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Tag: elections
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Conflicting reports about voting by detained opposition leaders
The Kaleme website reports that opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, who have been under house arrest since February 2011, cast their votes…
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Two voting stations close over “extremist chanting”
Chants in support of ending the house arrest of opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi have led to the temporary closure…
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Minister says administration resisted pressure to censor internet
Iran’s Minister of Communications says the administration has resisted pressure from certain government bodies to implement widespread censorship on the internet in preparation for…
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Iranians vote for parliamentary, Assembly of Experts Reps
Elections for the tenth Islamic Republic parliament and the fifth Assembly of Experts is underway in Tehran today Friday February 26, 2016. The government…
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Election official lauds Karroubi’s demand for ballot box
The head of Iran’s election office, Mohammad Hossein Moghimi, has welcomed the reported demand by Mehdi Karroubi to be given the right to vote…
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Long-detained opposition leader demands right to vote
Mehdi Karroubi, the Iranian opposition leader who has been under house arrest since 2011 for triggering protests with allegations of vote fraud along with…
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Reformist candidate suffers attacks on car, relatives
Reports from Azerbaijan indicate that the automobile of Masood Namazi, a reformist candidate in Shabastar, was set on fire. Namazi is reportedly a board…
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Elections debate between newspaper chiefs cancelled with no explanation
Iranian media report that a debate between the directors of the Keyhan and Shargh newspapers on state television’s Channel One has reportedly been cancelled.…
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Calm after the Removal of Sanctions
Behzad Kiani
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Extremists wield pressure to cancel speeches by reformists
A speaking event for reformist figures Ali Shakourirad and Faezeh Hashemi at Shiraz University was reportedly cancelled due to pressure from extremists. The Human…
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Leader warns Guardian Council critics to be silent
Iran’s Supreme Leader, speaking on Wednesday February 17, less than 10 days before the election, condemned criticism directed at the Guardian Council and warned…
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Rohani encourages voter turnout, rejects election boycott
Two weeks before the elections in Iran, the country staged ceremonies marking the victory of the 1979 Revolution. Speaking at the ceremonies, President Hassan…