Tehran college student Sepideh refuses to watch the news . She worries about war coming to her homeland . The Iranian government has been cracking down on protests in recent weeks, arresting hundreds of people and detaining others for expressing their views online or through social media. In many ways she is not unlike her American counterparts except that Sepideh lives in the Islamic Republic and her government is considered an enemy of Washington . Upcoming Persian new year celebrations are sure to be more muted .
Tehran college student Sepideh refuses to watch the news . She worries about war coming to her homeland . The Iranian government has been cracking down on protests in recent weeks, arresting hundreds of people and detaining others for expressing their views online or through social media. Upcoming Persian new year celebrations are sure to be more muted .