Kamangir (Archer)

As a Labor Day event, selected workers met with the supreme leader to “benefit from his thoughtful remarks”. While the faces show that many of these attendees are simply Basij-of-industry members, it seems that the administration cannot even trust them. To my count there are two layers of guards before the leader. The funny part [...]

With the Labor Day approaching, Kargozaran, one of the last remains of independent journalism in Iran, chose a rather outstanding text for the front page; “Request for the Right to Strike”. I am not sure what the law mandates, but attempt to strike is generally regarded as being against the national security.

Frankly, lately, Kamangir has not been updated as frequently as it used to be. That is mainly because of my efforts to carry out a rather radical moderation in Balatarin. The fact is, to my deepest sorrow, and joy at the same time, trying to crackdown on copy-and-paste blogging resulted in a bloody coup. The [...]

There are early reports of a sever attack in University of Amir Kabir (AKU), the most politically active university in Tehran. Reportedly, Basij members have distributed phony newsletters with the logos of student groups on them. The newsletter has reportedly contained material offensive to the administration, including a cartoon of the supreme leader. Then, Basij [...]

The Police Chief Commander met with grand ayatollahs to discuss the recent crackdown on the veil. Apparently, this was not a very simple meeting.  More pictures here.

“Yes …! You have understood it correctly! I am in war with you! What are you going to do to me? Will you delete me? You cannot kill a person because a person’s name rises by death. What are you going to do to my ideas?”

These are not the last words of Che Guevara. This [...]