank you,
View ArticleThe Beginning of the End of the Islamic Republic
There are many signs that reflect a definite end to the Islamic Republic. However, we can neither predict its time nor should we wait for this regime to fall apart by itself tomorrow. The...
View ArticleAnniversary of Iran's Disputed Presidential Election
When the Iranian people determined last year that their government had denied them their right to free and fair elections, thousands of Iranian citizens poured
View ArticleThe Women’s Ward in Evin Prison
Evin Prison, Iran’s most notorious prison, is the locus and center of the exercise of discrimination against women prisoners. Interrogators and judges are aware of these circumstances to the point...
View ArticleThe Green Movement and Iranian Ethnicities
Many political and civil activists representing Iranian minorities believe that the Green Movement is the product of previous movements such as ethnic movements. Mohammad Ali Tofighi, a former member...
View ArticleZealous Militants in Citizens’ Bedrooms
Initially, the chief objective of these proposals appears to be to consult the youth and guide them in choosing the right spouse in order to decrease the likelihood of divorce. These proposals,...
View ArticleKarrubi, a Politician Who Walks on a Tight Rope
The Iranian authoritarian factions’ media policy is to keep the Green Movement’s leaders silent and to strip them of the public’s trust. The main strategy
View ArticleWho Do Sanctions Truly Target?
A Report from Inside Iran: On July 1, 2010, a few days before the anniversary of America’s independence, Obama approved a new set of sanctions against
View ArticleImprisoned Economists
In late December 2009, after the violent suppression of protests held on Ashura (December 27), a new wave of arrests took place that targeted individuals
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