Latest posts by Mahsa Alimardani from October, 2014
Poignant YouTube Videos Give Voice to Ordinary Iranians
What are Iranians biggest fears? A filmmaker asked people in the streets of Tehran to find out.
Iran's Conservative Media See a Reformist Plot in Coverage of Acid Attacks Against Women
Kayhan has accused reformist newspapers of publishing news related to the attacks in order to destroy the image of the "believers" and "supporters" of the Islamic regime.
Iranians Join Protests in Support of Syria-Turkey Border Town Kobane, Beseiged by ISIS
Kobane has been under attack since mid-September by ISIS. The hashtags #TwitterKurds, #Kobani and #کوبانی have been trending on social media in support of the city.
#FreeSaeed: An Iranian Web Developer's Sixth Year in Prison
Saeed Malekpour was originally sentenced to death as a "corrupter of the earth" for his open source software that others used to download pornographic images.
Cute Cat Theory in Action: Despite Drought, Iranian Users Take the Ice Bucket Challenge
Are Iranians really more consumed by Facebook likes and online attention than they are with tangible problems within their own country? If so, they're not alone.