Mirhossein Mousavi
Tehran protesters describe 'wild and violent' clashes
Clashes in Iran on Sunday were the bloodiest since the post-election protests in June, resulting in the reported deaths of eight. Amongst them, the nephew of Mirhossein Mousavi, a leading figure of the opposition. Rumours of memorial services for the deceased today are expected to prompt further protests. Follow our live updates.
Opposition members arrested for "desecrating" Ayatollah Khomeini
Several members of the Iranian opposition were arrested after state television accused anti-regime protestors of "desecrating" posters of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founding father of the Islamic Republic. Members of the opposition claim the footage of torn or burnt posters of Khomeini is fake, used as an excuse for arresting opposition leaders. Read more...
The revolt of the banknotes
When they're not out on the streets demonstrating, anti-government activists spend their time finding other ways to inconvenience the authorities. Their most recent offensive involves banknotes and green pens. Read more...
Protests resume in Tehran
Tens of thousands of Iranian demonstrators have defied a warning by the authorities not to turn an annual pro-Palestinian rally into street protests against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Clashes involving protesters, security forces and Ahmadinejad supporters have broken out. [Post updated throughout the day] Read more...
First video of Tehran gathering
Thousands of opposition supporters gathered after Friday Prayers at Tehran University today. These are the first images to emerge from the event. See the video.
Even authorised gatherings are suppressed
Barring Mirhossein Mousavi, Iran's remaining opposition leaders met in Tehran on Sunday. But although the gathering was authorised, it ended in a violent attack by the police. One of our Observers was there. Read more and see the videos...
Neda, a coveted icon
Neda’s blood-stained face and frozen stare has come to symbolise the violent clashes between protestors and police or militia forces in Iran. She has become the icon of democracy advocates opposed to the re-election of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But the authorities are trying hard to break her aura. Read more...
Our Observer in Tehran lifts the lid on Web censorship
Iranian Internet has slowed down massively over the last ten days, and is down to 5kb/s. More and more websites and social networking sites (Facebook, etc) are filtered. One of our Observers, Sara M. (pseudo), a student in Tehran, managed to send us a short video in which she shows how state censorship works on the Web and on text-messaging services. Watch the video...
Tehran: “I’m too scared to leave the house”
The day after Ayatollah Ali Khameni's speech in Tehran, thousands of demonstrators poured onto the streets, despite being told not to. The response from the authorities was severe. One of our Observers there gives his account of what was possibly the most violent day since the start of the protests. Read more...
