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Russia: Two Sides of the Coin
After Russia voted for the United Nations (UN) sanctions against Iran, some analysts have heralded the start of a new chapter in Iran-Russia relations, despite the two countries’ strong economic and political ties. Many call the move “Russia’s dangerous alignment with the U.S.,” arguing that Russian support for sanctions will ...
Asadi: Our Historic Challenge is Our Lack of Dialogue
“Letters to my Torturer” is the title of a new memoir published in English by Houshang Asadi—author, journalist and a former political prisoner. The common experiences of Pahlavi prisons and the prisons of the current political system of Iran, and the presentation of the true story of the dark days ...
The Green Movement’s Fringe Benefits: An Interview with Dr. Ali Reza Nourizadeh
Gozaar sat down to interview Iranian analyst Dr. Ali Reza Nourizadeh about the Green Movement. Dr. Nourizadeh is a senior researcher and director at the Centre for Arab and Iranian Studies. He is also a correspondent for Deutsche Welle (German Radio), a political commentator for the radio channel Voice of ...
Iranian Federalism
For many years the possibility of fragmentation in Iran has instilled fear in all those interested in the future of the country. This fear is particularly strong whenever the country’s internal state of affairs becomes fraught with disarray and disorder, and as a result, the border inhabitants face further discrimination ...
Sazegara: Now Is the Time for Civil Disobedience and Widespread Strikes
One year after the electoral coup in Iran, domestic and international observers have clearly recognized Musavi, Karrubi, Khatami, and Mrs. Zahra Rahnavard as the leaders of the Green Movement. Nevertheless, these individuals have frequently stressed that they do not view themselves as the Movement’s leaders, and many incidents have occurred ...
Green Art
One year has passed since the coup d’état that took place during the 10th presidential election. Within this year, people inside and outside of Iran have tried to make their voices heard through all available means, opportunities, and tools—but what role did artists play as cultural elites? ...
For the Sake of Surviving and Not Dying
“The numbers of Iranian asylum seekers is a reflection of the devastation of this generation. They suffer a collective homelessness and displacement. This is a generation—a crowd—that has fought and risked their lives to achieve their primary and minimal human rights and now has had to leave the country ...
Boroumand: It Is in our Interest to Know the Truth
The 1980s marked the Islamic Republic’s darkest period. In this decade, some 12,000 people were executed, and of this number, over 4,000 were executed in the summer of 1988 alone. Geoffrey Robertson, a renowned international judge and expert on crimes against humanity, recently published an article in The Guardian, citing ...
Abbas Milani: Future of the Green Movement is Bright
"I believe that losing hope over suppression is to ignore history. You need to simply look at the one hundred year history of the Iranian people’s struggle for democracy to see that the size of the Green Movement coalition and its influence is greater and more powerful than the ...
The Iranian Regime Will Pay for Media Censorship
Masoud Behnoud is an Iranian writer, journalist and film maker. He started his career as a journalist in 1964. He has written several books on the politics and contemporary history of Iran. As a journalist, he has written for a variety of newspapers, including Ayandegan and Tehran-e Mosavar. He has ...
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