Iran

Lindsey Hilsum describes meeting a former basij militiaman, who says he was tortured after refusing to take part in the beating and rape of protestors.

The full interview with a former member of the Iranian Basij militia, who describes his mistreatment in jail for refusing to assault opposition protesters.

Thirty-one years ago, wedged amongst a chanting, seething sea of black-clad women moving through downtown Tehran, we knew were in on a moment in history – writes Jon Snow.

Italian photographer Pietro Masturzo wins the World Press Photo of the Year 2009 for his powerfully atmospheric photograph of rooftop protests in Tehran.

They’ve been shouting “Allah Akbar” from the rooftops since 10 o’clock last night. They say they’ll whistle throughout President Ahmadinejad’s speech later this morning. It’s the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution, and Iran’s Green Movement protestors are gearing up for action. But the government has been preparing too.

The Iranian regime’s biggest worry is its own divisions and weaknesses in the face of continued unrest by the opposition, blogs Lindsey Hilsum.

Channel 4 News’s foreign correspondent Jonathan Miller investigates claims that an Iranian-British woman is facing charges for a capital offence in Iran.

Lindsey Hilsum looks at President Ahmadinejad’s apparent change of strategy about allowing Iranian uranium to be enriched elsewhere

There are two Iran clocks – a democracy clock and a nuclear clock. But which is ticking faster? Lindsey Hilsum blogs for Channel 4 News.

Channel 4 News international editor Lindsey Hilsum reviews Tony Blair’s evidence to the Iraq inquiry and recalls her own experiences in Iraq as the invasion became inevitable.

Lindsey Hilsum blogs on the eve of what would have been the 27th birthday of Neda Agha-Soltan – the young woman who’s become the poster-child martyr of Iran’s opposition Green Movement.

The fiancé of an Iranian woman killed during election protests tells Channel 4 News Neda was a “thinker” who was able to “affect the opinions of people worldwide”.

Student Neda Soltan became a martyr of Iran’s struggles when she was shot dead during election protests. Her fiancé spoke to Channel 4 News about how she became a symbol of the opposition movement.