Pro-regime speakers are regularly invited by University Bassij to speak before students - but since President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial re-election in June, they face an increasingly hostile audience. On November 16, one of Ahmadinejad's staunchest supporters was booed to silence with calls of "murderer" and "lier, go away!" But students often pay the price for their outspokenness. Read more...

The most famous piece of Iranian graffiti is probably the deathly Statue of Liberty painted on the wall of the former US Embassy in Tehran. There's far more to street art than anti-American paintings however, and in the past two years, it's become more popular than ever. Read more and see the images...

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...

The opposition movement born in the wake of Iran’s presidential disputed election in June is back on the streets of Tehran today, marring the anti-American celebrations organised to mark the 30th anniversary of the storming of the US embassy in 1979. See the videos...

Our Observer Omid Habibinia sent us this South Park-style cartoon, which parodies the "superpowers" of Iran's Bassiji paramilitary forces, and the "help" they bring to the population. Watch the video...

Hard to encourage people to give blood when you're not willing to do it yourself. That's the story of two Iranian officials, after journalists released footage of them making fake donations. Read more and see the clip...

Photo :"azrainman" on Flickr.

One of our Israeli Observers, Joel Schalit, sent us his analysis of the recent developments of the tough Iran-Israel negotiations. Read more...

These images were sent to us by our Observer Omid Habibinia. He says the footage was filmed on September 18 in the town of Rasht.

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...

Despite months of mass unrest, dozens of deaths and alleged rape and torture at the hands of the Iranian authorities, the MPs dealing with the issues seem to find the whole thing utterly hilarious. Read more and see the video...