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Nowrooz, a Persian New Year Celebration, Erupts in Iran
...evening, Tehran was filled with the sounds of small explosions and the smell of smoke. Police and Basij militia presence throughout the city was as high as it has been at any point since...
Party or Protest? Fiery Night in Iran
...persists despite violent government repression. Reformist website Balatarin cited clashes in Tehran, with Basij firing tear gas at the crowds and reports that revelers burned portraits...
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Iranians mark holiday under crackdown
...broke out late Tuesday between revelers and plainclothed members of the Basij, the pro-government paramilitary militia, who chased them away with batons and stun guns. And in one eastern...
Fiance of Murdered Iranian Protester Neda: 'Freedom Was a Very Big Issue for Her'
...was detained by the people who had been standing around Neda. His identity card showed that he was a Basij, a militia member. The witnesses still have his identity card -- the name...
"People themselves will never allow anyone to disturb the climate," he said, hinting that plainclothes pro-government Basiji militiamen will be out in full force. The prosecutor also likened any opposition to the government as a threat to "national security"
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Iran Claims to Have Hacked 29 U.S. Spy Sites
...violations. The Revolutionary Guard consists of army, navy, air force, and intelligence units, as well as the Basij paramilitary force and various business units. One of the sites...
Iran Bans Reform Party
...those who block streets or engage in dangerous acts." The elite Revolutionary Guard and its paramilitary Basij force have also set up a base to "provide peace and order and...
Iran Vows Death Penalty for 6 Protesters
...those who block streets or engage in dangerous acts." The elite Revolutionary Guard and its paramilitary Basij force have also set up a base to "provide peace and order and...
Iran militants deface home of opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi
...were tainted by fraud have been described as "seditious" by right-wing officials. Members of Iran's Islamic Basij militia vandalized the home of Mehdi Karroubi, with messages that...
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Iran bans leading pro-reform political party
...who block streets or engage in dangerous acts." The elite Revolutionary Guard and its paramilitary Basij force have also set up a base to "provide peace and order and confront any...
Iran hacks opposition Web sites, arrests cyber activists
...revolution. The group includes conventional army, navy, air force, and intelligence units, as well as the Basij paramilitary force and various business units. Some of the hacked domain...
Artist in Exile
...says Ghobadi, the situation for artists "has become much worse, the restrictions have become much greater. Now the Basij have hired many more people to have even more control [over...
U.S. human rights report hits China, Iran
...new engagement with Tehran, thus far with little to show for it. The report noted that Iranian police and Basij religious volunteer militia violently suppressed demonstrations after...
