April 7, 2016

Disqualification of Elected Female Reformist MP Sparks Heated Debate in Iran

Two weeks have passed since Minoo Khaleghi’s election to Parliament in Iran’s recent elections was nullified without an explanation by the Guardian Council, ...

March 22, 2016

Societal Demand in Iran for Female Representation in Government is Unstoppable

Hardliners' Entrenched Resistance is Overcome in Polls An overlooked outcome of Iran’s recent elections is the unprecedented success of women, who achieved voter support even though the Guardian Council, the hardline ...

March 3, 2016

Cartoon 141: Almost “Disqualified” By Voters

The February 2016 elections in Iran produced unexpected results for the hardliners, who had made every effort to keep reformist and moderate candidates out of the competition through major disqualifications handed out by the conservative Council ...

March 1, 2016

Iran Vote: Political Freedoms Must Be Rouhani’s Top Priority

Electorate Wants Human Rights and Rouhani Must Deliver March 1, 2016—In the elections for Parliament and the Assembly of Experts held across Iran on February 26, the Iranian electorate handed the country’s supreme leader, ...

February 26, 2016

Cartoon 140: Hardliners Only!

"The enemies of our revolution introduced the notion of 'hardliner' and 'moderate' from the first day...They used to think that the most hardliner of all was our honorable Imam [Khomeini] that day; and today, they think that ...