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Shadi Sadr’s First Note following her Release
Friday, 31 July 2009 19:33

It was been two days since I have been outside the tall barred walls.  Two days ago at this time I was in a long narrow hallway on the second floor of 209 (Evin Prison),wearing a prison chador and blindfolds, sitting and waiting for someone to come take me outside and after 12 days tell me: take off your blindfolds!

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Iran president: No rift with supreme leader
Written by NASSER KARIMI (AP)   
Friday, 31 July 2009 15:11

TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at critics within his own hard-line camp on Friday, denying any rift with Iran's supreme leader, who he said was like a father.

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Eyewitness Report: Demonstration at Neda Agha Soltan’s Grave
Written by anonymous   
Friday, 31 July 2009 14:59

The following article was recieved by Shahrvand from an anonymous  eyewitness of yesterday's demonstrations. This article has been published in its entire original form.

By the time we arrived to their graves, it was 4.30pm and about 150,000-200,000 had gathered there.  Most had on green ribbons and shouted in unison: "Neda-ye ma namordeh, ein dolat-e ke morde" (Our Neda is not dead, it is this government that is dead).  Her grave was covered in flowers and candles, as was the grave of Sohrab, just a few feet away.

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Iran's Ahmadinejad warns rivals their plans will fail
Written by Parisa Hafezi   
Friday, 31 July 2009 10:47

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned his political rivals on Friday that their efforts to drive a wedge between him and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would come to nothing.

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The rise of Iran's citizen journalists
Written by Administrator   
Friday, 31 July 2009 00:05


It has been 40 days since Neda Agha-Soltan, a young Iranian woman, was killed during an anti-government protest in Tehran.

Within hours, graphic scenes showing her final seconds of life dominated newspapers and bulletins over the world.

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