Fresh Protests in Iran's Capital

Tue Dec 8, 2009 4:41 PM EST

Don't count the protesters out just yet. Students in Tehran University were viciously attacked today by security forces and Basijis today as they tried to demonstrations. There are two conflicting reasons for the tensions and clashes.

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Report from 16 Azar Protests in Iran (Dec 7)

Mon Dec 7, 2009 8:19 PM EST

December 7, 2009 yet again brought fresh waves of opposition protests across Iran. While slightly smaller than those of November 4, the protests showed, yet again, that the government in Iran is facing a serious challenge by the opposition.

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The Green Brief #75 (Dec 05 - 14 Azar)

Sun Dec 6, 2009 7:11 AM EST

By Josh Shahryar Protests / Unrest

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Green Brief #74 (Azar 13 - December 4)

Sat Dec 5, 2009 9:30 AM EST

(The Green Briefs are an aggregate of Iranian news from various social networking sites and Iranian news agencies. Only the most reliable of sources have been used to compile them) Protests / Unrest On 16 Azar / December 7

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Afghanistan: The Obama Not-So-Grand Plan

Thu Dec 3, 2009 8:01 AM EST

Finally Barack Obama made up his mind about sending more troops to Afghanistan? If so, it's a vague resolution: the only specifics were that there would be 30,000+ more troops sent to fight the Taliban and troop withdrawal would start in 2011.

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Response to Mazyar Bahari's Allegations Against the Greens

Tue Dec 1, 2009 10:33 PM EST

(Mazyar Bahari is a correspondent for Newsweek who was imprisoned in Iran on charges of espionage for almost four months. He was released this week by Iranian authorities.

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Covering Iran: An Rant in the Making

Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:14 AM EST

It's getting hazier and hazier by the day in Iran. While human rights abuse cases keep streaming out of the country much to the dismay of many people following the situation, most of the rest of the news is marred in confusion. Of course, the twitter experiment is a success.

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Uganda Takes Step Back Into the Dark Ages

Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:32 PM EST

The Times of London reported earlier that the bill has now gone to the parliament and actually has a fairly good chance of becoming law. Here are some of the highlights:

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Crisis in Iran and Lobbying the Media

Fri Nov 6, 2009 12:29 AM EST

So November 4 in Iran is over. Iranians all over the country came out in big and small numbers yet again to demand that their rights be granted and that the government stop its oppression. They chanted slogans, marched through the streets and showed that they still exist.

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Khamenei's Friday Sermon (September 11)

Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:26 AM EDT

Note: The translation is as accurate as possible given the fact that I was getting a radio transmission being fed to PalTalk. I have tried to simplify the English for purpose of translating faster. The original meaning, however, is fully there.

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The Green Brief #72 (September 9 - Shahrivar 18)

Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:42 AM EDT

(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credit where used.

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The Green Brief #71 (September 8 - Shahrivar 17)

Wed Sep 9, 2009 12:58 AM EDT

(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credit where used.

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The Green Brief #70 (September 7 - Shahrivar 16)

Tue Sep 8, 2009 12:37 AM EDT

(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credit where used.

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Iran’s Victims: The 72 People Killed in Post-Election Conflict

Seeded on Mon Sep 7, 2009 3:11 AM EDT (Enduring America +)

A list of 72 people that have died during the post-election violence has been released by Norooz which is one of the Islamic Iran Participation Front's media outlets.

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The Green Brief #69 (September 5 - Shahrivar 14)

Sun Sep 6, 2009 8:42 AM EDT

(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credit where used.

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The Green Brief #67-68 (Sept 3,4 - Shahrivar 12,13)

Sat Sep 5, 2009 8:01 AM EDT

(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credit where used.

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The Green Brief #64-66 (August 31-September 02)

Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:00 AM EDT

(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credit where used.

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Reply to Kaveh Afrasiabi's Defense of the Iranian Elections

Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:51 PM EDT

Afrasiabi's Article:

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The Green Brief #63 (August 30 - Shahrivar 8)

Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:51 AM EDT

(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credit where used.

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The Green Brief 61-62 (August 26-27)

Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:21 PM EDT

(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credit where used.

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The Green Brief #60 (August 20 - Mordad 29)

Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:12 AM EDT

(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credit where used.

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Sudan Woman Faces Lashing for Wearing Trousers

Seeded on Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:02 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

What exactly constitutes "indecent" is not clear. Last month Lubna was among a crowd listening to an Egyptian singer in a restaurant in a swish area of Khartoum when policemen surged in.

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The Green Brief #59 (August 19 - Mordad 28)

Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:55 AM EDT

(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credit where used.

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The Green Brief #58 (August 18 - Mordad 27)

Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:36 AM EDT

(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credit where used.

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