XGhozt 410 Posted June 19, 2009 Iran's Disputed Election I'm going to be adding pictures to this topic - Please post any articles you find relating. Following up from last Friday's entry about Iran's Presidential Election, Tehran and other cities have seen the largest street protests and rioting since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Supporters of reform candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, upset at their announced loss and suspicions of voter fraud, took to the streets both peacefully and, in some cases, violently to vent their frustrations. Iranian security forces and hardline volunteer militia members responded with force and arrests, attempting to stamp out the protests - meanwhile, thousands of Iranians who were happy with the election outcome staged their own victory demonstrations. Mousavi himself has been encouraging peaceful demonstrations, and called for calm at a large demonstration today (held in defiance of an official ban), as Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has just called for an official inquiry into accusations of election irregularities. As far as I know, the election didn't turn out how the people wanted. And it's sparked hundreds of protests with thousands of people. You can keep pretty updated with this at twitter. Source(s): http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23iranelection (Search for #iranelection) http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/i...d_election.html Share this post Link to post
Ruler of War 169 Posted June 20, 2009 Well...... it seems to me like "shits about to hit the fan" ........Again............ :ermm: Share this post Link to post
XGhozt 410 Posted June 21, 2009 I found some Videos: http://mashable.com/2009/06/20/iran-youtube/ They're hard to watch though.. Share this post Link to post
Poply 178 Posted June 22, 2009 This stuff is really interesting. It's too bad it can't be more peaceful. Share this post Link to post
Speedskater 167 Posted June 22, 2009 the first election always has multiple issues. It might get better but I highly doubt it Share this post Link to post
LoyaL 68 Posted June 22, 2009 Extremely interesting stuff. The way the internet is involved is extraordinary. Going to be a weird few years after this one. Share this post Link to post