Latest posts by Fred Petrossian from July, 2008
Iran: Cleric's Protest Walk Ends in Jail
An Iranian cleric named Ali Reza Jahanshahi was arrested about two weeks ago, shortly after beginning a 960 kilometer (590 miles) protest walk from the southern Iranian city, Sirjan to Tehran. The cleric was protesting corrupt land appropriation in Sirjan, and complained the government was not doing enough to stop...
Iran:Two Leaders in fight against HIV/AIDS arrested
Saffron Sky writes that two physician brothers (Drs. Kamiar and Arash Alaei), who have been recognized internationally for their work in the development of HIV/AIDS programs and services in Iran, are being held in prison by the Iranian government for about one month.
Iran:”Assassination of a Pharaoh”
Several Iranian bloggers such as Einiproxy[Fa] reported that football (soccer) game between Iran-Egypt did not happen because of an Iranian documentary portraying in a positive light the assassin who killed former President, Anwar Sadat in 1979::”Assassination of a Pharaoh”.
Iran: Beautiful Iran in photos
Thanks to Saeed Abbasi‘s photos we can discover the beautiful nature of Iran.
Iran: A leftist student and blogger was jailed
According to an Iranian blog, Sostavancheh, Abed Tavancheh, a leftist student and blogger was jailed a few days ago in Arak. He was sentenced to 8 months prison for his political activities.
Iran: Iran before and after revolution in photos
In Potin‘s blog we can discover Iran before and after revolution in 50 different photos.
Iran: Nuclear crisis
Farideh Farhi, Iranian-Ameircan academic and blogger, analysed the recent nuclear negotiation between Iran and six world powers in Geneva.
Iran: Eight Women and One man face stoning death
Several Iranian blogs such as Einiproxy write[Fa] that at least eight women and one man are reported to have been sentenced to death by stoning in Iran.
Iranian bloggers react to Israel-Hezbollah deal
While the Iranian government rejoiced at the release of Lebanese prisoners from Israel, bloggers were quick to ask about the fate of Iranians captured in Lebanon, writes Hamid Tehrani, who sums up the reactions of Iranian bloggers on the Lebanon-Israel prisoner swap in this post.
Iran: Bloggers campaign to save wetlands
The great and diverse Iranian wetland ecosystems could disappear in the near future. To increase public awareness of the problem, several green bloggers launched a campaign, which run from July 5 through 10, to show people the beauty of these places in contrast to the critical condition they face.
Iran:”Alone in Paradise”
Kosoof, an Iranian leading photo blogger, has published a fascinating photo from “Shoormast lake” in the north of Iran. He calls the photo “alone in paradise”.
Iran: Several Iranian Churches on UNESCO's list
Kourosh Ziabari writes that several Armenian churches in Iran have been registered on UNSCO's World Heritage list.
Iran:Front Page of 50 Banned Journals
In Gavras, an Iranian blog, we can discover the front page of more than 50 journals and magazines that have been banned and shutdown in recent years in Iran.
Iran: A disabled man talks about blogging
Radio Zamaneh [Fa] has an interesting interview with a disabled man who discovered blogging. He discusses how blogging made him feel less isolated and opened him up to a whole new world. As a result of this experience, he has set up all sorts of others in Iran with their...
Iran: A man with a mission?
Jomhour, Iran based blogger has published several photos of Hooshang Amirahmadi, the founder and president of American-Iranian Council, in a hotel in Tehran. Many believe he came to Iran with a mission: to encourage Iranian politicians to start negotiation with Americans.
Iran: Two student leaders were arrested
According to[Fa] Sedaye paye baroon,an Iranian blog, Bahareh Hedayat and Mohmmad Hashemi, two leaders of Tahkim Vahdat, a student association, were arrested on Sunday. The blogger adds nobody knows why it happened.
Iran:Jahan News site was filtered
Several Iranian blogs and sites reported that Iran based Jahannews (means world news) site was filtered last week after it published a letter, written by an Iranian parliament member, criticizing Saeed Mortazavi, Tehran's chief prosecutor. The main issue in this letter was about corruption in one of Iranian universities.
Iran: Students support Tavancheh, a leftist student
Abed Tavancheha, an Iranian leftist student and blogger, was sentenced to 8 months prison for his political activities. He has less than 3 weeks to request an appeal. More than 100 students signed a petition in Sos Tavancheh to support this leftist student.
Iran: Balatarin, a successful citizen media story
Meet Yahyanejad, the founder of the very successful Balatarin site, a community website which users can use to share links to webpages they find interesting, with an emphasis on the Iranian audience.
Iran:Pictures do not Lie!
Kamnagir, an Iranian blogger, points out that a photograph published of the recent missile tests in Iran is from the same test that was photographed 2 years ago. Read more in View From Iran and New Yrok Times blog.
Iran: Immigration and Iranian family
Reza Kazemzadeh,an Iranian psychologist explains[Fa] in his blog about “immigration and Iranian family's challenges” in an interview with Radio Hambastegi.
