Showing posts with label vote rigging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vote rigging. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Violence in Iran increases

Violence in Iran increases : "In the past day the violence has increased in Iran. It started this morning with a suicide bombing attack on a shrine of Iran's revolutionary leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The bombing was most likely planned at the shrine to anger Iranians because they revere Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as the founder of the Islamic Republic.In the past day the violence has increased in Iran. It started this morning with a suicide bombing attack on a shrine of Iran's revolutionary leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The bombing was most likely planned at the shrine to anger Iranians because they revere Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as the founder of the Islamic Republic..."
WikiNews

Deposed Shah's son urges media to highlight Iran's 'cry for freedom' : "The son of the last Shah of Iran, former crown prince Reza Pahlavi on Monday called on international journalists to continue their efforts to shed light on what is taking place on the streets of Iran, and thanked them for their 'attention to the cry for freedom and democracy.'..."
Haaretz (Israeli News paper)

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Iran Protests Heat Up

Ahmadinejad tells U.S., Britain to stop interfering in Iran's affairs : "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the United States and Britain on Sunday to stop interfering in the Islamic Republic's internal affairs after its June 12 presidential election, the ISNA news agency said..."
Haaretz (Israeli Newspaper)

Iran says 10 killed in unrest as opposition defiant: "At least 10 people were killed in the latest unrest to shake Tehran, state television said on Sunday, as the opposition kept up its defiance of Iran's Islamic rulers over the disputed election."
DAWN.COM (Pakistani News Paper)

Rafsanjani's daughter arrested in Iran : "The daughter of Iran's former president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani and four relatives were arrested over their involvement in protests againsts alleged election fraud in Iran, the Fars news agency reported on Sunday. ..."
Times Of India (Indian News Paper)

Friday, June 19, 2009

Iran Braces for More Protests


Republican wants Obamas’ harsher tone toward Iran: "WASHINGTON: A top Republican in Congress is slamming the White House response to the ongoing protests and violence in Iran over that country's controversial election results..."
The News Pakistan.

For followers, Mousavi is Iran’s Gandhi : "TEHRAN: His followers have begun calling him “the Gandhi of Iran”. His image is carried aloft in the vast opposition demonstrations..."
Times Of India.

Possible Outcomes of Iran's Tumult : "It's nothing if not exhilarating to watch young people in Tehran's streets trying to change the nature of the Iranian regime, and to imagine that they are forcing deep and positive changes in the nation that has been America's most implacable foe for a generation."
Wall Street Journal.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Who's Behind Tehran's Violence?

"There is no English equivalent for the Farsi words Efraat and Tafrit. They refer to the possibility of extremism on both sides of an issue, and they were much in use during the third day of peaceful marches in Tehran Wednesday. "
Newsweek...

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Backers of Iran's Mousavi plan more protests

Backers of Iran's Mousavi plan more protests : "Despite the authorities' readiness for a partial recount, Mousavi's backers plan a fifth day of demonstrations since Friday's poll in which hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was officially declared to have won a resounding victory."
Reuters

Oil price breaches $ 71 per barrel

Oil price breaches $ 71 per barrel : "LONDON: New York oil prices breached 71 dollars on Wednesday, ahead of the latest update on US energy stockpiles, as traders monitored political
tensions in major crude producer Iran."
The Times of India

Haaretz (Israeli newspaper) Quote:

Haaretz (Israeli newspaper) Quote: "The scenes from Tehran are beginning to remind us of the tumultuous period leading to the fall of the Shah over three decades ago. Yet it is still too early to eulogize the Ayatollah's regime. Who better than clergymen to understand the structure and the history of revolutions"
Haaretz