"Far-right groups in Britain are increasingly using environmental and social justice concerns to argue against immigration. This is part of a clear political strategy to make racist ideas and
Dr. Kazem Alamdari, activist and professor, warns reformists to be careful. Dr. Alamdari argues if Khamenei's reaction was due to fear of a popular revolt then reformists should
An exciting debate is playing out now in the Persian weblog community. It's about the next step for Mostafa Moin, the main reformist candidate who is now back
In line with Sharam Koldi's post on Khamenai's use of the "Sovereign's Decree" and Moin's political stance rejecting it, the
Much has been written of the political and emotional state of a nation ahead of Sunday's referendum on the EU constitution. Called by President Chirac, the French referendum
Among many relevant issues scarcely explored in this debate is the relation between the politics of climate change and the geopolitics of oil and gas. http://news.bbc.co.uk/
Radiohead front man Thom Yorke today calls for thousands of people across the country to back The Big Ask, a new national climate change campaign to make the UK Government
Many Iranian intellectuals have suggested not only boycotting the election but trying wipe out the perception that former president and current presidential candidate Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is a moderate.
Why should countries like India, Brazil and China - from which activists take part in a debate here on openDemocracy - care about climate change? One answer is that the
Many Persian internet sites were quick to react angrily to Guardian Council's decision to eliminate the reformist candidate, Moin, from the race. Reformists slammed the disqualification as a
The Guardian Council has just repsonded to the letter of the Supreme Leader accepting Dr. Moin and Mr. Mehr-Alizadeh as qualfied candidates to run for presidential elections. Read "the
On 23 May, upon the recommendation of the Parliament's Speaker, Ayatollah Khamenei ordered the Council of Guardians to review the candidacy of two candidates that had been rejected
