· December, 2010

Stories about Iran from December, 2010

Lebanon in the eyes of an Iranian photo-blogger

  22 December 2010

Mohmmad Reza Hassani is an Iranian professional photographer and photo-blogger who has lived and worked since 2009 in Lebanon. His photo blog has become a source to discover Iran-related affairs in Lebanon, from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's recent visit, to the exhibitions and concerts of Iranian musicians.

Iran: A Bride in photos

  16 December 2010

Iranian citizen media does not talk only politics and protest but also life and love. Zohre Sadrynejad, an Iranian female photo blogger shared with us artistic images from a marriage where a barefoot bride smokes a cigarette in all her beauty

Iran: Heavy security forces in Tehran

  16 December 2010

A video film shows heavy security forces in Tehran today, in the day of Ashura. Last year thousands of protesters poured into streets in Ashura and chanted anti regime slogans.

Iran: “A website developer was sentenced to death”

  9 December 2010

Saeed Malekpour, a Candaian-Iranian website developer, is facing the death penalty in Iran for allegedly designing “adult” websites. A few Iranian sites wrote Malekpour was the main manager of hard porn Avizoon site and he is not a political prisoner.

Iran:Derakhshan Released On $1.5 Million Bail

  9 December 2010

An informed source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Hossein Derakhshan was released last night on the unprecedented bail amount of $1.5 million. Derakhshan had requested a prison furlough after a lower court sentenced him to 19.5 years in prison in September.

Iran: Planning Underway for Student Day Protests

  6 December 2010

On December 7, Iran's "Student Day" [16th of Azar] protests against student repression in Iran will be organized around the world. Last year thousands of protesters defied the Islamic regime by protesting during Student Day, chanting slogans against Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic, and protesting the government's foreign policy.

Iran:Iranians vs. US Navy

  5 December 2010

BlogPost writes “Iranians have taken to Facebook to show their displeasure, writing messages of support for “Persian Gulf” on the U.S. Navy's Facebook page. All day, messages such as: “It's not A.R.A.B.I.A.N gulf. It was PERSIAN gulf.”

Iran: Bloggers discuss Wikileaks documents

  5 December 2010

The Wikleaks Cablegate documents exposed shady ties between Iran and Afghanistan; inside information about the Iranian regime and opposition; and fear in the Arab region of Iran's nuclear policy. Iranian bloggers reacted to these revelations, sometimes with irony, sometimes with conspiracy theories in mind, and sometimes seriously. Natour Shahr says...