This is an IranNewsNow.com EXCLUSIVE and original reporting: In an amazing turn of events after an even more amazing day in the history of Modern Iran, during a live televised Press Conference in Iran, the disputed Ahmadejad was very boldy challenged by Robert Fisk, reporter for the Independent. He challenged Ahmadinejad with courage. I will [...]
Archive | June, 2009
BBC Report on Riots in Iran after Election Fraud
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After a Disputed Election, Tehran’s Streets Become a Battleground
“They have totally fooled us,” said one sad man, a 32-year-old state employee, standing by the roadside. “This time they went too far. They just want to eliminate ‘republic’ and turn this into an Islamic dictatorship.” …
Video Protests In Iran over Presidential Election
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From JuanCole.com: Evidence that Iran Election is Fraudulent
The Electoral Commission is supposed to wait three days before certifying the results of the election, at which point they are to inform Khamenei of the results, and he signs off on the process. The three-day delay is intended to allow charges of irregularities to be adjudicated. In this case, Khamenei immediately approved the alleged results.
Most serious clashes in Iran since 1999: Riots in Iran over disputed election
Mousavi rejected the result as rigged and urged his supporters to resist a government of “lies and dictatorship.”
“I’m warning that I won’t surrender to this manipulation,” said a statement on Mousavi’s Web site. “The outcome of what we’ve seen from the performance of officials … is nothing but shaking the pillars of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s sacred system and governance of lies and dictatorship,” it added.
Mousavi warned “people won’t respect those who take power through fraud.” The headline on one of his Web sites read: “I won’t give in to this dangerous manipulation.”
Ahmadinejad “wins” surprise Iran landslide victory
As the official results were announced, baton-wielding riot police clashed with angry Mousavi supporters in some of the most serious unrest Tehran has seen in years.
Riot police on motorbikes used batons to disperse Mousavi supporters who staged a sit-in near the interior ministry, where the results were announced. Up to 2,000 Mousavi supporters erected barricades of burning tyres and chanted “Mousavi take back our vote! What happened to our vote?”
Iran declares Ahmadinejad winner in disputed election
“I’m warning that I won’t surrender to this manipulation,” said the Mousavi statement Saturday. “The outcome of what we’ve seen from the performance of officials … is nothing but shaking the pillars of the Islamic Republic of Iran sacred system and governance of lies and dictatorship.”
Ahmadinejad so-called “re-election” sparks Iran clashes
Apparently, according to “authorities” in Iran, Ahmadinejad was re-elected. Look how happy the people are.
Pictures from 2009 Iran Presidential Election
Iranians went to the voting booth today, Friday, June 12th, for their 10th presidential election since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Their decision today is largely whether to keep hard-line president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in power for four more years, or to replace him with a reformist more open to loosening the country’s Islamic restrictions and improving ties with the United States. Ahmadinejad’s leading opponent is Mir Hossein Mousavi, a former Prime Minister of Iran. Mousavi’s campaign was propelled in recent weeks by young voters using high-tech campaign tactics (over 66% of Iranians are under the age of 30). Iran’s presidential elections are tightly controlled, and, once elected, the office holder has limited power, but it remains the highest position determined by popular vote. Collected here are several photos from the past few weeks in Iran.
Changing Story on Iran Election
Earlier we noted reports that election officials were calling a lopsided win for Ahmadinejad. But that’s now less clear. Apparently what election officials said, in a hastily called press conference following Mr. Mousavi’s press conference (in which he himself claimed victory), was that 19% of the vote had been counted and that President Ahmadinejad was up by roughly 69%.
Rivals in Iran vote issue competing victory claims
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s state news agency reported that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won re-election Friday, but his main reformist challenger also confidently claimed victory at a news conference moments earlier.
The rival claims came even before the close of polls, which authorities permitted to stay open an extra six hours, until midnight (1930 GMT, 3:30 p.m. EDT), to allow long lines of voters to cast ballots. Official results were not expected until Saturday.
Neither the report in the IRNA news agency nor the competing announcement by Former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi gave details on what their claims were based on.
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