Protests Continue in Iran; Government Cracks Down on Foreign Media

Over a hundred university professors have reportedly resigned in protest over the deaths of students. And Iran’s leading dissident cleric, Ayatollah Hossain Ali Montazeri, also called for three days of mourning for the dead. His public letter on the election reads, quote, “No one in his sane mind can accept these results.”

Meanwhile, the Supreme Leader met with representatives of all four presidential candidates and called for national unity ... Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
4.2
by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 17, 2009

In the buildup to the election, in my opinion, two important events happened. One was these nationally televised debates that, in my opinion, exposed the deep cleavages and conflicts amongst the establishment, the political establishment. And second, during the two weeks before the elections, the Mousavi campaign really illustrated that it was able to mobilize the enthusiastic support for the reformist agenda.

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