Iran: dialectic of revolution , Hazem Saghieh
The Iranian revolution is discovering that, in its thirtieth year, it has grown old. The wave of street demonstrations following the presidential election of 12 June 2009 reveal its fruits: "two peoples" who announce themselves in huge...
Voices from Iran, Kamin Mohammadi
If my experience is any guide, Iranians outside Iran are living some of the most intense days of their lives. Since the first, disputed results of the presidential election were announced soon after the polls closed on 12 June 2009 and the protests...
The UN, the great recession, and the world's poor , Alison Evans Dirk Willem te Velde
The title of the summit being held at the United Nations in New York on 24-26 June 2009 - the United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development - suggests a large ambition that some observers...
Champions of human rights , Jeremy Bird
Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya in October 2006 many western cities saw rallies and candlelight vigils in her memory. But nowhere perhaps, including in Russia, were they as numerous as in Finland.
3000 people came to...
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