Category - iranian

  • 19 Jun 2009

    Iran's leadership needs to respond to the mass demonstrations against disputed presidential elections or face greater problems in the future, says a Protestant pastor in Tehran.

  • 17 Jun 2009

    Following the hundreds of thousands who took to the streets yesterday, a new wave of protests has begun in Iran about claims of election fixing and lack of freedom. Amid a state clamp-down, the internet is being used to assist protesters.

  • 13 Jun 2009

    Tens of thousands of opposition supporters have come out onto the streets in Iran to protest against what they see as 'fixed' elections. The government is arresting and imprisoning opponents and human rights activists.

  • 21 Feb 2007

    Religious leaders from the US and Iran met yesterday in Tehran to discuss the importance of faith groups finding common ground in peacemaking, particularly in light of the growing political tensions between Wtstern countries and Iran over nuclear power and Middle East politics.