Mahmoud Vahidnia has received an outpouring of support from government opponents for the challenge – unprecedented in a country where insulting supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is a crime punishable by prison. Full Article at The Scotsman

A soft-spoken college math student has become something of a national hero in Iran among the opposition by daring to criticize Ayatollah Ali Khamenei -- the country's most powerful man -- to his face. Full Article at USA Today

Iranian student Mahmoud Vahidnia speaking in a meeting with supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photograph: AP He may be the bravest student in Iran or an unwitting stooge of the Islamic regime – or both. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited