Iran election: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeals to protesters, closes detention centre

Vancouver Sun, Reuters by Parisa Hafezi, Zahra Hosseinian | Jul. 28, 2009 (News Report)

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered the closing of Kahrizak detention centre where some detainees are believed to have been held since Iran's disputed presidential election.

Khamenei's order is seen as a move to calm the growing discontent among leading moderates and their supporters, particularly when the clerical establishment faces disputes among its hardline supporters over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's appointment of ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Politics
Topics: Middle East, Iran, Elections, Democracy In the Middle East
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Posted by: Posted by Joey Baker - Jul 28, 2009 - 7:19 PM PDT
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Edited by: Joey Baker - Jul 28, 2009 - 7:19 PM PDT

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 by Joey Baker - Jul. 28, 2009
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 by John Louden - Jul. 28, 2009

No. It leaves too many questions un-addressed: why the appointment of a vice president has caused such a ruckus; why " It was not clear if detainees were released or transferred...."; and what, exactly, is a "semi-official" news agency???

Perhaps a light -- for the Iranian people -- at the end of a very long,dark tunnel; PERHAPS.

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