Nima Rashedan, at The Blogs

Feb 22, 2017, 9:31 PM

Iranian High Ranking Official: Children are Kidnapped for Body Parts

Organized gangs are kidnapping Iranian citizens in order to take out their organs to sell them, the deputy chair of the judiciary committee of the Iranian parliament, Yahya Kamalipour, told journalists. The revelations caused social media outrage. ”Children, especially orphaned children...

Feb 12, 2017, 8:17 PM

Iran: Step on American and Israeli flags and street children will polish your shoes

Photos of street children forced to polish the shoes of those stepping on US and Israeli flags have caused a wide social media backlash from Iranian internet users. The photos reportedly show street children brought to a pro-government rally and...

Feb 7, 2017, 9:44 PM

Iranian school children get a new video game: “Execute British writer Salman Rushdie and Win”

For those parents who are worried about the conceivable connection between violence in western video games and children's aggression, Iranian state-funded “Islamic Association of Students” offers an alternative: “Let’s play the Killing of British writer Salman Rushdie.” The game producer,...

About Me

Nima Rashedan was among the first Iranian cyber-activists. In 1998 as pro-democracy journalist he was arrested and served time in Tehran's notorious Evin prison, including a month in solitary confinement. After his release, Rashedan immigrated to Switzerland. He now lives in Central Europe and continues his work as a dissident and advocate. A frequent focus of his work is the similarity between the methods and objectives of the current Iranian regime and those of the former Soviet Union.