Iran: youth Real Vote, Enthusiastic Practice of Fire Festival

This article is originally published on Area Info.

Many years ago, back in third grade I read a short story titled “The Last Lesson” from a story collection titled “Last Monday” by a French Author who I do not recall the name. Whole book is about the author’s first hand experience living under Nazis role during the German invasion of France as a kid. “The Last Lesson” describes in details the last French class before the enforcement of Nazi law of ban on teaching French in French schools. This young man described with honesty and in moving words, his emotions, his sorrow and his chagrin for not being able to freely use his mother tongue and praise his national culture. After close to four decades I can still remember how I was affected and cried as I was reading the story.

“I killed 200 Iraqi captives” Says a member of Iran’s Parliament

Shargh state newspaper – Saturday, March 5^th, - Nader  Qazipoor member of Iran’s “parliament’ said in a speech in his election champagne, “ probably, you have not  cut the head of a chicken in your life , but ( in the war with Iraq) I had to cut off the heads of 200 Iraqi captives “.

In another speech in his champagne Qazipoor made insulting comments about women.

Suppressive forces spread in parts of Tehran for fear of mass protests

 Reports coming out of Iran indicate that on Tuesday march 1^st, government security forces occupied key points of the capital Tehran to prevent people forming protests and uprisings.

Locations such as Vanak square, Karim Khan Blvd., Enghelab and Fatemi streets, all in the center of Tehran, which were scenes of previous uprisings, were full of special units with their motorbikes and cars on.