Latest posts by Fred Petrossian from April, 2008
Iran: Woman activist is released on bail
According to[Fa] Change4equality, Khadijeh Moghadam, an Iranian woman activist for equal rights,has been released on bail after 9 days in Tehran. She has been accused of activities against “national security.” Several people waited for her outside of the prison.Watch the photos here.
Iran: Iranians favor direct talks with USA
Homeyra informs us that according to World Public Opinion,”Iranians favor direct talks with US on shared issues, mutual access for journalists and more trade.”
Iran:Sio-se Pole of Esfahan in photos
Reza Ghaderi has published several photos of Sio-se Pole of Esfahan (Isfahan) in Iran. Sio-se Pole is also called the Bridge of 33 Arches.
Iran: Women playing Baseball
Thanks to Maryam Majd,photographer and blogger, we can discover Iranian women playing Baseball in Iran. Watch the photos here.
Iran: Photos from bomb explosion
Erfan from Shiraz has published several photos from bomb explosion at a mosque in southern Iranian city Shiraz where at least 8 people were killed. The blogger said he was afraid of showing his camera and he took all photos by his mobile.Iranian government announced that explosion was not caused...
Iran: A bomb explodes at mosque
A bomb exploded during prayers Saturday at a mosque in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, killing at least eight people and wounding 66. Sayetanha,a blogger from Shiraz, says[Fa] there are many people who have been killed but the cleric of mosque did not get hurt.
Iran:Detained Students May Face Torture
Sibiltala says[Fa] it seems that Iranian media outside Iran did not write about Human Rights Watch (HRW) recent report about four detained leftist students. HRW says “officials must investigate the reports of torture and punish anyone it finds responsible.”
Iran:No Olympic Torch for us
Razeno says[Fa] that 2008 Olympic Torch passes through many countries but not through Iran. The blogger adds even it passes through Pakistan where there is a lot of violence. Razeno is upset about isolated Iran in the world.
Iran:Videobloggers in action
According to Iran Inside Out,a project of Rising Voices,veteran Iranian videobloggers will partner with the Tehran-based Young Cinema Society to identify aspiring young filmmakers and teach them the skills to both produce short videos.
Iranian bloggers write letters to Christ
It may seem surreal, but several Muslim bloggers have written letters to Jesus Christ in their blogs complaining about Western insults against Muslims, and particularly Dutch MP Geert Wilders‘ anti-Islamic film, Fitna. Meanwhile, young Islamist Basij paramilitaries demonstrated in front of the Netherlands embassy in Tehran condemning Wilders’ film. Kosoof,...
Iran: Online journalist and blogger was arrested
According to RSF,Esmail Jafari,Iranian journalist from southern city Bushehr, was arrested on 8th of April. Jafari was editor of Rahe Mardom[Fa] blog. He has been accused of “spying” and “divulging information abroad.”
Iran:If Ahmadinejad resigns
Jomhour writes[Fa] that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that some ministers should leave government because country needs progress and innovation.The blogger adds may be it is time that Ahmadinejad resigns too.
Iran: Sania Mirza
Kourosh Ziabari admires Sania Mirza,a Muslim tennis player from India.
Afghanistan: First blogging workshop in Kabul
The Afghan Association of Blog Writers (Afghan Penlog) overcame financial difficulty and obstacles like electricity shortages to organize the first blogging workshop in their history. The workshop was held in Kabul on April 3-4, in association with Nasim Fekrat and Masoumeh Ebrahimi, two active Afghan bloggers.
Iran: Ahmadinejad calls for innovation
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,Iranian president, in his recent post in his blog,says[Fa] country needs innovation and we should not confuse laziness and conservatism with rationality.He asks people not to be afraid of innovation.
Iran:Poor city and nuclear city
Mehriran has published several photos of Hamidieh, a city without running water in Khuzestan province.This city is near to Bushehr where Iran has constructed its nuclear reactor.
Iran: A woman activist was arrested
According to Change for Equality,on the morning of April 8th,Iranian security police forcibly entered the home of Khadijeh Moghaddam, women’s rights activist and member of the One Million Signatures Campaign and arrested her.
Iran: A temple for God
Khouz News has published a photo of Choghazanbil, a temple for God, in Khouzestan Province in Iran.Choghazanbil is one of the three ancient monuments in Iran which have been registered in the Index of World Heritage.Read more here in English.
Iran: Mugabe and Ahmadinejad
Moeeni, an Iranian blogger, has published a photo of Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, with president Robert Mugabe from Zimbabwe. The blogger considers[Fa] Ahmadinejad's close relationship with leaders like Mugabe who destroyed their own country, is a bad thing for Iran and Iranians.
Iran:Politics and Culture in the Persian Blogosphere
An excellent study about Iranian blogosphere by Harvard Berkman Center for Internet and Society:Mapping Iran’s Online Public: Politics and Culture in the Persian Blogosphere.
Iran:Salehi is out of jail
Salam Demokrat informs[Fa] us that Mahmoud Salehi,an Iranian leading worker activist, is out of jail. He was in prison for more than one year. You can watch a video about him.
