Gathering the news about Iran's 2009 National election in one place.

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Media group asks nations not to recognize Iran results

Posted Mon, 2009-06-15 13:19 by IRelec09

Media group asks nations not to recognize Iran results: Via CNN.com .

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Reporters Without Borders cites censorship and crackdown on journalists
France-based media rights group says four reporters arrested, others missing
Foreign news sites, such as the BBC, are blocked; Al-Arabiya bureau closed for week
Independent observers were not allowed to observe the voting in Iran on Friday
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Q & A: Was the Iranian election rigged? - CNN.com

Posted Mon, 2009-06-15 10:11 by IRelec09

Q & A: Was the Iranian election rigged?: Via CNN.com.

(CNN) -- As protests continue over the disputed presidential elections in Iran, we asked two analysts to explain the background to the controversy.

Q) What degree of election monitoring is there in Iran?

A) The problem with this election, according to London-based Mideast analyst Amir Taheri, is that there is no independent monitoring at all in Iran with the interior ministry arguing that the Council of the Guardians of the Constitution, a "star chamber" of 12 mullahs, would have that role.

"Candidates are not allowed to be present at polling stations during voting or counting. Many voters are illiterate and officials help them fill in their ballot papers, so the possibilities for rigging are immense. And there are no booths in the polling stations so voting is done in public, not in private -- a major obstacle for transparency," Taheri said.
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Hatred, chaos and savage beatings in Tehran

Posted Sun, 2009-06-14 23:04 by IRelec09

Hatred, chaos and savage beatings in Tehran: Via CNN.com .

EHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- He was surrounded and pleading for them to stop but six men with clubs, batons and metal rods kept battering a young Iranian man with ruthless force. The swing that keeps replaying in my head was the black baton that smashed the man in the skull behind his left ear.

Seconds earlier the man had dared to stand up to the baton wielding men because they had shoved a 14-year-old girl. For his chivalry he got one of the most savage beatings I have ever seen at the hands of four Iranian riot policemen and members of the Baseej, Iran's plain clothed volunteer militia.

"To hell with Iran," he said as he sat beaten and battered along the sidewalk. "This is not my government. This is not my country."

A grown man who watched the beating burst into tears.
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