Iran

Anti-government protests in Iran: at least a dozen people dead

On Tuesday, in our post about the child rapes and murders in Kavumu (RDC) we mentioned a tweet by Max Dana from Januray 1st saying she was concerned by the dire and preoccupying situation in Iran. The biggest unrest to strike the country in almost a decade since post-election unrest in...

Web monitoring devices in Iran, Sudan, Greenpeace activists, Hina Jilani and Ernesto Zedillo

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: Web monitoring devices made by U.S. firm Blue Coat detected in Iran, Sudan; Greenpeace activists scale London's Shard tower; Kofi Annan announces two new Elders: Hina Jilani and Ernesto Zedillo. - Report: Web monitoring...

Iran: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad summoned to criminal court

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may be in trouble. The Guardian published an article in which we learn that news highlights outgoing president’s waning influence in Iran as ‘unspecified charges’ follow lawsuit from parliament speaker: Iran’s outgoing president, Mahmoud...

Zahra’s paradise, Water, children work as domestic servants, DNA, China in Africa

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: Zahra's paradise: the Iranian woman running for president, Water: the Connecting Link to Climate Change Adaptation, Ten million children work as domestic servants, DNA code sheds light on world-ranging alga and Alexis Okeowo...