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Exclusive, Featured, General, Opinion April 7, 2010

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 [...]

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Featured, General March 20, 2010

President Barack Obama’s Nowruz Message to Iran

President Barack Obama’s Nowruz Message to Iran, with Persian subtitles:

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Exclusive, Featured, General December 28, 2009

Farsi Translation of President Barack Obama’s Address to the Iranian People – پیغام رئس جمهور امریکا به مردم ایران ِ28/12/2009

پیغام رئس جمهور امریکا به مردم ایران ِ28/12/2009 امریکا به همراه جامعه بین المللی شدیداسرکوب غیر عادلانه و وحشیانه مردم بی گناه ایران را محکوم میکند. این سرکوب ها باعث زندانی و مجروح شدن و حتی کشتن مردم شده است. در ماهای اخیر مردم ایران فقط در جستجوی حقوق انسانی خود بوده اند و هر [...]

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Exclusive, Featured, General December 28, 2009

President Barack Obama clearly Expresses Solidarity with Iranian Protesters

BREAKING NEWS: In a speech today, President Barack Obama, expressed solidarity with the protesters in Iran. Watch the video: Here is the full transcript. The United States joins with the international community in strongly condemning the violent and unjust suppression of innocent Iranian citizens, which has apparently resulted in detentions, injuries and even death. For [...]

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Featured, General July 26, 2009

Mehdi Saharkhiz’s protest speeches in front of U.N.

Mahdi Saharkhiz (on Twitter.com: http://www.twitter.com/onlymedhi) is the son of Issa Saharkhiz, who has been held under arrest by the Islamic Republic of Iran since around the time of the rigged presidential election in Iran on June 12. For weeks, Mahdi has been informing the world about his father’s arrest. Three days ago, at the start [...]

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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.”