Iran
Public hanging rescue turns to carnage in southern Iran
A scuffle that broke out during the attempted public hanging of two robbers in southwest Iran led to two being shot dead, dozens injured, and the escape, albeit short-lived, of the convicts. Please be aware that there are graphic images included in this post. Read more and see the videos...
China supplying Iran with riot control vehicles?
Riot control vehicles manufactured by a Chinese company may have been delivered to Iran a few weeks ago. The photo on the right was sent to us by one of our Observers and news of the alleged delivery is spreading fast on the Iranian web. We’re currently trying to verify the information. Read more…
The most significant event of 2009?
Will you remember Barack Obama's inauguration in January or is it Michael Jackson's sudden death that's more likely to stick in your head in years to come? On the dawn of a new year, we ask our Observers what they think was the most significant event of 2009. Read more...
“When men saw women being beaten they snapped”
A protestor photographed on Dec. 27 in Tehran. Source: Teheranlive.
Sheema, a protestor who took part in Sunday's demonstration, tells us about how a group of officers were caught by protestors, and about the abuse of women at the hands of Basij militiamen. Read more...
Account from Tehran: "The hospitals didn't give the bodies to the people"
One of our Observers in Tehran, Shoreh, contacted us by phone to give us this account. Read more...
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.
Live blogging from Montazeri funeral rallies
Iran's most prominent dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, died of a cardiac arrest yesterday aged 87. A major critic of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, supporters of the outspoken cleric have come out in mass for his funeral. Follow the day's events...
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...
Iran humiliates student protestor in women’s clothing
One of the students behind Monday's Student Day protest in Iran has appeared dressed as a woman on the Fars state news agency website. The website quotes him admitting that he dressed as a woman to try to avoid being arrested by the police. Something hard to believe, according to one of our Observers. Read more...
Tehran student protests in amateur pictures
Tehran commemorated national student day on Monday by staging protests in the streets of the capital, despite the heavy police presence. Follow our live updates...
