The Iranian government declared an outright election victory for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday morning, and riot police officers fought with supporters of the opposition candidate, Mir Hussein Moussavi, who insisted that the election had been stolen. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
As current and contextualized as we can expect from American news media in Iran right now. This is a fair report that touches on voting irregularities in districts considered safe for opposition candidates, but sadly doesn't get too in-depth.
It seems dictators are learning to make rigged elections appear somewhat legitimate -- 63 percent is a more convincing figure than 99.
The authorities closed universities in Tehran, blocked cellphone transmissions and access to Facebook and some other Web sites, and for a second day shut down ... More »
the article jumps around some, but there's quite a bit of info in this story which gives some background on iran's elections and a number of local sources quoted.
just as in some u.s. elections, it's disappointing that it isn't possible to read the results and do more than suspect fraud. a big difference is, however, that in iran, it appears impossible to recount, to verify results or follow up with what actually happens
“there might be some manipulation in what the government has done,” said….a supporter of mr. ahmadinejad, “but the other side is exaggerating, ... More »
This is a good article that tries to be factual. It is an example of what happens when facts are attempted to crush. If you must turn off access to means of acquiring news and communicating to maintain control then you have a serious problem.
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