Posted in 16 Azar, Generation-Go-Fuck-Yourself, hardtalk, Sidewalk Lyrics on Feb 16th, 2010 4 Comments »
Walking through Tehran, what I loved looking at were Wall Dialogues: conversations that take place between pro-government and pro-opposition forces on street walls. While clearly the former group has the upper hand (a death to Mousavi sign near our house has been there for months and never got erased or crossed out), the wall is [...]
Posted in 16 Azar, Generation-Go-Fuck-Yourself, Sidewalk Lyrics, The Wrath of Tehran on Jan 18th, 2010 9 Comments »
Today is 16 Azar. National Students Day as it is known in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Three engineering students at the University of Tehran were killed by the Shah’s forces when protesting vice-president Nixon’s visit to Iran after the 1953 coup. Ever since, it has become a symbol of the student movement. Today is [...]
Posted in 16 Azar on Dec 6th, 2009 4 Comments »
The green websites and news outlets are urging supporters to go to the rooftops and shout Allah o Akbar in the days leading to 16 Azar. Only 1 more day left …
Posted in 16 Azar, Generation-Go-Fuck-Yourself, Islamic Nazis of Iran, Kids on Dec 1st, 2009 No Comments »
The school is alive ——————————- AutNews of Amir Kabir University reports: Over 3000 students at the University of Tehran have signed a letter asking Mousavi and Karoubi to appear at the University of Tehran on 16 Azar. They’ve also asked Mouavi, Karoubi and Khatami to release statements declaring that they will be with the students [...]
Posted in 16 Azar, Islamic Nazis of Iran, Nincompoops on Nov 29th, 2009 1 Comment »
[Via Tabnak] Sunday 15 Azar, 6th of December, is a public holiday in Iran [Eyd-e Ghadir]. BOTH the ministry of education and ministry of higher education just announced that they are CLOSING schools on Saturday, 14 Azar as well. All government offices have also been required to give their employees a day off if the [...]
Posted in 16 Azar, Generation-Go-Fuck-Yourself, Gestapo, Islamic Nazis of Iran, Judiciary Clowns on Nov 28th, 2009 No Comments »
In preparation for making sure there is as little turnout on 16 Azar as possible, the state authorities have been at the students full force. Just six days ago, almost a dozen student activists were arrested. Ali Reza Mousavi, Mehrdad Bozorgh and Sourena Hashemi were among those who are in custody. Other less active students [...]
Posted in 16 Azar, Democrafascism, F*ck Big Media, Generation-Go-Fuck-Yourself, Gestapo on Nov 26th, 2009 21 Comments »
Gol dar moghabeleh Gholooleh [Flowers for Bullets] is what student activist and Mousavi campaigner Emad Bahavar who was recently released from prison is calling it. What does he mean? A summary from [Agh Bahman] There’s only two weeks left to 16 Azar [7th of December] and some are expecting it to be like 13 Aban, [...]
Posted in 16 Azar, Generation-Go-Fuck-Yourself, Gestapo, Islamic Nazis of Iran on Nov 25th, 2009 No Comments »
16 Azar is fast approaching and there have been a slew of new student arrests. Also, hundreds of students have been called to their schools’ disciplinary committees in the past few days. I’ll have a roundup this afternoon.
Posted in 16 Azar, Dictateur Sanguinaire, Generation-Go-Fuck-Yourself, Islamic Nazis of Iran on Nov 12th, 2009 No Comments »
From right: Ahmad Ghandchi, Azar Shariatrazavi, Mostafa Bozorgnia. Photo taken from irdc.ir – Islamic Republic Documentation Agency, which is associated with sites like FarceNews and RajaNews. ——————— There is a lot of talk about 16 Azar protests. 16 of Azar (7th of December) Roozeh Daneshjoo or Student’s Day as it is faithfully called in the [...]