Basiji

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• “Basiji! How much money do you get to wield that baton?”

  
  niacINsight — Authority: 499
  This video from today’s protests in Iran (the exact location is unconfirmed), posted on Facebook , shows hundreds of protesters chanting, ” Basiji! How much money do you get to wield that baton?” A young participant who witnessed and participated in the protests today at Tehran University and Amir Kabir ...
  3 days ago

• Iran: Text of Mousavi Statement to Basiji (25 November)

  
  Enduring America — Authority: 599
  Translation by Khordaad 88 : In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful 5th of Azar (26 November) is the anniversary of creation of “Basij of the Poor” by Imam Khomeini. This anniversary is an opportunity to have a second look at this influential institution in the history of the Islamic revolution: ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Latest from Iran (25 November): When Khomeini and the Reformists Meet

  
  Enduring America — Authority: 599
  1740 GMT: Larijani Keeps Up the Pressure. Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani, speaking in Tehran , has launched another assault on Iran’s nuclear talks with the US, claiming that Washington wanted to deceive the Iranian Government : Analyzing the U.S. (role) in the nuclear issue shows that there was a trickery in ...
  2 weeks ago

• Human Rights Front and Center

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 436
  As James Fallows’ blog makes clear, President Obama’s human rights effort in China was more nuanced, and probably more successful, than people unfamiliar with China and Asia more generally can easily gauge.  The question is whether human rights have a permanent foothold in U.S. foreign policy. Right now our ...
  2 weeks ago

• Iran’s New 13 Aban: An Eyewitness Account “I Have Never Seen as Much Violence”

  
  Enduring America — Authority: 599
  Iran’s New 13 Aban: A First-Hand Account from the Street s Iran: Josh Shahryar on the Significance of 13 Aban Iran Video: The Tribute to 13 Aban’s Protesters The Latest from Iran (6 November): The Day After The Day After Receive our latest updates by email or RSS SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FEED ...
  4 weeks ago

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