Tag Archives: Alameh Tabatabai University
From the Web, General April 7, 2010

The Purge Continues …

(Pedestrian) | April 6, 2010 Three professors have been removed from their positions in the past 24 hours: Morteza Mardiha, a professor of philosophy at Alameh Tabatabie University. And Alireza Beheshti and Ghorban Behzadian-Nejad have also been suspended from their teaching positions at Tarbiat Modarres University. At the helm of Tarbiat Modarres right now is [...]

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General February 22, 2010

Pressure Mounts to Dissolve Student Association (Office to Strengthen Unity) Daftar Tahkim Vahdat

(Rooz Online) | February 18, 2010 Arash Bahmani Note from INN (not in the original article in Rooz Online): The Student Association, the Office to Strengthen Unity is one of Iran’s largest and strongest student organizations, and has played a significant role in organizing student protests since the rigged presidential elections in June of 2009. [...]

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Featured January 13, 2012

Feature: Instagrams from Iran (picture compilation)

A few pictures from Iran, taken by ordinary people and posted to Instagram

Featured December 28, 2011

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.”

Featured December 14, 2011

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.

Exclusive December 10, 2011

Live-blog: Russia, what’s next?

Exclusive November 28, 2011

Live-blog: Egypt Elections, Day 1

A historic day: The first post-Mubarak elections in Egypt

Featured November 24, 2011

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.”