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14th May 2013

Video: Censorship and Power in Iran – Panel discussion featuring Jon Stewart, Maziar Bahari and Joel Simon

This is a must-watch video with a lively discussion and Q&A debate. In particular, there is a part of the discussion where the greying line between journalism and activism is explored. I think this is a crucial part of the video. Journalism today is a form of activism, and activism includes journalism. This is a [...]

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27th April 2013

What happened to Iran’s Green Movement?

When every single avenue of organization and communication is either controlled, completely blocked, or under attack by the state apparatus, one place where a form of organization can occur away from the eye of the state is within the realm of the inner, in individuals who witness the same things, the same injustices. Within individuals [...]

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16th April 2013

How an explosive Wikileaks revelation about Supreme Leader’s top aide seeking U.S. government money for presidential run might help Ahmadinejad and his right-hand man, Mashaei

Laura Rozen reports in Al-Monitor’s Back Channel on the explosive Wikileaks US cable that implicates Ayatollah Khamenei’s top aide and former Iran Foreign Minister, Ali Akbar Velayati, in a purported outreach to the U.S. government, seeking funds for a prospective run in Iran’s presidential election. From Laura Rozen’s report: In 2007, an Iranian doctor who [...]

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18th March 2013

Live Report – Former Iran Minister of Interior “We have plans should Mashaei run for elections.”

President Barack Obama’s 2013 Nowruz Speech to Iranians: “As a new spring begins I remain hopeful that our two countries can move beyond tension, and I will continue to work towards a new day between our nations that bears the fruit of friendship and peace.”

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Video: Iran and U.S. Wrestling Diplomacy – Iranian Fans Go Crazy for U.S. Team

The Iranian and U.S. wrestling teams have provided both countries with a rare opportunity......

Protests Erupt over Currency Crisis

James Miller, manning the INN desk today while Dave Siavashi is on the road:  ...

Kickstarter Project Worth Helping: Boarders without Borders

3 American pro Snowboarders journey to Iran to befriend the youth, discover their culture, and ride the uncharted Alborz mountains......

Feature: Hugs from Iran (Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times Chronicles his Road Trip through Iran)

"To me, Iran feels like other authoritarian countries I covered before they toppled."...

Note on Ayatollah Khamenei’s so-called “Nuclear Fatwa”

... an unhealthy complacency should not set in on how we view Ayatollah Khamenei’s so-called “nuclear fatwa”. ...

Iran, Israel and the United States: Our destinies need not be bound by political hatreds, fears, and squabblings

If you happen to have grown up in the west, you are certainly familiar with the horror that was the [...]...