Masih Alinejad
Iran: No News is Bad News, Crackdown on Journalists
In the wake of a crackdown on journalists in Iran combined with the harassment of their family and friends, no news is bad news. The Ministry of Intelligence promises there won’t be an end to the arrests until the entire network is revealed, claiming that thos
Facebook: Halal? Makruh? Haram?
So Facebook is Halal all of a sudden? Despite condemnation of social media, it appears that Ayatollah Khamenei now has his own Facebook page. Censorship is as active on Facebook as any other media in Iran — critical comments come down as fast as they go up. Re
Iran Civil Society Review – From Medals to Disaster
It was a week that began with medals and international sportsmanship yet ended with disaster as two earthquakes hit an area close to Tabriz in Northwestern […]
Diverting Attention
In EA, Masih Alinejad writes of the stoning case of Sakineh Ahstiani: “Put bluntly, the Government is exploiting the Ashtiani case to divert attention from the deaths and imprisonments of young women and men who oppose the fraudulent outcome of Mahmoud Ahmadin