Protests Continue in Iran; Government Cracks Down on Foreign Media

Democracy Now by JUAN GONZALEZ, Amy Goodman, Arang Keshavarzian | Jun. 17, 2009 (News Report)

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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Topics: Iran, Election Reform
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jun 17, 2009 - 11:20 PM PDT
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Edited by: Mike LaBonte - Jun 18, 2009 - 7:30 AM PDT
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 by Manfred Ostrowski - Jun. 18, 2009

It is the kind of open-ended, engaging journalism which I, personally, like a lot, even if some thoughts do not get formulated in a final form, and there is a rather abrupt end.

The anger about "meddling in the internal affairs of Iran" which the Iranian leadership displays reminds me of the stereotype reaction of Soviet ... More »

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 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 ... More »

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