Dec 21 Iranians Mourn Passing of Dissident Cleric By Larisa Epatko Iranians amassed in Qom on Monday to mourn the loss of dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, considered the spiritual voice of the opposition movement. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch Iranian Cleric’s Death Sparks Renewed Protests Tens of thousands of mourners took to the streets of the Iranian city of Qom on Sunday to honor a founding father of modern Iran and to protest the government he came to oppose. Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Other News: FTC Accuses Intel of Antitrust Violations In other news, the Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Intel for allegedly trying to unfairly stifle competition, and the House voted to let the government borrow another $290 billion over six weeks. Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch Other News: Iran to Prosecute American Hikers In other news, Iran will prosecute three Americans who crossed the border from northern Iraq, and Taliban attacks killed at least 16 police throughout Afghanistan. Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch News Wrap: 200 Arrested in Iran Protests Crackdown In other news, more than 200 people in Iran have been arrested in a broad crackdown against opposition protesters, and a death row inmate in Ohio was executed using a method never before used on a human. Continue watching
Dec 07 Students Carry Out Protests in Iran Despite Arrests It's late afternoon in Iran and protesters are clashing with security forces in downtown Tehran and on university campuses. Hadi Ghaemi, the director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, who is in contact with people there, says… Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch Other News: Fresh Protests Erupt in Iranian Cities In other news, thousands of anti-government protesters clashed with security forces in Iran, and in Somalia, hundreds of students also marched on the capital against the influence there of Islamic militants. Continue watching
Nov 30 U.S., Europe Respond Angrily to Iran’s Threat to Build More Nuclear Plants By Online DA Iran has refused to comply with a United Nations demand to halt enrichment at one of its nuclear facilities, and escalated the specter of new sanctions by declaring it would build 10 more plants. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch Other News: Civilian Deaths Drop in Iraq In other news, Iraq reported a much lower civilian death toll in November than in the past few years, and the Iranian vice president defended his country's resolve to not cooperate with U.N. uranium enrichment recommendations. Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Other News: U.N. Censures Iran Over Nukes In other news, Iran was censured Friday by the United Nations for refusing to cooperate with a uranium program recommended by the U.N.'s nuclear agency, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai reached out to the Taliban in hopes of bargaining a… Continue watching