6.18.2003
Tehran Chronicle
[Posted 1:27 PM by Stefan Beck]
Fellow blogger Andrew Sullivan recently called upon the denizens of the “blogosphere” to lend attention and moral support to Iranian student protests. To that end, here’s a roundup of the latest goings-on in Tehran (and elsewhere). See also Andrew’s many edifying posts on the subject.
On NRO, guest columnist Koorosh Afshar has a brief but vivid account of Tehran’s daily skirmishes between students and Hezbollah. Mr. Afshar is an Iranian student; the name is, of course, a pseudonym.
OpinionJournal weighs in with “Iranian Resolution,” to which there are already over a dozen responses.
Police in Paris yesterday raided the base of the Iranian terrorist group People’s Mujahideen. The move was applauded by both Washington and Tehran, but it also incited today’s tragic protest–which may exacerbate tensions in Iran.
And don’t forget Pejman.
The popular push to banish Tehran’s mullahs proceeds apace.