Iran
From Iran to DR Congo, our Observers share reactions to Obama’s win
As soon as Barack Obama’s re-election was announced, Internet users from around the world went online to react to the news. Our Observers sent us some of the most interesting comments they spotted, giving us an idea of how Obama’s win is viewed outside of the United States. Some are enthusiastic, others blasé, and yet others downright funny. Read more…
Tehran’s bazaar merchants up in arms as currency plummets
Google ban: “More Iranians will just learn to use illegal software”
Iran may have blocked access to Google and Gmail, but that doesn’t mean that Iranians aren’t still using the world’s most popular search engine and email service. Read more…
Photos by an Observer in Iran show villages levelled by earthquake
Prejudice against Arab minority in Iran: A cry for help from death row
A few hours before their execution, four Iranian prisoners managed to release a video in which they condemned the marginalisation of the Ahwazis, an Arab minority from southwestern Iran. Read more...
Video of cleric “molesting” woman on bus prompts anger online
Iran Air passenger films toilet leak spilling down plane’s aisles
A passenger on an Iran Air flight got an unpleasant – and smelly – surprise when she realised waste was leaking from the plane’s toilets all over the floor. She filmed the scene with her mobile phone, and posted the footage online “to show how well Iran’s aviation industry is doing.” Read more...
Video of live donkeys being fed to zoo lions sparks outrage in Iran
For several months, a private zoo in the northern Iranian city of Sari sought to attract more visitors by feeding live donkeys to their lions every Thursday. However, after visitors filmed these feedings and posted the videos online, the backlash caused the zoo to halt this practice. Read more...
Pepsi on the moon? Thousands of Iranians fall prey to hoax
On Tuesday night, thousands of Iranians looked up at the sky in the hopes of seeing the Pepsi logo appear on the moon. Read more...
