Crime Documented on YouTube: Executed by Hanging in Tehran
Region: IranBy Hooman Askary Two young men, Alireza Mafiha and Mohammad Ali Sarvari, were executed by hanging in Tehran, Iran in the early hours of January 20, 2013 before the eyes of public spectators [1] [warning: graphic p... more
Views: 1164Afghanistan Considered One of the Most Corrupt Countries
Region: AfghanistanBy Omid Bidar Afghanistan is considered the world's most corrupt country, ranking roughly on par with North Korea and Somalia in an annual survey [1] of 176 nations published on December 5 by Transparency International [2... more
Views: 909Iranian Blogger Sattar Beheshti Death While in Custody
Region: IranBy Hooman Askary Iranian netizens have launched a major online storm [2] [fa] after the shocking news of a blogger's death in custody was first posted [3] [fa] by opposition websites. According to interviews [4] with Satt... more
Views: 877Iran: Collapse of Iran's Regime and Fall of Currency?
Region: Iran
By Fred Petrossian The Iranian rial hit a record low on Tuesday October 2, 2012, yet Iranian authorities appear confused and powerless face to this financial tsunami. Sanctions [1] are being blamed for the national curr... more
Views: 1087Iran: President Ahmadinejad's Colleague's Under Attack
Region: Iran
By Fred Petrossian While Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told [1] the U.N. General Assembly on September 26, 2012 that he has a vision for a new world order that would be absent of the “hegemony of ... more
Views: 1146Access to Google and Gmail Blocked in Iran
Region: IranBy Fred Petrossian The Iranian regime has been an enemy to freedom of speech for decades but on Sunday, September 23, 2012, they still surprised many by announcing that they would begin filtering Google and Gmail in the... more
Views: 770Afghanistan: Taliban Blamed for Shocking Public Execution
Region: Afghanistan
By Omid Bidar In early July, an Afghan woman was executed [1] publicly in a small village in the Parwan province, about an hour's drive from the capital Kabul. The 22-year-old woman was reportedly killed after two... more
Views: 2271Iran: Street Sweeper Finds and Returns $500,000
Region: IranWritten by Fred Petrossian Headlines about multi-million dollar corruption often dance across the front pages of Iranian newspapers. There is currently hot news [1] about Iran's biggest bank fraud, allegedl... more
Views: 1289Iran: Turning a Page on Racism Against Afghans
Region: AfghanistanWritten byFred Petrossian Several bloggers expressed their disgust at learning that Afghans living in Isfahan, Iran were banned from a park by the authorities on April 1, 2012, the 13th day of Nowruz New Ye... more
Views: 1118Iran: Women Say No to the War Monster
Region: IranWritten by Fred Petrossian he Iranian Islamic regime has ignored International Women's Day [1] for more than three decades. It does not recognize March 8, and has even banned women organizations from celebr... more
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