· August, 2009

Stories about Iran from August, 2009

Iran: Iranian Republic a new slogan

  2 August 2009

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 by killing and torturing us.”

Iran: “I am not afraid Anymore”

  1 August 2009

FreeLantern has transalted into English a description of what happened in Tehran’s cemetery to the people when they commemorated the protest's victims :”Riot police is standing in front of us. We are a lot, we are chanting slogans and going forward and the Police are retreating. We have the good...

Iran: Abtahi, a leading blogger's trial begins

  1 August 2009

Mohammad Ali Abtahi, a leading blogger and reformist politican, was arrested several weeks ago after the protest against the 12th of June presidential election erupted. Abtahi, is one of leading reformist politicians whose trial begins today in Tehran.