Women, the Victims of the Iranian Revolution
Saturday 06 Mar 10

Iranian women played a significant role in the victory of Iranian Revolution in 1979. They were also the first segment of population that, in the name of Islam and revolution, was treated with disrespect and animosity. Immediately after the Revolution on February 11, Iranian women lost the rights they had acquired in the last decade of Pahlavi monarchy. This report sums up some examples of this assault that, in different shapes and forms, has continued for thirty years. Meantime, the legal status of women has deteriorated greatly in comparison to the pre-revolutionary days.

The Advisory Role of the Guardian Council
Monday 22 Feb 10

Issuing a statement on the occasion of 31st anniversary of Islamic Revolution, the National Trust Party (Hezb-e Etemad-e Melli) has announced a number of political and social demands. The central demand in this statement is the execution of Article 59 of the Constitution with the intention of holding a referendum to eliminate approbative supervision.

Iran’s Troubles; Fears and Hopes
Sunday 14 Feb 10

A while ago, Mrs. Hilary Clinton said: “We expect more from Iran.” Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, rejoicing in the transformation in foreign policy from the White House and its serious inclination to understand the need of the Iranian government to maintain its stance regarding the development of nuclear energy from a purely public relations perspective, said that “he is pleased to enter into negotiations with the American representative in Geneva.”

Mansoureh Shojaei
Sunday 10 Jan 10

Mansoureh Shojaei is a prominent women's rights activist and co-founder of the One Million Signature Campaign [a feminist movement] and a member of Women's Cultural Center. She was arrested in of December 2009.

The Policy of Executing those Detainees Who are Accused of Moharebeh (War against God)
Thursday 07 Jan 10

This week, 36 Majlis (Islamic Republic of Iran Parliament) representatives who are among the most radical Ahmadinejad supporters have introduced a “double urgent” bill that mandates the execution of detainees accused of moharebeh within 5 days, reducing the time limit for an appeal to be filed from the current 20 days.

The Green Movement’s Worrisome Turn Toward Ashura.
Tuesday 29 Dec 09

What we see now in Iran is a movement that has inspired countless people and developed its own narrative over the past six months. Not only does it not need to enter a dangerous arena which is not the place for political expression, but for its own good, it must not do so.

Mehrangiz Kar’s Talk in Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution
Wednesday 09 Dec 09

In the June 12th 2009 election, the clash of the two conflicting political views was not visible at first. The clash only became evident through the election. Excitedly, people supported one of the four candidates that had been selected by the radicals. Each candidate represented a different political and Islamic view: Ahmadinejad represented the fundamentalists (osoolgarayan), Mir Hossein Mousavi who was not really connected with the governmental reformists was a symbol of moderation, Mohsen Rezaee with a back ground in Sepah was going back and forth between the conservatives and moderate figures like Rafsanjani, and the reformist clergy Mehdi Karrubi.

An Appeal from Siamak Pourzand’s Daughter: ‘My Father Has Given Up on Life, Release Him.’
Saturday 05 Dec 09

Siamak Pourzand was also hospitalized at Iran Mehr Hospital on October 22 but was released after several days. At that time Lily told Rooz that “her father was not discharged from the hospital due to an improvement in his health, but rather because there was nothing more that could be done.”