This report from Addis Ababa on recent brutality in the Ethiopian capital "done in the name of democracy" came in late yesterday through Glenn Brigaldino (an oD reader
Radio Farda "reports":http://www.radiofarda.com/default.aspx that already 10 people from The Association of Writers in Iran (among them are Mr. Siffi, Mrs. Entesari, Mr.
The recent wave of bombing has not really affected the mood of the people. I haven't seen many people talking about it. But those who do, are seeing
It is hard for many to even think of voting. Sadly, I can find the above statement true in any combination except the original! Reformists make adorable promises and are
The Association of Writers in Iran has called for a protest and sit-in in front of the Evin Prison in Tehran tomorrow to show their solidarity with political prisoners. This
Most people have heard of copyright. It means you can't just pluck things off the internet and publish them on your own website. And that you shouldn'
Here are some photos from the women's protest in front of Tehran University taken by the Iranian Students News Agency.
Solana Larsen
Women! The presence of Life The era of slavery is over Another world is possible Our struggle makes it This voice is the voice of freedom This call is the
Just back from Brussels. I was at a meeting where members of the Club de Madrid were advancing their Madrid Agenda on confronting terrorism through democratic means “at the European
Human Rights Watch published a report today citing significant flaws in Iran's electoral laws. Most significant of HRW's finding is that the Guardian Council only approved
Much along the lines of Afshin Molavi's excellent post below, the exiled Iranian intellectual Faraj Sarkohi approaches Rafsanjani's appeal as a looking glass into the dynamics
This week I've happened on a few articles about women in the Middle East that are worth sharing. I wish more of it were good news. But I
