Posted on Fri, December 9, 2011 at 21:33 pm CET
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Democracy strikes back

Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch launched an unhinged attack on the Knesset and the government… Continue reading

Topics: Culture • Democracy • Israel • Politics • The Media 
Posted on Sun, September 12, 2010 at 23:19 pm CEST
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Unprecedented Attack On Residence of Reformist Opposition Leader Mehdi Karoubi

Nearly one hundred pro-government rioters attacked the northern Tehran residence of reformist opposition leader Mehdi Karoubi. Saham News, a website affiliated with Karoubi, reported that the rioters had thrown stones and Molotov cocktails at… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Shi'ism 
Posted on Sun, August 1, 2010 at 23:15 pm CEST
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A Rare Glimpse Into the Office of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

According to the report, the responsibility for the security of the Supreme Leader and his office belongs to a special Revolutionary Guards unit called… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Shi'ism 
Posted on Fri, July 23, 2010 at 22:24 pm CEST
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Iran’s Opposition Leaders Step Up Criticism of Government Policy

Mehdi Karoubi, one of the leaders of the reformist opposition, has strongly criticized last week the government’s stance on the nuclear crisis… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Islamic Fundamentalism • Shi'ism 
Posted on Fri, March 5, 2010 at 21:00 pm CET
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Why the Islamic Republic of Iran has Survived

In the hectic months of 1979—before the Islamic Republic had been officially declared—many Iranians as well as foreigners, confidently predicted its imminent demise… Continue reading

Topics: English • Iran • Shi'ism 
Posted on Mon, February 8, 2010 at 14:20 pm CET
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The Revolution Failed to Abolish Dictatorship in Iran

In a special interview granted last week by opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi to the reformist website Kalemeh for the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution, Mousavi said that the revolution was unable to rid Iran of dictatorship. Mousavi noted that during the first years of the revolution… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran