Basij (The Islamic Republic Militia), Plain Cloths & Riot Police Use Bottons, Cudgel, ShotGun, Dagger, Chain, ... To Suppress Young Women & Men Who Protest In Silent in Tehran & Other Big Cities of IRAN
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez walked the red carpet of Venice's 66th annual film festival on Monday for the world premier of Oliver Stone's documentary "South Of The Border." Chavez was invited to the premiere because the documentary centers on Venezuelan President's...
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In the latest power move by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad government in Iran members of the Iranian opposition face coup charges. " The group includes Mostafa Tajzadeh, a former deputy interior minister; Mohsen...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was ordered by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khameni to fire newly-appointed Vice-President Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie because of the public anger he aroused last year when he said...
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Iran protests continue weeks after the Iran elections took place and the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was reelected. The protests have now moved to using tactics like writing protests on money and spray...
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This may make little difference. The ruling clerics still hold most political power. " Moussavi told supporters the party will be focused on upholding "the remaining principles of the constitution,"...
Up to nine British embassy staff have been arrested in Iran, UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said, but some have been released.It is unclear right now if there are any more than nine arrested and how...
President Barack Obama held a news conference today, Jun. 23, at 12:30 PM, EST at the White House to discuss topics ranging from Iran to the energy legislation moving through Congress, clean energy economy, and...
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This may be the end of major protests.they tried and they failed " A deadly crackdown on opposition demonstrators appeared tonight to have punctured the most serious protest movement in Iran since the 1979...
A photo of a supporter rally for Iran incumbent candidate and hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appears to have been modified by Photoshop, making it appear as if crowds were larger than in reality. "Of course,...
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The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has announced a crackdown on social media and websites being used by protesters after the Iran elections. The new threat comes after days of social media platforms such as Twitter and SMS (text messaging through cell phones) being used by...
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Thousands of Iranians and some non-Iranians have taken to the streets around the world to protest the results of the Iranian elections and there seems to be no end in sight to the protests both in person and online...
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Recent events developing from the Iran elections have shown a stark disconnect between the mainstream media and online social media in events coverage and where people are now turning to for their news. "The...
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Canada’s CBC News is reporting that shots have been fired in central Tehran as tens of thousands of Iranians continue to defy government orders by gathering downtown, hours after the country’s supreme leader ordered an investigation into allegations of fraud in the...