Ali-Akbar Moussavi-Khoeini is a former member of the Iranian parliament and a senior figure in the opposition Green Movement. As member of the parliament, Moussavi led an investigation into secret prisons and safe houses run by the IRGC and the Ministry of Intelligence. He spoke to Arash Aramesh of InsideIRAN about the recent arrests of Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi. more»
Ashkan Parsa
Editor’s Note: The following report is base upon eyewitness accounts insideIran.
Senior opposition leaders in Iran are under house arrest. Therefore, their supporters are experimenting with new methods to fight the government. The Feb. 20 demonstration – the second to inspire tens of thousands of Iranians back to the streets in more than a year — was a rare act of disobedience by the opposition movement without the leadership from 2009. Communications with Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi was impossible. more»
Ashkan Parsa
The Iranian opposition did not break its promise. On February 14, protesters took to the streets of Tehran and other major cities in Iran to express their opposition to the Islamic Republic. Their peaceful protest was met with the forceful hand of the police and the Basij militia, which are under the direct supervision of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader. These forces attacked peaceful protests, creating bloody clashes. Security forces prevented protesters from reaching Tehran’s Azadi Square, the largest square in the capital. The government feared that protesters may want to emulate the pro-democracy forces in Egypt by setting up camp in Azadi Square, as Egyptians did in the now famous Tahrir Square. Protesters were forced move to side streets near Azadi. more»
Ali is a student activist at Amir Kabir University in Tehran. He organized a student demonstration on campus on Monday and participated in other rallies in a few locations in the capital. He spoke to Arash Aramesh of InsideIRAN.org on Tuesday about the aftermath of the clashes in Tehran. more»
Ali is a student activist at Amir Kabir University in Tehran. He organized a student demonstration on campus on Monday and participated in other rallies in a few locations in the capital. He spoke to Arash Aramesh of InsideIRAN.org about the clashes in Tehran. more»