Leading Clerics Defy Ayatollah on Disputed Iran Election

They "called the disputed presidential election and the new government illegitimate on Saturday."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/world/middleeast/05iran.html?_r=1&hp

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I'm not sure if this has been posted already and if yes then sorry ( Read more... )

http://www.demotix.com/news/election-protests-continue-tehran

EDIT:// and I just got this "Iran president election Petition"http://www.petitiononline.com/923561/petition.html

Ahmadinejad has called for an investigation into the "suspicious" death of Neda Agha-Soltan by the government. How "nice" of him...grr ( Read more... )

Per my previous post, I'm making bracelets. I'm slightly overwhelmed with the amount of people asking for them, & I'm a little backed up, but I'm hoping to have them all made & shipped out within this week. Sorry for the slight delay, but unfortunately my work schedule only permits me to have so much free time. :(

the march tomorrow is going to meet at the federal building on wilshire and veteran at 11 am in west la. After enough people congregate there, people are going to start marching, most probably in sets, through a set course around west la. These protests are going to last a few hours but its suggested that you get there earlier ( Read more... )

Does anyone know of articles, originally in English or translated, about demonstrations in Iran against the taking of the hostages? I can't find anything so far, but I know they happened. Thanks.

EDIT: I want to add that I'm really surprised about the lack of info, since they were very large and violently suppressed.

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As a Palestinian, I am ashamed to say that I don't know much about Iran despite its relative closeness to my family's homeland. All I know is what I've read in Reading Lolita in Tehran. What do Persians have to say about the authenticity of the book? Do you agree with it? What are your opinions on Iran, religion, and so on? Please enlighten me.