Stories about Iran from January, 2009
Iranian government uses Gaza conflict to repress
While several Iranian bloggers (including Islamist ones) multiplied their posts and digital initiatives, such as a “Google bomb” to condemn Israel's invasion of the Gaza Strip, some other bloggers are saying the Iranian government is using the “Gaza conflict moment” to repress media and civil society inside the country.
Iran: Students Protest in Shiraz
Rooz-Khabar blog, an iran based blog, has published a couple of photos from a student protest demonstration in Shiraz. They ask government to release four detained students.
Iran: Journal became a victim in Gaza crisis
Iranian authorities shut down, Kargozaran, a leading reformist journal. Several blogs and news sites reported that Kargozaran became a victim in Gaza's crisis. Kargozarn had published a statement of a student movement (Tahkim Vahdat) that “condemned both Israel and terrorist groups that take refuge in hospitals and schools”.
Iran: AIDS Doctors in Danger
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), criticizes Iran for trying Dr. Arash Alaei and Dr. Kamiar Alaei, two HIV/AIDS physicians on secret charges.Read more here.
