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Tag: Green Movement
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Uprisings in Iran and their historical origins: : Dialectics of revolutions and counterrevolutions
The world media is once again full of images, stories, discussions, and trending hashtags about ongoing mass protests in Iran. Those who are familiar…
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Eyewitness: A Critical Account of Iran’s Green Movement
1. The green movement predominantly – but by no means exclusively – was composed of urban middle classes who supported reformists in the 2008…
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Green, Black and Red: The Story of a Failed Movement
The tenth Iranian presidential election in 2009 was different from previous elections. Four candidates were competing: incumbent president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, conservative Mohsen Rezaei, reformist…
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The Active Manifestations of a Passive Revolution
I argue that what emerged in late December in the streets of Iran was the activism of a “passive revolution.” I am using “passive…
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Iranian Government Responds to the Demand of the Hunger Striking Opposition Leader
Government of Hassan Rouhani has responded to the demands of Mehdi Karroubi, an opposition leader who was on hunger strike in house arrest. Karroubi…
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Iranian Opposition Leader Mehdi Karroubi Goes on Hunger Strike to Challenge Arrest
Mehdi Karroubi, one of the opposition leaders of Iran’s Green Movement who has been under house arrest since 2010 is now refusing food in…
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Notorious former Tehran prosecutor issues public apology for prisoner killings
Former Tehran Prosecutor, Saeed Mortazavi, accused of orchestrating the abuse and death of political detainees during the election protests of 2009 in Iran, has…
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Iran Green Movement leaders under house arrest; more than 2000 days
by: Ehsan Mehrabi It has now been established that Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) Supreme Leader has absolute jurisdiction over the release of the…
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Questioning the Dictator
On July 2nd a university student stood up to Islamic Republic’s leader and raised his voice in form of a question about Khamenei’s stance…
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Iran Leader: I am sensitive towards 2009 “events”
Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) has said that he is sensitive towards the year 2009 events. He used…
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Jaras news site shutting down though goal still unmet
The Jaras website, which calls itself a media source for Iran’s Green Movement, has announced that after six years of journalistic activities, it has…