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Iran Feature: Former Detainee Sarah Shourd “The Plight of Iranians and 3 Decades of US Foreign Policy”
The incredible thing for me was that so many Iranians worldwide took the time to care about us despite the thousands of other political prisoners they have to worry about. “I’m an Iranian boy ashamed for what our government did to three American hikers,” another message on Facebook says. “I want you to know Iranian people are with you and against their own government. Iran’s regime is not chosen by Iranian people. They kill and torture us and we are all in a very big prison named Iran.”
Iran Feature: The Supreme Leader Is Worried — Three Developments You Probably Don’t Know
Our partner, EAWorldView, has published a ground-breaking piece on Iran’s Supreme Leader. This is a must-read.
Journalist Mona Eltahawy’s harrowing ordeal – beating, sexual assault and arrest in Egypt – in her own words and tweets
“The past 12 hrs were painful and surreal but I know I got off much much easier than so many other Egyptians.”
Must Watch – The Stream – “Parazit: Voice of America or voice of the people?” – Two tweets from Iran News Now featured
This is a must watch show. Watch it and let us know what you think. The show raised many interesting questions. Stay tuned for an Iran News Now special, an in-depth look at the show and evaluation of the discussion, with viewpoints from Dave Siavashi.
Propaganda 101: Nanodiamonds, Nukes, “Western Officials”, & The Washington Post
Scott Lucas writes for EA Worldview video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player A discussion, including David Albright and Karim Sadjadpour, on a Sunday talk show about the IAEA report and Iran’s nuclear programme See also Iran Feature: Did Unnamed Officials Use the Media to Turn Nanodiamonds into Nuclear Bombs? A classic case study in how information/propaganda [...]
Aljazeera Special Programme: Letters from Iran
Watch this Aljazeera documentary programme examining the aftermath of Iran’s 2009 Green Movement Uprising.
The IAEA’s Nuclear Report — Not All Sources Are Equal (Part 2)
Scott Lucas writes for EA Worldview. The Iranian State agency IRNA may seem an unusual place to continue an analysis of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s report on the Iranian nuclear programme. After all, IRNA is known more as a megaphone for the regime or a faction within it than as a site critiquing latest news. [...]
Iran Special Analysis (Part 1): The Nuclear Report – “May” Is Not “Definitely”
Let’s start with the “smoking gun” statement from the IAEA that does not exactly smoke
Iran Snap Analysis: The IAEA Nuclear Report — Serious, But Not That Serious….
Our take-away line at this point: “The report is more serious for Iran than previous IAEA findings but not as serious as Western officials were spinning it.”
Ahmadinejad Announces Possible Release of U.S. Hikers within a “Couple Days”
Ahmadinejad says release of U.S. hikers would be a “humanitarian gesture”.
Video Special: Documentary, “Nation of Exiles”
Dabashi: “…our civil liberties will not come the day after the revolution, but they are secured before that day–to the point where it makes that revolution irrelevant.”
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