Articles by Nasrin Alavi

Protesters in Iran plan to take to the streets again on 1 March. But President Ahmadinejad may be more worried about a battle behind closed doors, writes Nasrin Alavi.

The Iranian citizens who poured onto the streets to protest the result of the presidential election of 12 June 2009 have been brutally pushed back. But under the surface the discontent simmers, says Nasrin Alavi.

Ayatollah Khomeini’s grandsons supporting the reformers? Demonstrations in the holy city of Qom? This is a new generation of resistance, as Nasrin Alavi shows in her latest survey of the Iranian blogosphere.

Iranian youths climb Mount Alborz to remember their martyrs.

Iranian 'greens' honour Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri, whose criticisms of the state led to house arrest.

A recent football match provided the opportunity for fans to vent anti-Ahmadinejad feelings.

Nasrin Alavi looks at claim and counter-claim over Neda's death and the disputed election.

Iranian football stars show solidarity with the masses in their own protest against the election results.

Nasrin Alavi pores over the bizarre election results.

On election day in Iran, all those hoping for change are worried that a result that went against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad might not be accepted, writes Nasrin Alavi.

As Iran prepares to go to the polls, Nasrin Alavi says that President Ahmadinejad's opponents won't let him forget his own delusions of sainthood.

Under increasing pressure in the election campaign from reformist challenger Mir-Hosein Mousavi, Iran's President Ahmadinejad has been splashing the cash, as Nasrin Alavi explains.

Nasrin Alavi profiles another of the 'reformist' candidates lining up against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran's election.

Nasrin Alavi runs her eye over two of the candidates standing against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the imminent election.

Nasrin Alavi returns to a Tehran under threat from the West.

Iran is young, vibrant and diverse, despite the repression, as Nasrin Alavi explains.