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Iran's Opposition Finds Imaginative Ways to Protest

By Theunis BatesJan 13th 2010 – 6:24PM
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LONDON (Jan. 13) -- The Iranian regime's efforts to crush anti-government protests by brutally cracking down on street protests and blocking anti-government Web sites have only encouraged the opposition to find new ways to spread dissent. And their latest tactic – defacing bank notes with slogans like "Death to the...

The Difference One Ayatollah Might Make

By Joseph SchumanDec 21st 2009 – 8:40PM
AP

AP

(Dec. 21) -- The death of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri may prove to be a turning point for Iran's embattled reform movement. It may mark the moment when the surging wave of discontent overwhelms the country's remorseless theocratic leadership -- or one when the outrage crests and then recedes. The funeral...

Iran Admits Guards Beat Prisoners to Death

Dec 19th 2009 – 4:57PM

TEHRAN, Iran (Dec. 19) - After months of denials, Iran acknowledged Saturday that at least three people detained in the country's postelection turmoil were beaten to death by their jailers. The surprise announcement by the hard-line judiciary confirmed one of the opposition's most devastating and embarrassing claims...

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