Read more Iranian protests stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/41667/iranian-protests.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:37:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73774/iran-blasts-oxford-tribute-to-dead-protester.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Iranian regime has condemned Oxford University's offering of a scholarship in the name of a young woman killed in protests earlier this year as a politically motivated move staged by its enemies. The scholarship is named after Neda Soltan, a 26-year-old philosophy student who became the symbol of the...http://www.newser.com/story/73774/iran-blasts-oxford-tribute-to-dead-protester.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 4:25:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73281/iranian-police-clash-with-protesters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIranian security forces beat anti-government protesters with batons and fired tear gas today on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies in Tehran to mark the 30th anniversary of the US Embassy takeover. While pro-government demonstrators chanted "death to America" outside the former embassy, opposition marchers nearby cried "death to the dictator....http://www.newser.com/story/73281/iranian-police-clash-with-protesters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 6:34:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73151/iran-students-hope-to-reignite-smoldering-unrest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIranian students are planning a major protest tomorrow, their first in six weeks, hoping to turn an annual parade commemorating the taking of the US embassy in 1979 into an anti-government rally. Though largely forgotten by the media and discounted by Western policy makers, the so-called “green movement” that erupted...http://www.newser.com/story/73151/iran-students-hope-to-reignite-smoldering-unrest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 11:05:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70693/obama-cozies-up-to-dictators-for-unions-sake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn his inaugural address Barack Obama pledged to "extend a hand" to America's foes—and he sure has, writes Daniel Henninger. Hillary Clinton is opening "direct dialogue" with the Burmese junta, John Kerry went to Syria, and the president himself has greeted Hugo Chávez and even reached out to Raúl...http://www.newser.com/story/70693/obama-cozies-up-to-dictators-for-unions-sake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 7:10:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69986/empire-state-lighting-thrills-iranian-activists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in New York to speak at the annual opening of the UN general assembly, opponents of the Iranian regime petitioned to have the Empire State Building bathed in protesters' trademark green. The building's managers said no, but the activists got a lucky break, reports the Wall Street...http://www.newser.com/story/69986/empire-state-lighting-thrills-iranian-activists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 7:38:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68300/iran-admits-protester-was-beaten-to-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA man arrested in the upheaval following Iran's presidential election was beaten to death in jail, Iranian media reported yesterday—offering the first official acknowledgment that a detained protester died after the disputed vote. Officials had originally said the man died of an illness, but a coroner's report said he...http://www.newser.com/story/68300/iran-admits-protester-was-beaten-to-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 7:09:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66582/august-is-a-snooze-unless-these-crises-hit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAugust is a snooze—except when it isn't, writes Anne Applebaum for the Washington Post, who points out that World War I and Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait began in the eighth month. For the benefit of "the interns who are manning the shop while everyone is out of town,...http://www.newser.com/story/66582/august-is-a-snooze-unless-these-crises-hit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 9:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66532/iranian-protesters-raped-in-prison-candidate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIranian protesters, both male and female, were raped in a notorious prison in the aftermath of the disputed presidential election, one of the defeated candidates alleged today. Reformist Mehdi Karroubi wrote on his website that senior prison officials told him about "really shameful issues," including sexual violence that "caused serious...http://www.newser.com/story/66532/iranian-protesters-raped-in-prison-candidate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 7:23:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66134/ahmadinejad-begins-2nd-term.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMahmoud Ahmadinejad has been sworn in for a second term as president of Iran, one day after the White House finally announced that the US recognized him as the country's elected leader. In his inaugural address, Ahmadinejad took a swipe at the US and European nations that "decided to recognize...http://www.newser.com/story/66134/ahmadinejad-begins-2nd-term.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 4:11:18 CDT