He is widely known as “the Big Mouth Basiji.” He’s omnipresent at state-organized demonstrations, including Friday Prayers, where he is often seen shouting slogans with a raised fist and gaping mouth.

Dressed in black, the group of chanting schoolgirls in the Iranian city of Shiraz appeared determined to make themselves heard. “Basiji, go and get lost,” they shouted at a man in a gray suit standing ...

Reports indicate some deaths and dozens of arrests. Protests take place in Tehran, Shiraz, Isfahan and Mashhad. Pasdarn go on red alert to suppress unrest. Today is the 30th anniversary of the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. ONE of the more dramatic video clips from Iran last week showed a man in an upper-floor window firing on demonstrators outside a ...

During the meeting, the Supreme Leader said that those who wish for the failure of the Iranian nation and have cast their hopes on the enemies are always dissatisfied with the basijis. The basiji ...

The commander of Iran's paramilitary Basiji group Mohammad Reza Naqdi claimed, at an anniversary commemorating the 1979 Islamic Revolution, that the United States has become subordinated by Iran in ...

The website of the students of Tehran's Amir Kabir University has posted a video of some of yesterday's clashes between students and government forces, including Basiji paramilitaries. The students ...

Thirty years ago, during the demonstrations that led to the Shah’s downfall, one of the dominant images was scenes of uniformed soldiers firing live ammunition at protesters. This week, Iran’s clerics ...