Stories about Farsi from August, 2009
Iran: Testimonies of torture and rape
The Iranian authorities have been accused by UN experts and the opposition of torturing protesters of the June 12 presidential election results. Iranian civil society activists have been using citizen media to highlight testimonies about the Iranian tragedy.
Iran: Televised Confessions Spur Video Cyber-Activism
Video confessions are serving as a form of cyber activist protest for those against the forced confessions and political drama in Iran.
Iran: Twitter and Facebook in Trial
Yesterday, Iranian authorities held the second round the of mass trial of protestors and reformist politicians. Defendants in this round included a 24 year-old French woman, Clotilde Reiss, who was accused of...
Iran: Iranian Republic a new slogan
Shabkhoon writes [fa]that “Independence, Freedom and Iranian Republic” is the most beautiful slogan that we hear in the protest demonstrations in Iran. They [authroities] can not take this slogan back...
Iran: Leading reformist Abtahi on trial
Iranian bloggers respond to a "confession" made by leading reformist Mohammed Ali Abtahi at the trial of the Iran elections protesters that began today in Tehran.
