Tag Archives: Reza Sayah
Featured, General, Human Rights, Must Read, Politics, World February 27, 2011

Live-blog: Iran – GREEN OPPOSITION LEADERS ARRESTED!

6:15AM GMT – March 1 A Look Back… In order to give those who might be new to what is happening in Iran some context that helps to put things in perspective, we thought it timely to post this historic video that shows Mir Hossein Mousavi, standing on top of a car and addressing a [...]

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Exclusive, Featured, General, Human Rights, Live Blogging, Must Read, Politics, World February 20, 2011

Live-blog: Iran – 1 Esfand – February 20, 2011

This is a live-blog report of events in Iran on February 20, 2011 (1 Esfand). The majority of the reports in this blog are sourced via social media. With regards to the videos and images in this live-blog, we are not affiliated with the people or groups that produced them. In order to follow this [...]

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Featured, From the Web, General, Politics, World February 13, 2011

Video: CNN’s Reza Sayah: “The drama has peaked in Egypt, but it could be just beginning in Iran.”

CNN’s Reza Sayah talks about the prospect of renewed protests in Iran.

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Exclusive, Featured, Live Blogging, Must Read, Politics, World December 6, 2010

Live-blog: Student Day in Iran – December 7, 2010 (16 Azar)

This is a live-blog report on events on December 7, 2010, Student Day in Iran. Any videos and information contained in this report are obtained through various online sources. Iran News Now is not affiliated with any of the groups or individuals who produced any of the videos. We are simply an outlet and conduit [...]

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Featured, From the Web, General, Human Rights, Politics June 20, 2010

CNN: A year after Neda’s death, Iran movement continues

CNN | June 20, 2010 By Reza Sayah (CNN) — A year ago Sunday, Neda Agha-Soltan died of a single gunshot wound to the chest. Her last moments — captured on a cell phone camera and shown around the world– catapulted her into the symbol of the postelection reform movement in Iran. Today, the Iranian [...]

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Featured, General, Must Read May 10, 2010

Video: Rick Sanchez and Reza Sayah Report on Student Protests at Shahid Beheshti University

Good one two punch by Rick Sanchez and Reza Sayah (although I disagree with the notion that the protests ever fizzled out): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob_NxU8ojQQ&playnext_from=TL&videos=pdO3hXKNU5Q

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Exclusive, Featured, General, Live Blogging May 1, 2010

Live-blog: May Day in Iran – May 1, 2010

This is a live-blog report on events occurring in Iran on May 1, 2010, dubbed “May Day” in anticipation of planned protests by students and labour workers. 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. [...]

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Arts and Culture, Featured, From the Web, General March 17, 2010

CNN: Iranians celebrate holiday under police crackdown

(CNN) | March 17, 2010 Reza Sayah Tehran, Iran (CNN) — Iranians marked a holiday that leads up to the Persian new year under the watchful eyes of police Tuesday night after the Islamic republic’s supreme leader tried to discourage the celebrations. Thousands of people turned out, some in groups as large as 400 people, [...]

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Exclusive, Featured, General, Live Blogging July 30, 2009

Live-blogging July 30th, 2009 Iran Protests (40th day after Neda killed)

[10:30 AM Tehran Time] Quote “The feeling today”: One plus One, adds to two, The percentage of the vote that went to You. Two plus Two, three and four, The max number of months till you’re out the Door. Three plus three, adds to six, The system that you have just can’t be Fixed. Four [...]

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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.”