Iran Elections
U.S. Congressman Berman Supports Free Expression in Iran
June 17, 2009Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement about the situation in Iran: "One can only admire the courage and commitment of the hundreds of thousands of Iranians...
Partial Vote Recount Planned in Iran
June 16, 2009Iranian state media report Iran's Guardian Council is prepared to recount disputed ballot boxes from Friday's presidential election. Tuesday's news of a partial recount follows three days of sometimes violent demonstrations in Tehran, as protesters denounce...
- Seven Reported Killed In Iran Clashes
June 16, 2009By Golnaz Esfandiari, Heather Maher Iranian state-run broadcasters have cited reports saying seven people were killed in violent clashes at a rally in Tehran on June 15. Shots were fired at demonstrators where hundreds of thousands of Iranians were...
- Musavi Supporters Defy Ban, Rally In Central Tehran
June 15, 2009By Golnaz Esfandiari Thousands of supporters of Iran's main opposition presidential candidate, Mir Hossein Musavi, are protesting in central Tehran, defying a ban on the rally by the authorities. Marching toward the capital's Revolutionary Square...
Iranians Take to Street to Protest Elections
June 15, 2009By Edward Yeranian Thousands of Iranians have staged another rally against the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, defying a government ban on protests. Tens of thousands of supporters of pro-reform leader Mir Hossein Mousavi took to...
- Iran election results: Ahmadinejad Wins Re-Election (state media)
June 12, 2009Iranian state media say Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has won re-election as Iran's president, but a reformist rival also is claiming victory. Neither the official IRNA news agency nor the competing announcement by former Iranian Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi...
- Iranians Turn Out In Huge Numbers For Presidential Vote
June 12, 2009By Golnaz Esfandiari Iranians have turned out in massive numbers to vote in what has been described as one of the most important elections in the Islamic Republic's short history. Voting hours were extended into the evening to accomodate long lines...
- Iran Election: Huge Voter Turnout Despite SMS, Web Disruptions
June 12, 2009On a day when millions of Iranians went to the polls to vote for president, cell phone users found themselves without the ability to send and receive SMS text messages. Radio Farda, RFE/RL's Persian Service, confirmed that, at first, text messages...
