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Iran Protests 2009

Reflecting on Iran, Social Media, and Change

Adam Elkus | Posted 11.13.2009 | World

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Adam Elkus

Networked social movements are still in a immature stage. But as information campaigners grow more experienced, skilled, and above all else pragmatic the quality of digital campaigns is sure to improve.

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Iran's Universities Punish Students Who Disputed Vote

nytimes.com | ROBERT F. WORTH | Posted 10.21.2009 | World

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iranian universities have begun disciplining and suspending students who took part in street protests after the dispute...

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Iranian Protest Leaders Could Face Execution

washingtonpost.com | Thomas Erdbrink | Posted 09.26.2009 | World

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The attorney prosecuting leading opposition figures in Iran asked a court Tuesday to give them "the maximum punishment," offering the clearest indicat...

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Iran Inmates 'Tortured To Death': Karroubi

BBC NEWS | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

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One of Iran's defeated opposition presidential candidates has said some protesters held after July's disputed poll were tortured to death in prison....

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Iran Inside Out Shocks and Provokes at the Chelsea Art Museum

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 09.13.2009 | New York

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Marissa Bronfman

Iran Inside Out offers a veritable platter of provocative work that begs for discussion, debate and perhaps most importantly, an open mind.

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Iran's Women A Driving Force Behind Green Movement

GlobalPost | Posted 08.24.2009 | World

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Her eyes, wide open, she seemed to be staring into nothingness as her body was drained of its blood. The world watched Neda Agha-Soltan, a 26-year...

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Iranians Worldwide Roll Out Green Scroll Against Ahmadinejad (SLIDESHOW, UPDATES)

Diane Tucker | Posted 08.19.2009 | World

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Diane Tucker

Updates, and video screen grabs from the ceremony in Paris, follow the post. AUSTIN, TX -- When a reporter asked Vaclav Havel to comment on Iran's p...

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Three Cheers for Democracy and the World Wide Web

Christina Patterson | Posted 08.02.2009 | Media

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Christina Patterson

Vicious governments will always try to hold on to power, but a modest Englishman called Tim has made their job much harder.

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Ahmadinejad Lashes Out At Obama, Compares Him To Bush

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 07.26.2009 | World

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay...

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Iran Uprising: Is Mousavi Becoming Irrelevant?

Stuart Whatley | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

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Stuart Whatley

Who is running the show? Is Mousavi really guiding the movement on the streets, or is the street guiding Mousavi?

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Reza Pahlavi, Ex-Shah's Son, Calls For Louder Protest Of Iran's Rights Abuses

McClatchy News | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

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The former crown prince of Iran on Monday urged foreign leaders to condemn more forcefully the Iranian regime's crackdown on more than a week of mass ...

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Guardian Council Rules Out Vote Annulment In Iran

AP | WILLIAM J. KOLE | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

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CAIRO — Overwhelmed by police and left with limited alternatives, Iranian demonstrators resorted Tuesday to more subtle ways of challenging the ...

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Where was the twittered outrage for #ourownbackyard?

Max Keiser | Posted 07.21.2009 | Politics

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Max Keiser

In the lead up to the US elections less than a year ago, protesters gathered at the party conventions. The police were waiting for them.

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Iran Protests 2009: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In On Political Fallout, Twitter And What Happens Next

Huffington Post | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

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As the fallout over the Iranian election continues, HuffPost bloggers weigh in with their views on the political landscape and developments in the cou...

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Iran Uprising: Why Do So Many Want Obama To Turn Iran's Protests Into A "Teabag Party"?

Stuart Whatley | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

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Stuart Whatley

Those who wish for Obama to adopt a stronger tone ground their argument in the arrogant belief that our endorsement is the sine qua non of any successful democratic political movement.

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Iran's Competing Rallies Use Widely Different Tactics

GlobalPost | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

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TEHRAN -- With cellphone connections disrupted and SMS services shut off by the government, Mousavi demonstrators at the historic rallies in the capit...

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Ayatollah Khamenei Orders Probe Of Iran Election Fraud

AP | ANNA JOHNSON and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — In a massive outpouring reminiscent of the Islamic Revolution three decades ago, hundreds of thousands of Iranians streamed throu...

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