Iranian students rally for change (The Daily Campus)
Monday, Dec. 7, 1953 – or Azar 16th in the Iranian calendar – was the day that three students at the University of Tehran were shot dead for protesting against the Iranian regime. Fifty-six years later, Iranian students rally all around the world on this day, drawing meaningful attention to the resistance efforts of students in Iran against governmental oppression.
Iran steps up crackdown, assaults protesters at University of Tehran (Washington Post)
TEHRAN — Iran intensified its crackdown on demonstrators Tuesday as thousands of pro-government militiamen stormed the grounds of the country’s most prominent university and assaulted students who had gathered in protest.
Iran says former deputy defence minister held by U.S. (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran believes the United States is holding a former deputy defence minister who disappeared in 2007 and 10 other Iranian nationals, according to a list carried by the semi-official Mehr news agency on Wednesday.
Iran says U.N. observatory near border is for spying – Seattle Times
… said Annika Thunborg, a spokeswoman for the Vienna-based Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, or CTBTO. She said the new facility was unconnected to concerns over Iran’s program. “The building of the …
Students, militia clash in 2nd day of Iran protest – Danbury News-Times
This photo, taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows pro-reform Iranian students, marching during their protest at the Tehran University campus in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 …
Iran defence chief: Iranian-Syrian ties ‘deterrent’ against Israel (EARTHtimes.org)
Damascus – Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi, speaking in Damascus, on Wednesday hailed Syrian-Iranian defence ties as a deterrent against Israeli threats, Iranian media reported. Promotion of defence ties (between) Iran and Syria is a deter…
Engagement with Iran: An Assessment of Options (Payvand Iran News)
Middle East Progess talks to Karim Sadjadpour — Middle East Progress: The Iranian government has yet to agree to the IAEA proposal for enrichment of Iran’s low enriched uranium in a third country. What do you think are the aims of the government with regards to the proposal?
Key Players In Iran’s Post-Election Unrest – WBUR
Mousavi’s call galvanized Iran’s pro-reform movement, which took to the streets for days in protest. Ultimately, however, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei backed Ahmadinejad, and a massive crackdown was organized against the anti-government …
Iran steps up crackdown, assaults protesters at University of Tehran (Washington Post)
TEHRAN — Iran intensified its crackdown on demonstrators Thursday as thousands of pro-government militiamen stormed the grounds of the country’s most prominent university and assaulted students who had gathered in protest.
Iran says former deputy defense min held by U.S. (Reuters.co.uk)
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran believes the United States is holding a former deputy defense minister who disappeared in 2007 and 10 other Iranian nationals, according to a list carried by the semi-official Mehr news agency on Wednesday.
Iran says UN observatory near border is for spying (AP via Yahoo! News)
Iran claimed Wednesday that a newly built U.N. station to detect nuclear explosions was set up near its border so that world powers could spy on the country, an accusation that underscored the growing bitterness in Tehran’s relations with the West.
Iran cracks down ahead of rallies (Guardian Unlimited)
Iranian authorities have slowed access to the internet to a crawl and stopped it completely in certain areas before expected student protests in Tehran today, in order to deny the opposition a vital means of communication. Authorities have also ordered journalists working for the foreign media not to leave their offices to cover the demonstrations. Iran’s beleaguered opposition has sought to …
