· October, 2007

Stories about Iran from October, 2007

Iran:Zoo in Photos

Nika has published several photos of a Zoo in Tehran.The blogger regrets that these animals are kept in small cages.

16 October 2007

Iran:Mehrnoush Solouki in trouble

According [Fr]to freeSolouki, French-Iranian film director,Mehrnoush Solouki, is accused of making propaganda against Iranian government.Solouki came to Iran after receiving permission to make a documentary.She was arrested without being accused...

16 October 2007

Iran:Blog Action Day for Environment

Negarakha writes[Fa]that 500 Iranian bloggers support Blog Action Day for Environment on 15th of October.On Monday, October 15th, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue...

15 October 2007

Iran: Students protest against Ahmadinejad at Tehran University

Hundreds of Iranian students protested President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presence at the University of Tehran on Monday, October 8. According to Al Jazeera, students chanted "Down with the dictator!" as he delivered a speech to mark the start of the academic year. Several bloggers published photos and comments.

15 October 2007

Iran:Problems of Women Activists

Mohmmad Ali Abtahi,former vice president and blogger,writes“women [activists] should not be alone on the way of obtaining their rights.In our society which is dominated by men, women cannot gain this...

13 October 2007

Free Speech Roundup: China, UAE, Jordan, Iran and more

Two interesting documents related to Internet censorship and circumvention were published recently: “Everyone's Guide to By-Passing Internet Censorship for Citizens Worldwide”, released by The University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab and a “Journey to the Heart of Internet censorship” in China, released by RSF and Chinese Human Rights Defenders, and written by an anonymous Chinese technician. In Jordan sending emails and writing online poems can send you to jail. And, is Facebook blocked in the United Arab Emirates?

12 October 2007

Iran:Desperate Housewives?

Iranian Truth writes a middle-class housewife,Hasti,30,who sold her car to raise $5,000 to have her nose altered, says that it gives me confidence to have a nice face because it...

11 October 2007

Iran:Don't Attack Iran

Homeyra has published a link to the following article:”Leading Americans Ask U.S. Military to Refuse Orders to Attack Iran.”

10 October 2007