Posts relating to “iran election” (1557)
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NIAC Applauds Proposal to Enable Iranians’ Online Activities
niacINsight — Authority 500
sanctions. Facebook also considered cutting its service to Iran prior to the election, though ultimately decided against such a […] -democracy movement–and not the oppressive regime.” Posted in Congress, Events in Iran, Iran Election 2009, Sanctions Tagged: Iran, Iran […] , calling it a “long overdue correction of one of the most glaringly self-defeating aspects” of US sanctions on Iran. Due to2 days ago -
Iranian Protesters Should Be Time Magazines "Persons of the Year 2009"
The Huffington Post — Authority 953
place. The events that unfolded in Iran following the contested presidential election have transfixed the world. Much of […] posted an article: HOW TO: Track Iran Election with Twitter and Social Media. Through the use of social media to broadcast […] state in Iran. The mix of state and religion in modern Iran provides the Islamic Republic with the pretext for the most1 week ago -
Iran to try US hikers for espionage
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 986
between the US and Iran rose sharply today after Tehran said it would put on trial three Americans who apparently entered the […] the border between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan in July when they were arrested by the Iranians. A high-profile trial in Iran […] , Manouchehr Mottaki , said the three had "entered Iran illegally with suspicious aims". An Iranian prosecutor last month accused2 days ago -
Iran Missile test: Nuclear Triggers and Itchy Fingers
Atlas Shrugs — Authority 681
Ahmadinejad as he battles for re-election next month against more moderate opponents. The U.S. responded by saying Iran must […] to holding us hostage to GITMO north, and persecuting Navy SEALS, Iran has test-fired medium-range missiles easily […] "no response" so far. I predict Iran will reset everyones priorities. I pray that Israel takes moral action and20 hours ago -
Clinton, Dictators, and Doubletalk
Commentary — Authority 749
Iran. One of the calls that we made shortly after the election in the midst of the demonstrations is this unit of these […] to be expiated. And then there’s her discussion of Iran. She does her best to conceal the unconcealable: that at a […] by ending the stalemate of isolation and instead pursuing measured engagement with Burma. In Iran, we have offered to1 day ago -
Six months on, Irans opposition thrives | Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 986
At the time of the election it is said that Mojtaba , the son of supreme leader Khamenei, told Ahmadinejad that if it […] time he did not imagine that criticism and opposition would continue, even six months after the election . Two weeks […] onto the streets. Six months ago Obama said it doesnt matter for us who is in power in Iran: we are looking to solve the1 day ago -
Revolution halted in Iran | Abbas Barzegar
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 986
hell of a year for Iran. Just last winter the nations elites were basking in 30 years of revolutionary triumph, launching […] governing elites began to circle their wagons to preserve the system. Khamenei drew a line under the claim of election fraud […] , arguing that questioning the integrity of the election equated to indicting the system. Since then we have heard little of4 days ago -
Iran Government Represses Popular Uprising; Where’s Obama and the Main …
Flopping Aces — Authority 655
The post-election turmoil in Iran continues as thousands of students gather in the streets of Tehran to demand freedom […] States. You may remember months ago that an incredibly fraudulent election took place in Iran, with incumbent President […] proof that much of the election was faked, including cases where votes “cast” were actually more than the number of4 days ago -
Heather Robinson: Iranian Democracy Protestors Await Obamas Action
The Huffington Post — Authority 953
growing." On Monday, thousands of Iranian students risked their lives and safety to protest the rule of the mullahs in Iran […] . Some protestors allegedly burned photographs of Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a taboo-shattering move in Iran that […] has been interpreted as a protest against not just Ahmadinejads fraudulent re-election but against the mullahs repressive3 days ago -
Iran: On collision course, again
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 986
Much of what is taking place in Iran can be glimpsed only through grainy mobile phone clips. Six months on from an […] election which the defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi called a coup detat, opposition leaders are either in prison, under […] -enriched uranium in Russia and France, Iran is set to face down the threat of what the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, called2 days ago