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U.S. must shift gears to support Green movement

By Michael Allen on February 4, 2010

“If the U.S. thought relations between the United States and Iran were strained after the Mossadeq coup, just wait until Washington betrays the Green movement.”
Those cautionary words from an Iranian activist were heard on Capitol Hill yesterday at a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing addressing the issue of how the United States can best support [read full story]

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Iran: hardliners’ crackdown highlights need to ‘retool’ democracy support

By Michael Allen on September 9, 2009

With Iran’s hardliners consolidating their victory over the reformist opposition with continuing arrests and  raids on the offices of leading critics, the lack of support for the country’s beleaguered democrats and civil society is under fire.
Security services are strategically targeting key activists and leaders, reports suggest, clamping down on dissent ahead of the officially orchestrated [read full story]

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