US Navy Sets an Example
With some in Congress openly advocating for the punishment of innocent Iranians and the drumbeat of war growing louder, it was especially refreshing to see the American sense of humanity still alive in a recent rescue operation by the US Navy. On August 20, the US Navy rescued eight Iranian fishermen from a burning boat […]
Student Day Protests Met With Violence
Today protesters demonstrated against the Iranian government on what marks National Student Day, which commemorates the death of three students protesting the Shah in 1953. The Green Movement took to the streets en masse once again and faced a violent response from authorities. There have been reports of police and the Basij striking protesters with batons, […]
Iranian Government Targets Opposition Worldwide
The Wall Street Journal reported today on an extremely troubling development in the Iranian government’s efforts to silence its critics in the continued aftermath of the disputed June elections–the regime is reportedly attempting to extend its crackdown beyond Iran’s borders to the Iranian diaspora abroad. “Interviews with roughly 90 ordinary Iranians abroad — college students, […]
Disgruntled Iranian Students
“I hate three things,” said an Iranian student leader, “One, I hate Ahmadinejad.”