by Sam Razi | Aug 5, 2010 | Exclusive, Featured, Human Rights, Must Read, Politics
In June, 2009, incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the victor of a controversial and hotly disputed presidential election. Supporters of reformist challenger to Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, entered the streets in protest–on June 15 millions...
by Sam Razi | Aug 4, 2010 | Featured, From the Web, Human Rights, Must Read, Politics
Wall Street Journal | August 5, 2010 By Shirin Ebadi Iran’s penal code reserves the harshest punishments for women. The harrowing case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani—a mother of two sentenced to stoning by an Iranian court for adultery—has rightfully drawn...
by Sam Razi | Jul 27, 2010 | Featured, From the Web, Human Rights, Must Read, Politics
The Diplomat | July 27, 2010 By Meir Javedanfar Ultra conservative criticism of Ahmadinejad is growing and Khamenei’s fatwa looks desperate. Will regime in-fighting boil over? Since the Iranian revolution of 1979, an ongoing and constant battle has been raging between...
by Sam Razi | Jul 27, 2010 | Featured, From the Web, General, Human Rights, Must Read, Politics
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran | July 26, 2010 In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the attorney of prominent Iranian journalist Issa Saharkhiz’s expressed outrage over Saharkhiz’s appearance in court with...
by Sam Razi | Jul 27, 2010 | Featured, From the Web, Human Rights, Must Read, Politics
by Negar Irani on July 19, 2010 Translator’s Note: I am translating Isa Saharkhiz’s moving defense behind closed doors of the Revolutionary Court in parts as it is too long to translate in one piece. In Part I Mr. Saharkhiz provides an overview of the...
by Sam Razi | Jul 26, 2010 | Featured, From the Web, General, Must Read, Politics
RFE/RL | July 26, 2010 by Golnaz Esfandiari July 26, 2010 The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has officially acknowledged that some members have been supportive of the country’s opposition movement. General Mohammad Ali Jafari said...
