Iran Focus and wire services:
Iran Government Spokesman: Votes are being bought
New poll puts Tehran mayor ahead
Iran revolution ‘at stake’ in election: Rowhani
Iran elections round-up
Iran Focus and wire services:
Iran Government Spokesman: Votes are being bought
New poll puts Tehran mayor ahead
Iran revolution ‘at stake’ in election: Rowhani
Iran elections round-up
Iran Focus and wire services:
Iran Government Spokesman: Votes are being bought
New poll puts Tehran mayor ahead
Iran revolution ‘at stake’ in election: Rowhani
Iran can’t ignore discontent of youthful electorate
Christian Science Monitor: Iran’s mullahs have just conducted the first round of their exercise in nondemocracy, the election of a new president. Their Guardian Council, made up of Islamic hard-liners, largely determines everything. In this year’s election, they determined who should run, disallowed a thousand contenders, and ruled out all women candidates. Iran journalist sentenced to 3 months in prison
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 22 A court in Irans holy city of Qom has sentenced a journalist to 91 days in prison for having insulted both the President and the head of the State Expediency Council, a state-run news agency reported. Farid Modarressi was found guilty of writing insulting material against incumbent President Mohammad Khatami and SEC chief Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Iran journalist sentenced to 3 months in prison
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 22 A court in Irans holy city of Qom has sentenced a journalist to 91 days in prison for having insulted both the President and the head of the State Expediency Council, a state-run news agency reported. Farid Modarressi was found guilty of writing insulting material against incumbent President Mohammad Khatami and SEC chief Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Irans Rafsanjani one of us: ultra-conservative figure
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 22 The leader of the main ultra-conservative political grouping in Irans clergy-dominated regime described former President Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani as an Islamic Fundamentalist and said whichever candidate would win in Fridays presidential elections, the result will be a victory for us. Irans Rafsanjani one of us: ultra-conservative figure
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 22 The leader of the main ultra-conservative political grouping in Irans clergy-dominated regime described former President Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani as an Islamic Fundamentalist and said whichever candidate would win in Fridays presidential elections, the result will be a victory for us. Iran pre-election poll: Ahmadinejad 48%, Rafsanjani 36%
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 22 One of Irans state-run news agencies announced the results of a pre-election poll for the election run-off due on Friday between frontrunner Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and contender Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, showing the latter had greater support Iran pre-election poll: Ahmadinejad 48%, Rafsanjani 36%
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 22 One of Irans state-run news agencies announced the results of a pre-election poll for the election run-off due on Friday between frontrunner Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and contender Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, showing the latter had greater support. Iran election fraud: 298,000 votes from 270,000 eligible in NE province
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 22 In Irans South Khorrasan province (north-eastern Iran) 298,000 ballots were counted in the first round of the presidential elections despite the fact that there were only 270,000 eligible voters, a defeated presidential candidate stated in a conference yesterday evening. 