In a rally organized by Norcal4Iran, thousands will gather at SF City Hall To Support The Uprising Of Iranian Demonstrators and oppose any US meddling in Iranian internal Affairs.
“HUMAN RIGHTS YES! INTERVENTION NO!” July 25th from 12 noon to 4 P.M. In a rally organized by Norcal4Iran, thousands Will Gather at SF City Hall To Support The Uprising Of Iranian Demonstrators and oppose any US meddling in Iranian internal Affairs. This rally, will be aired live on KPFA from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. [...]
What is the state of the protest in Iran? On the next Your Call we will discuss this Saturday’s demonstration in support of the Iranian opposition at San Francisco City Hall – a demonstration that some groups on the left have decided to boycott.
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London Review of Books Ervand Abrahamian writes about the protests in Iran Iran has a healthy respect for crowds and for good reason. Crowds brought about the 1906 constitutional revolution. Crowds prevented the Iranian parliament from submitting to a tsarist ultimatum in 1911. Crowds scuttled the 1919 Anglo-Iranian Agreement, which would have in [...]
I got this message from an annonymous poster in Iran: “Last night Iran NEWS announced that every one who uses Facebook for political reasons against Iran is guilty and sent to prison fron 3-6 month in Iran. This for the people coming to Iran Or live in Iran.” On NPR: Iran’s Terrifying Facebook Police
Asef Bayat, 7 – 07 – 2009 Open Democracy The Tehran regime has used brute power to deter the insurgent tide of post-election protest. But the form of state it has created to defend itself from the people guarantees further convulsion, says Asef Bayat.
By Saeed Rahnema Saeed Rahnema ‘s ZSpace Page The electoral coup and the subsequent uprising and suppression of the revolting voters in Iran have prompted all sorts of analyses in Western media from both the Right and the Left. The Right, mostly inspired by the neo-con ideology and reactionary perspectives, dreams of the re-creation of the Shah’s Iran, [...]
This week on VOMENA continue our conversation about the worsening situation in Iran. Thousands of people have been jailed in Iran, at least 40 of which are journalists. Later on in the program, we discuss the issue of post-911 climate of fear that has been imposed by the government. Finally we speak to the director Rachel Jones about her new film Ashkenaz, which takes a look at the thorny of issue of racism in Israel.
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Ten years ago, today. (Watch his interview below)