5:55 GMT A week ago a call for a silent protest in Tehran on June 12 (22 Khordad) from 6pm to 8pm, was made by the Coordination Council of the Green Path of hope, a group linked to opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi. There have been expressions of disappointment, and a sense [...]
Live-blog: Iran – After 25 Bahman – What comes next?
7:45AM GMT We had intended for our last update for the day to be the previous one, but felt that this interview of a protester, Sara, by Anderson Cooper is a must-see. She typifies the ordinary Iranians that have decided that they have to stand up for their rights. The interview is significant not only [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Car bombings in Tehran, one professor killed, two others injured
Semi-official Iranian government English-language news site, PressTV, reports that the cars of two professors were “exploded” by “unknown terrorists” in separate places in Tehran today. It is not clear if they were simultaneous bombings, but, according to the report, one professor, Dr. Majid Shariari, was killed while another professor, Fereydoun Abbasiin, and his wife were [...]
NYR: Iran’s Interrupted Lives
In late September, as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was in New York asserting his government’s respect for human rights, several young students in Iran were receiving lengthy prison sentences for their efforts to speak out in defense of those rights.
Enmity with God, latest charge of former Tehran University president
(Radio Zamaaneh) | March 6, 2010 Mohammad Maleki, former president of Tehran University, has been accused of “enmity with God” (Moharebeh) according to his lawyer, Mohammad Sharif. Reportedly, he is accused of “insulting Imam Khomeini and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei as well as propaganda against the regime.” Mohammad Maleki was released on bail Monday night [...]
Jailed Iranian Academic In ‘Critical Condition’
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty) | February 23, 2010 The first chancellor of Tehran University after the 1979 Islamic Revolution remains in jail despite what his wife says is his deteriorating health, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports. Mohammad Maleki, who is 76 and suffers from prostate cancer, was arrested in August during the crackdown that [...]
The truth about Iran’s campus attack
(Guardian, UK) | February 23, 2010 Saeed Kamali Dehghan Shocking film footage has emerged showing how riot police brutally suppressed protesting Tehran University students Last night the BBC Persian service broadcast for the first time a very disturbing video of the attack by the Basij militia and riot police on Tehran University’s campus just two [...]
Video of attack on University Dorms in Iran on June 15, 2009, Three Days After the Rigged Presidential Elections
About 9 months ago Iran fell into turmoil after the presidential elections were rigged in favor of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Millions of Iranians protested this in the streets, including many students from Iran’s universities. Numerous reports came in during those heady days of attacks on Iranian University dorms by the dreaded regime goons including plainclothed Basij [...]
Selected Headlines – January 21, 2010
Previously, when posting selected headlines, we published one selected headline per post. Iran News Now will be trying out a new format for our selected headlines over the next few days. Based on your feedback we may continue with this format moving forward. Basically, we will publish a daily list of selected headlines, along with [...]
Breaking News: Video – Students Protest in front of Tehran University: “Dean of the University, Resign! Resign!”
The following video was posted by Mehdi Saharkhiz on his Youtube channel today, showing students protesting in front of the gates of Tehran University, chanting: “Students will die but will not surrender to oppression” and: “Dean of the University, Resign! Resign!” Watch the video:
Green Report #23 – Fresh News from Iran – July 9
I’m NiteOwl AKA Josh Shahryar – twitter.com/iran_translator on twitter – and I’ve been immersed in tweets from Iran for the past several hours. I have tried to be extremely careful in choosing my tweet sources. What I have compiled below is what I can confirm through my reliable twitter sources. Remember, this is all from [...]
Green Report #14 – Fresh News from Iran – Summary of tweets on Iran from Tuesday, June 30
Maziar Bahari was forced to confess at a press conference that the protests were pre-planned and organized from abroad. Bahari is an adroit Iranian-Canadian Journalist and filmmaker, who has written for Newsweek and the New Statesman. Meanwhile,the torture of university students continues in the Ministry of Interior. Some Iranians traveling to Iran for the holidays have been taken in for questioning directly at the airport as they tried to leave the country. They were questioned because of updated information on their Facebook accounts.
Latest on situation in Iran – Aljazeera Video
This a good report on the latest happening in Iran. Mentions 70 professors from Tehran University have have been arrested. Contains footage of Basij attacking protesters. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO.









