Archive for January, 2011

The Islamic Republic is treating Iranians with curly hair as potential threats to public order, and ordered their dispersal at a recent public gathering. Payvand is reporting

So far, the street barricades we've seen in Iran have been small and ineffective against the regime forces. Most have been nothing more than overturned dumpsters and

Iranian political dissidents are notorious for their bitter factions and for not being able to work together—probably the single biggest cultural asset the Islamic Republic regime has. However,

An international conference of exiled Iranian opposition figures produced an astonishing result: Lifelong foes and skeptics set aside their differences and vowed to unite against

Concerned about a lack of national strategy for helping the Iranian people become free, a bipartisan group of American lawmakers has formed a "Congressional Free Iran Caucus." Congressmen Ted

Getting a canister of tear gas lobbed at you can be frightening, but it's really no big deal. Canisters are easy to throw back at your tormenter. So the

Don't be intimidated by Basiji motorcycle attacks. If you can slow down the motorcycles with obstacles, caltrops or people and overwhelm them one by one, you

A declassified World War II manual describes a range of simple methods to sabotage the enemy - and many of the methods are valid for today's situation in

A friendly Iranian-American police officer gives some handy advice on how Iranian democracy activists can defend themselves against Basij tactics. Many of these defenses are simple and easy.