Iranian Presidential Election

Rape and the Republic: Iran's Victims Speak Out

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

Shirin Sadeghi

This week, Mehdi Karroubi came under fire for stating what for decades has been public knowledge in Iran: The systematic rape of political prisoners as a means of permanently disabling them from society, let alone from political activity.

Post-Election Iran: What America Must Do Now

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

Shirin Sadeghi

The Iranian Republic requires American antagonism to uphold its regional influence and its stranglehold on the Iranian people - the United States should deprive it of this gift.

Iran Election Violence: Ahmadinejad Supporters Reportedly Attack Rival's Campaign Office

AP | ANNA JOHNSON and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 05.25.2011

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A campaign organizer for the main election challenger to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says about a dozen of the president...