Iran ‘RISE UP’? Protests sweep Iran on November 15-16
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Iranian mobile networks appeared to go offline on Saturday night amid rising protests in Iran. Videos from across the country showed security forces firing tear gas, […]
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Amiri, Kata’ib Hezbollah blame US, Israel for Iraqi protests, Khazali vows revenge
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN *This article appeared in a slightly different form as ‘Iraq’s Pro-Iranian politician Amiri blames US-Israel for protests’ at The Jerusalem Post Hadi al-Amiri, the head of the […]
Who ordered the shooting of protesters in Iraq: A preliminary look at the data
Why did Iraqi forces shoot protesters? A look at the background and details from October 1 to 5 A version of this article appeared at The Jerusalem Post, this one […]
Iraq news: Protests in Baghdad, the firing of Al-Saadi, PM blames israel and border crossing opened
Al-Saadi removed Bracketed by high-level trips to Saudi Arabia and Iran the Prime Minister of Iraq sought to remove one of the country’s most famous soldiers, Lt. Gen. Abdulwahab al-Saadi […]
My coverage of Iran protests
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN 1. New years lessons from Iran protests http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/News-Years-lessons-from-the-Iranian-protests-521505 2. Iran protests: What we know http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Iran-protests-What-we-know-and-dont-know-521452 3. Five sides of the Iran protests http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Five-ways-to-view-the-uprisings-in-Iran-522654 4. How is […]
Six Questions on the Kurdistan crises
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In mid-December anger began to boil over in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. On December 19 several protesters were shot and killed in Rania, a […]
Interview with Saba Farzan: Losing the secular generation in Iran
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Originally publish on July 24 in The Jerusalem Post Magazine “We are used to just a few weeks of sunshine,” Saba Farzan, an Iranian journalist, remarks […]
‘The police must take responsibility!’ Anti-racism protest in Jerusalem
‘The police must take responsibility!’ Anti-racism protest in Jerusalem By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On April 30th a massive anti-racism demonstration brought parts of Jerusalem to a halt. More than 1,000, […]
