Monthly Archives: June 2009

This Is The Voice of Free Iran!

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi

  (In German) Hier spricht der freie Iran Von Hans-jörg Schmidt (Die Welt, 23. Juni 2009) (In English on PressEurop)  Aus einem streng bewachten Gebäude in Prag werden Nachrichten in die Heimat gesendet: Ein Besuch in der iranischen Redaktion von Radio … Continue reading →

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Iran: Evolutionary Change

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi

National Review Online, Sunday, June 21, 2009 The Iranian Revolt [Rich Lowry] John O’Sullivan wrote me this note today. Dear Rich, Thanks for your note. I am happy to give you my judgment on the Iranian revolt. In brief, it’s … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Khamenei On Crash Course

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi

For the past couple of months, we thought some kind of spring was coming to our beloved Iran. We deserved it, we thought, finally, after so many years of un-freedom, state-ideological one-way-turbo-course, and international isolation and humiliation. But after the … Continue reading →

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An Electoral Coup in Iran

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi

It was a night of fundamental change of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was, however, not the change the overwhelming majority of the electorate indicated to be producing with their real votes yesterday, but a change in the ruling … Continue reading →

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Iran Has Already Changed

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi
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Voting started a few hours ago in Iran to answer one question: if President Ahmadinejad should be removed from office. Turnout is reportedly very high. There may be a relatively considerable election fraud. Still, the anti-Ahmadinejad candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi … Continue reading →

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Even Iran Can Change

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi
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Iran is always good for big surprises. Over the last four years, the international community has come to love to hate Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad (sort of like former U.S. President George W. Bush). But now it seems there’s a … Continue reading →

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A Friend’s Note: Mesbah Yazdi’s Decree to Rig Votes

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi

Following the discovery of a “Fatwa” (“religious decree”) issued by ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi which sanctions cheating in Friday’s presidential election and was published in an open letter written by a group of Ministry of Interior employees, the heads of the … Continue reading →

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