Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah-Yazdi who is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s religious advisor (like he needs one) and member of the regime’s Assembly of Experts said in a…
I’m back
I’m back from the 8th congress of the Worker-communist Party of Iran. It was a brilliant congress, which focused on the new situation globally to…
Iran: Two trade unionists released, but more arrested
24 January 2012 Two worker activists by the names Sharif Saed Panah and Mozaffar Saleh Nia, both members of the Free Union of Iranian Workers,…
When blasphemy is a matter of life and death
Blasphemy is the order of the day on freethoughtblogs. In the Islamic regime of Iran, however, it is a matter of life and death. The…
You don’t have a bra on!
Here’s an interview with Elham who was recently stopped by the security forces in Iran on her dress code. This time, however, she wasn’t stopped…
New 5 by 5 anti-veil movement in Iran
Today is the beginning of the anti-hejab 5 by 5 movement in Iran. As of today, every Thursday (Thursday is panjshnabeh in Persian and has…
100 lashes for buttock squeeze or for not dying laughing?
The Islamophobia watch police have been busy criticising French weekly Charlie Hebdo for poking fun at Mohammad, Islam’s prophet, rather than condemning the firebombing of…
Will you shut down Press TV already?
In June this year, I spoke on yet another panel on Islam. One of the other panellists was Lauren Booth (former British Prime Minister Tony…
It’s not rocket science: you can be against war on Iran and also the regime and its nuclear bomb!
Sections of the far-Right in the Israeli government and US administration as well as some western states have started threatening war on Iran over the…
Join 5 November International Day of Solidarity with Iranian Workers
34 cities in 16 countries there will be various actions in support of Iranian workers. Join them if you can. Here’s more information on the…