If it’s Tuesday in Tehran, it must be time to protest. At least that’s been the case in Iran for the past couple of weeks, and probably will continue to […]
Author: Elham Gheytanchi
Alert: Ashtiani Faces Imminent Execution
Never before has the cruelty of Iranian criminal justice system been more evident than now. The International Committee Against Stoning reported Monday that the Iranian government has given the go-ahead […]
U.S. Woman Writes From Inside Iran’s Most Notorious Prison
Memoirs by political prisoners shed light on a world unknown to most of us–a world of forced confession, threats and psychological torture. American journalist Roxana Saberi’s new “Between Two Worlds: […]
Iranian Women Defy Censorship in “Women Without Men”
Women Without Men, a novella by Shahrnush Parsipur, was condemned to oblivion by Iranian authorities soon after it was published in 1988. But 22 years later, Women without Men lives […]
The Imagined Cyber War Against Iran
Fars News Agency in Iran recently announced that thirty individuals have been arrested for “Cyber crimes.” Reflecting the view of security officials, Fars victoriously reports of a ‘crackdown’ on an organized network of U.S. agents, and more specifically the CIA, who have been engaged in ‘cyber war’ against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Besieged Iranian Feminists Find Global Support
Despite state pressure, the Iranian women’s movement is strengthening. The plight of Iranian women is being heard about around the world.