Spring of freedom

Iranian protesters chant anti-regime slogans at the old grand bazaar in Tehran Today, Monday, June 25th, Bazaar merchants and shopkeepers in various parts of Tehran went on strike in protest of the collapse of the currency and unprecedented recession. They rallied toward the Baharestan square and gathered in front of the Majlis (parliament). They chanted slogans: Death to the dictator; Let go of Syria, think about us; Our enemy is right here, but they falsely claim (our enemy) is the US; Death to high prices; We shall die, but we do not accept humiliation; Zealous marketers, support, support. Anti government demo in Tehran (June 25) In order to disperse the Bazaar merchants and the people who had joined them, the anti-riot guard attacked them at 15 th  Khordad Ave and threw tear gas at the crowd. The frustrated people confronted the repressive forces with stones and bricks and set fire to the kiosk of repressive police force at Baharestan Square.  The proteste...

By Narges Ghaffari ,producer of Radio Irava, Ottawa Iranian opposition Grand Gathering heralds the end of the mullahs rule Every year, at the proximity of the  Iranian opposition Grand Gathering in Paris  (June 30th), we witness such a resurgence of Iranian-supporters of the resistance as if it were Nowruz, or one would seem as it were springtime again. It is not an easy task to hold an annual event as grand as this, with over 100,000 Iranians and delegates (including MPs, world’s renowned political/cultural personalities) from around the world. Imagine for a minute in you would, that thousands of people (some with children) arrive in one place and on one day (June 30th), tired, of course, but determined. Surely you agree that addressing their individual needs of is very difficult. However, this is not just a gathering under one roof. A side from the fact that the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), would outline its position, th...

Domino effect of increasing protests in Iran With each passing day, more voices are heard inside the Iranian regime expressing concerns over “growing public dissent” and increasing protests. Warnings about a  growing scope of unrest , people losing their patience, the regime becoming  besieged  like never before and a domino effect taking its toll, are apparently falling on deaf ears. Some, however, believe Iranian regime officials are too busy  stealing  the people’s money. This is the fate of all dictators in history, pressing the gas pedal for further domestic crackdown to such a limit that throws their entire apparatus overboard. “Popular protests throughout the society, opposing the government and the entire state, are on the rise,” according to  Jahane-Sanat  daily. The writer describes the Dec/Jan protests in Iran as a “precursor to nationwide popular revolts,” warning the main earthquake in the future will “most certainly shake t...