Monthly Archives: December 2009

Growing Desperation

Posted on December 30, 2009 by iPouya

The Economist: “Signs of the regime’s fading legitimacy are numerous. In December, for instance, the head of Iran’s central bank issued a stern warning that from January 8th it would no longer accept bank notes defaced by extra words. In … Continue reading →

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Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri has passed

Posted on December 20, 2009 by iPouya

Read his obituary here.  From al-Jazeera: “Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, Iran’s most senior dissident cleric, has died, official media has reported. Montazeri, 87, was an architect of the 1979 Islamic revolution who fell out with the present leadership. He had … Continue reading →

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Ashura and the Iranian Opposition

Posted on December 19, 2009 by iPouya

The Christian Science Monitor: Pro-government demonstrators in Iran launched a 10-day religious mourning period on Friday with nationwide rallies and calls for the execution of opposition leader and former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi. Pressure has been building from Iranian … Continue reading →

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Pro-Iranian hackers hit Twitter and opposition websites

Posted on December 19, 2009 by iPouya

BBC News: “A group calling itself the Iranian Cyber Army has hacked Twitter and an Iranian opposition website, replacing it with an anti-American message. Traffic to the social networking website was redirected for nearly two hours on Thursday night. The … Continue reading →

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Taliban warns US over Afghan war

Posted on December 19, 2009 by iPouya

See the al-Jazeera (English) video here.

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Films: Avatar and Invictus

Posted on December 11, 2009 by iPouya

Here are two movies to look out for this holiday season. Invictus (comes out today) and Avatar (next Friday).

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al-Jazeera on Student Day in Iran

Posted on December 9, 2009 by iPouya

See the video here. And here is coverage from CBS.  

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Beware: “Iranian Crackdown Goes Global”

Posted on December 3, 2009 by iPouya

Excerpt: “His first impulse was to dismiss the ominous email as a prank, says a young Iranian-American named Koosha. It warned the 29-year-old engineering student that his relatives in Tehran would be harmed if he didn’t stop criticizing Iran on … Continue reading →

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BBC Persian on Niac and its Right-wing Detractors

Posted on December 1, 2009 by iPouya

See the video here.

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Maz Jobrani on “Going Iranian”

Posted on December 1, 2009 by iPouya

See the video here.

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