This is a live-blog report on events in Iran on December 16, 2010, during the Shia mourning day of Ashura. As reports come in, they will be placed at the top of this page. To read this in chronological order it must be read from the bottom up. [8:30AM Tehran Time - December 17, 2010] [...]
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Video: “Take a Good Look.” Sparse Crowd at Ahmadinejad Speech in Orumieh
Ahmadinejad gave a speech in Orumieh today, in which he lashed out at President Obama, after the latter revealed new policies with regards to the use of nuclear weapons by the United States. Bahrain’s Gulf Daily News quotes Ahmadinejad: “Be careful. If you set step in George W. Bush’s path, the nations’ response would be [...]
Iran: View from Tehran “Changes within the System are Impossible”
(Enduring America) | March 22, 2010 Scott Lucas A reliable EA source passes on these insights from a well-placed contact: Today an Iranian friend called. According to him, the Government did effectively scare the people by killing and arresting them and relentlessly summoning political activists or journalists to court. It also is promoting itself through intense propaganda. Oppositional administrative structures [...]
Rafsanjani’s Long-term Strategy: Empowering Himself Through Helping the Greens
(The Newest Deal) | March 12, 2010 Masoud Shafaee As the Persian Nowruz New Year fast approaches and Iran’s post-election crisis enters its ninth month, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani remains as mercurial a figure as ever in Iranian politics. True to his nickname of Kooseh, or “The Shark,” Rafsanjani has been paying lip-service to Supreme Leader [...]
The Destination was to Begin the Journey
(The Pedestrian Blog) | March 10, 2010 The Pedestrian is an excellent blog providing insightful pieces on Iranian culture, politics and life. Highly recommended by Iran News Now. Emad Bahavar [1979] is a political activist, writer and the head of “Supporters of Khatami and Mousavi” in the 2009 presidential campaign. He was arrested shortly after [...]
Iran’s Mousavi calls for new opposition demo
(AFP hosted by Yahoo) | February 27, 2010 Jay Deshmukh Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi Saturday called for the staging of a fresh anti-government rally in Tehran to prove depth of support for his so-called Green Movement among disenchanted Iranians. Opposition attempts to hold anti-government protests on February 11, when the nation marked the 31st [...]
The Prerequisites of Escalation
(The Newest Deal) | February 26 In his 17th statement, Mir-Hossein Mousavi made five specific points that he deemed necessary to start the political (and national) reconciliation process. The proposal lead to a noticeable uptick in talk about the need for national “unity”in the weeks leading up to 22 Bahman, and also garnered much attention [...]
Tiny crowd for Ahmadinejad in Birjand helps put things in perspective.
Considering that Ahmadinejad is the so-called president of the 70 million strong Iranian nation, and considering that according to the governing regime in Iran he (sic) “won” the majority of the votes in the election held in June of 2009, you’d think he could muster more than what we see in the video below. As [...]
Khamenei and Khomeini in the trash: And that’s what their ‘supporters’ think of them…
(Homy Lafayette’s Iran News Blog) | February 13, 2010 Although this was posted on Homy Lafayette’s blog over a week ago it is an interesting story and still relevant. Leader and founder… A video filmed on the anniversary of the revolution, February 11, shows numerous official signs and posters bearing photos of Leader Ayatollah Ali [...]
Mehdi Karroubi’s statement regarding events of 22nd of Bahman (February 11th)
(Zahra Rahnavard’s Facebook Page) | February 22, 2010 In the name of God, the companionate and the merciful Great and noble people of Iran I deeply appreciate your huge turnout in the 22nd Bahman [February 11, anniversary of the revolution] rally despite all the security pressures and the closed political atmosphere. The ceremonies this year [...]
The Need for Consistent Politics in the Wake of 22 Bahman
(Street Journalist) | February 21, 2010 by Bahare Farda February 11, or 22 Bahman, marks the 31st anniversary of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. On this day, massive street fights between government troops loyal to the Pahlavi dynasty and Iranians opposing its repressive rule culminated in a final collapse of the last monarchy of Iran. With [...]
Iran police chief extols organization of February 11 events
(RadioZamaneh) | February 20, 2010 Head of Iran’s national police forces announced that the February 11 ceremonies were conducted under the supervision of a “single command unit” which resulted in the “exuberant fifty-million people demonstration.” Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam expressed satisfaction with the “coordinated efforts” of the unit. On February 11, the anniversary of Iran’s 1979 [...]
Greens Shift Strategy in Wake of February 11
(insideIRAN.org) | February 17, 2010 Shayan Ghajar The low turnout and disorganization of Green Movement protestors on February 11, Iran’s 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, highlighted the weaknesses of the opposition’s approach in the face of intensifying pressures from the government. However, while the Green Movement may have suffered its first significant blow from [...]
Opposition leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi urge supporters to stay tuned
(Los Angeles Times) | February 19, 2010 Opposition leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi said they will soon address the Iranian people about the country’s ongoing domestic political crisis in the wake of last week’s failed attempt by protesters to hijack an annual pro-government rally, according to Karroubi’s website, Saham News. According to the report, [...]
Iranian hardline cleric claims protesters “dared not show up”
(RadioZamaneh) | February 19, 2010 Hardline cleric, Ahmad Khatami who has repeatedly derided the post-election protests and the opposition leaders from Tehran’s Friday Mass Prayers podium, was hard at his efforts today claiming protesters, which he has dubbed as “rioters”, did not dare appear in February 11 demonstrations. Despite Ahmad Khatami’s claims, reports indicate that [...]
More Videos from 22 Bahman Protests
Videos from the protests of 22 Bahman (February 11, 2009), on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution are still trickling in. We will update this post with new videos from this day as we find them. [Posted February 14, 2009 2:05AM Tehran Time] “Marg Bar Dictator!” and “Zendanieh Siasi Azad Bayad [...]
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