Iranian Reformists Challenge Supreme Leader: Via Voice of America.

A group of Iranian reformists is demanding an investigation into Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, questioning whether he is fit to lead.

A letter, issued Friday, asks one of Iran's highest clerical bodies to examine whether the supreme leader has become incapable of fulfilling his "constitutional duties."

Under Iran's constitution, the Assembly of Experts has the power to appoint the supreme leader or remove him from power, although until now challenging the supreme leader's authority has been a political taboo.

Discontent with Ayatollah Khamenei has been growing since June's disputed presidential elections. At the same time, there are increasing allegations that protesters arrested following the election were raped and tortured.
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Iran’s presidential election amid unrest and ongoing human rights violations: Via Amnesty International June 5,2009.

Iran’s presidential election on 12 June, will take place against a backdrop of discrimination, worsening repression of dissent and violent unrest.

In the run-up to its tenth presidential election from which women candidates have been barred, the country has witnessed the arbitrary arrest and harassment of activists and members of minority communities, censorship, armed attacks and suicide bombings.
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