Simaye Azadi

Simaye Azadi (Persian: سیمای آزادی, lit. "Face of Freedom"), also known as Iran National Television (INTV) (Persian: تلویزیون ملی ایران) is a satellite television channel by the organisation People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) and National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).^[1] It is broadcast from Europe, containing subjects relating to Iran and PMOI. It mostly broadcasts news, but also has documentaries, music, and social and cultural specials.

Simaye Azadi

Country	Europe
Broadcast area	Worldwide
Headquarters	Europe
Programming
Language(s)	Persian
Picture format	576i, 16:9 (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran
History
Launched	1987; 38 years ago (1987)
Links
Website	http://iranntv.com

2009 protests in Iran

Main article: 2009 Iranian presidential election protests

There were protests in Iran on the Shi'a holiday of Ashura to protest the outcome of the 2009 Iranian presidential election. Abdolkarim Soroush has identified the moment as a turning point in the Ahmedinejad regime's crackdown on the Iranian Green Movement. Various parties in Iran including Kazem Jalali and the Iranian intelligence service blamed Mojahedin-e Khalq for the unrest, linking the group publicly for the first time with the Green Movement. Opposition leaders like Mir-Hossein Mousavi hurried to dispute the government's characterizations.^[2]