Source: The Green Voice of Freedom
March 3, 2010
Once more Ahmadinejad’s insecurities about the colour green manifest in the Iranian flag, A national symbol for all Iranians is once more exploited for political reasons. This very recent picture was taken from a meeting between the Ahmadinejad’s cabinet and Iran’s ambassadors.
Again the green stripe in the Iranian [...]
Fatemeh and Mahdi Karroubi
Today, Mrs. Fatemeh Karroubi who is the head of the Islamic Women’s Organization which is the permit holder and publisher of Irandokht weekly ladies magazine announced that she plans to file a lawsuit against the Iranian Press Supervisory Board for shutting down Irandokht magazine.
Mrs. Karroubi, who herself is was a Member of [...]
Galloway Begged the Police to Detain Us
Source: Azarmehr Blog
March 2, 2010
I found about a Stop the War meeting in the House of Commons where Galloway was speaking through my friend. Peyvand Khorsandi [Shappis Khorsandi's brother]. We decided to go along and meet this stooge of dictators face to face. While queuing to go through the [...]
March 1, 2010
Editorial
Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has banned Etemad (Trust) the daily newspaper. In an interview with the reporter from the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) Behrooz Behzadi, Etemad’s editor-in-chief said that the summons delivered to the publication from the Press Supervisory Board, claimed that the newspaper violated article 6 of the [...]
* * The Revolutionary Guard-run Fars News Agency reported: “Hojjat ol’Islam Haydar Mosslehi, Minister of Intelligence and Security announced his ministry’s readiness in assisting Palestinian groups in their plan to launch a virtual Intifada. During a gathering of the National Unity for the Future of Palestine held at the Iranian Radio and TV network’s [...]
Planet Iran Editor’s note: Chahar-Shanbeh Souri (direct translation is Wednesday Festivity) the feast of fire. This celebration heralds the approaching of Norooz, the Iranian new year, a pre-Islamic celebration of Spring and the vernal equinox on March 21st. Chahar-Shanbeh Souri is celebrated on the last Wednesday eve (Tuesday night) before Norooz. People build small [...]
Source: Kaleme and Khordaad88
February 27, 2010
Three weeks has passed since the 22nd of Bahman rally and there have been lots of discussions and comments regarding this rally, what is opinion your about this event?
It is not the first time that the ceremonies of 22nd of Bahman have been held in our country. These ceremonies [...]
* * Ali Saeedi, Khamenei’s representative to the Revolutionary Guards publicly attacked Hassan Khomeini, grandson of the late Ayatollah Khomeini, for taking a stance against the regime and the Supreme Leader and for siding with the leaders of the Green movement. Saeedi also harshly criticized Hassan Khomeini’s apparent absence from Ahmadinejad’ inauguration after the disputed [...]
February 26th, 2010
The two day conference on Iranian Studies that was scheduled for Friday and Saturday, February 26th and 27th at Cambridge University has been canceled.
Cambridge University’s Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies had planned this two day conference that was to receive financial assistance fro the Cultural division of the Iranian government, in [...]
Source: Reporters and Human Rights Activists in Iran
February 25, 2010
Freezing temperatures killed a Kurdish small merchant while another man lost his leg in a landmine explosion
RAHANA – According to a RAHANA reporter, Mahmoud Mohieddin was taken to a hospital in Orumiyeh on February 24, after he lost a leg in a landmine explosion in the [...]
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