Iranian reformists

People wear green bands in support of the Iranian opposition movement during the funeral of dissident Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri in the holy city of Qom on December 21, 2009.

Five years later, Iran’s protest movement still casts a shadow over its politics

Global Politics

Iran’s parliament impeached science minister Reza Faraji-Dana this week over allegations of extremism stemming from the country’s 2009 “Green Movement” protests. The sharply divided vote shows how the protests are still a powerful issue in Iranian politics.

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