Fred Petrossian · July, 2006

Latest posts by Fred Petrossian from July, 2006

Iran: Ganji & Regime Change

Hoder, Canada based blogger, says things have been changing in the past few days for Akbar Ganji, dissident journalist. The blogger adds since he arrived in London, he's started using...

18 July 2006

Iran: 700 Clerics Bloggers

In Haftan we read that according to ISNA ( Islamic Students National Agency), Religious Blog Development Office in Qom has already trained 700 clerics as bloggers (Persian).

18 July 2006

Iran: Bloggers & Zahedan

Nedaye Emrouz says there are only 25 blogs in Zahedan and all of them are run by university students. The blogger adds that in reality only 9 of these blogs...

17 July 2006

Iran: Back to Tabriz

Razeno reports about his conservations with people in Tabriz about the cartoon affair. The blogger says all people whom he talked, considered the cartoon just a pretext to revolt. They...

17 July 2006

Iran: Conservatives vs. Reformists

Ali Mazroi, blogger & former reformist deputy in Parliament, writes that conservatives ( fundamentalists) accused him and several former managers from reformist side, of the most important financial scandal in...

17 July 2006

Iran: Blogger is Free

According to NasleFarda, Abed Tavanche, blogger and a student leader was released from prison (Persian). Tavanche was arrested during a student protest movement in AmirKabir University. He was in jail...

12 July 2006

Iran: Lorestan & Aids

Lorblog read in Bamdad, a Lorestan based magazine that 10 percent of country's Aids cases are in Lorestan province (Persian).

11 July 2006

Iran: Syndicates & Socialist Revolution

Several Shargh newspaper journalists have launched Zangeh Tafrih, a collective blog to write about economic issues. In Zange Tafrih they explain why Marx prophecy about Socialist Revolution in industrial countries...

11 July 2006

Afghan Whispers: Insecurity & Racism

A few Afghan bloggers talked about insecurity in country and recent bomb explosions. We look at a few of them. Insecurity Afghan Lord talks about daily violence in Afghanistan. The...

11 July 2006

Iran: History & Ideology

Farzaneh Ebrahimzadeh, who has studied history for about twenty years, talks about recent Abbas Salimi Namin's, head of Iranian Studies department in Tehran, interview with Sarmayeh newspaper. Salimi Namin says...

10 July 2006

Iran: Economy & Football

In Eghtesad Baraye Hameh we read that Iranian TV has all rights to broadcast football (soccer) matches and clubs get no money from that (Persian). Most clubs depend on government...

8 July 2006

Iran: Top poetess support hunger strike

In Trebon we read that Mrs. Simin Behbahani, the most famous poetess in Iran, supported Akbar Ganji's, dissident journalist, hunger strike call to attract world-wide attention on Iranian political prisoners....

8 July 2006

Iran: Jahanbegloo & Prison

Omid Memarian, journalist & blogger, writes about Ramin Jahanbegloo, jailed intellectual, and his own experience in prison. The blogger writes the Islamic regime is so suspicious about the role of...

7 July 2006

Hunger strike & Gaza conflict

Akbar Ganji, dissident journalist and writer, invited Iranians to join him in a three day hunger strike on 14 – 16 July to attract world-wide attention to political prisoners in...

6 July 2006

Iran: To Live or to Survive!

Iran Emrouz says according to Iranian Central Bank statistics prices of basic products such as bread or sugar go higher and higher. The blogger says the majority of Iranians just...

6 July 2006

Iran: Radios

Omid Habibinia, media researcher & blogger, shares with us his survey about radios in his blog. 300 Iranians (47% from Iran) participated in this survey and answered questions. One of...

5 July 2006

Iran: New Work Inspectors

Etesab writes that Ministry of Employment & Social Affairs will hire 1200 Basij members as work inspectors. According to the blogger Ministry of Employment & Social Affairs pretends that there...

5 July 2006

Iran: Abtahi's father in jail

Mohammad Ali Abtahi, former Vice President & blogger, confirmed in his blog that his father, Ayatollah Abtahi, and his brother are in jail. The blogger says many asked me to...

4 July 2006

Iran: X Generation

According to Pouya temporary marriages ( Sigheh) in Iran has a 76% growth last year. The blogger says children who are born during this kind of marriage do not have...

4 July 2006

Afghanistan:TV Channels & Security

Dialogue3 says many try to launch their own TV channels in Kabul (Persian). He also says many worry about security in Kabul. Dialogue3, despite everything enjoys being in Kabul.

3 July 2006