Stories about Iran from April, 2009
Iran: Cold Spring in Photos
Kosoof, a leading photo blogger based in Iran, has published several photos of unusual cold spring in Tehran.
Iran: Bloggers write an open letter to the Leader
Salam Demokrat, an Iranian blogger, reports [fa] that several Iranian bloggers wrote an open letter to the Iranian Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, to protest the death of Omid Reza Mir Sayafi, Iranian jailed blogger.
Iran: Jailed blogger was nominated for a freedom of expression award
Hossein Derakhshan, a jailed Iranian blogger, is among nominees for a freedom of expression award: The Economist New Media Award. Read more here.
Iran: The New Year Starts With a Message From Obama
On the day Iranians celebrated Norouz (Nowruz) as the traditional Iranian new year holidays, the US President Barak Obama sent a message to the Iranian people and to the Islamic Republic leaders, calling for a new start between the two countries. Several bloggers have reacted to this message, see some of them.
Iran: Jailed cleric was released
Khbarnegar Mosalman, an Iran based blogger and journalist, informs[fa] us that Iranian Leader,Ayatollah Khamenei, ordered an Iranian cleric named Ali Reza Jahanshahi to be released from prison. The blogger is surprised that Iranian media does not talk about this issue.
Suspension of Persian Blogs by a hosting Company
Kamangir,an Iranian blogger wrote an article on the suspension of Persian Blogs by the hosting company Bluehost.
