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3 Journalists Freed By Iran

AP | Posted 11.07.2009 | World

Read More: Journalists, Irna, Azizollah Rajabzadeh, Iran Election, Farhad Pouladi, Afp, Protests, #Iranelection, Tehran, Iran, Iranelection, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mir Hussein Moussavi, Agence France Presse, Protesters, World News

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities have released three journalists who were among more than 100 people arrested during pro-government and opposi...

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Mehdi Karroubi, Lone Cleric, Emerges to Defy Iran's Leaders

nytimes.com | MICHAEL SLACKMAN | Posted 10.23.2009 | World

Read More: Iran Politics, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran, Foreign Affairs, Mehdi Karroubi, Mir Hussein Moussavi, Iran Election, World News

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia A short midlevel cleric, with a neat white beard and a clergyman's calm bearing, Mehdi Karroubi has watched from his home in Tehr...

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The (Im)moral Logic of the Show Trial

Scott Atran | Posted 09.08.2009 | World

Read More: Mohammad Ali Abtahi, Iran, Darkness at Noon, Khatami, Mir Hussein Moussavi, Iran Election, Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet Union, World News
Scott Atran

Moussavi courageously denounced the "show trials" and "torture" in Iran but his calls for reform can probably only be achieved by the regime's collapse, which is what the trials are designed to forestall.

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Let Me Introduce You to One of the People Imprisoned in Iran

Trita Parsi | Posted 08.20.2009 | World

Read More: Bijan Khajepour, Iran, Iran Arrests, Iran Elections, Us-Iran, Evin Prison, Atieh Bahar Consulting, Mir Hussein Moussavi, World News
Trita Parsi

As Iran's election crisis continues, hundreds if not thousands of prisoners remain in Iran's notorious Evin prison. Let me introduce you to one of them.

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Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, Iranian Nuclear Chief And Mousavi Ally, Resigns

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

Read More: Mousavi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh Resigns, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, Iran Nuclear Chief, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Iran, Mir Hussein Moussavi, Reza Aghazadeh, Gholamreza Aghazadeh, Aghazadeh, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh Resigned, Aghazadeh Resigns, World News

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad railed against the U.S. in a speech Thursday, showing little indication of embracing Washin...

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Filmmaker Unsettled By Iran's Similarity to Gaza

Adam Hootnick | Posted 08.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Gaza War, Iran Election, Khamanei, Iran Protests, Facebook, Mir Hussein Moussavi, Twitter Iran, Barack Obama, Entertainment News
Adam Hootnick

Like in Gaza, the events that have unfolded in Iran remind us of the immense obstacles that stand in the way of democracy, tolerance, and respect for human rights.

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Iran's Fine Green Line Between a People's Right to Protest and Violence

Patt Cottingham | Posted 07.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Violence, Human Rights, Youth, Death, Green, Women's Rights, Freedom, Barack Hussein Obama, Citizen Reporters, Martin Luther King, Internet, Mir Hussein Moussavi, Tehran, Change, Father, Neda Agha Soltan, Sacrafice, Living News
Patt Cottingham

Although the US is a nation of immigrants that came here to escape repressive regimes or governments, as a society, we have largely forgotten what it is like to put our lives on the line to call forth change.

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Jason Linkins

Fareed Zakaria GPS Redeems CNN's Iran Coverage

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Fareed Zakaria GPS, Media Criticism, Iran Elections, Mir Hussein Moussavi, Fareed Zakaria, Cnnfail, Iran Election Riot, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Video, Cnn, Christiane Amanpour, Iran Election 2009, Fareed Zakaria CNN, Media News

A couple of years ago, I was at a party, locked deep in conversation with a former producer at CNN. And I recall that one of the things we had talked...

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Based on Terror Free Tomorrow Poll, Ahmadinejad Victory Was Expected

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.15.2009 | World

Read More: New York Times, Juan Cole, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Mir Hussein Moussavi, Iran Election, Foreign Policy, World News
Robert Naiman

The evidence that has been presented so far that the election was stolen has not been convincing.

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Iranians Set To Vote After Week Of Intense Campaign Activity

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, President Ahmadinejad, Moussavi, Iran Election, President Moussavi, Foreign Affairs, Iranians Vote, Mir Hussein Moussavi, Ahmadinejad, Iranian Election, World News

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranians have begun voting in a key presidential election pitting hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against a pro-reform challenger ...

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Iran Election Campaign Takes On Raucous Tone As Voting Nears

nytimes.com | ROBERT F. WORTH | Posted 07.09.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Iran Campaign, Mir Hussein Moussavi, Ahmadinejad, Iran Election, Iran Presidential Election, Tehran-Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, World News

TEHRAN -- The leading candidates are accusing each other of corruption, bribery and torture. The wife of the strongest challenger to President Mahmoud...

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