The Iranian people voted President Ahmedinijad to office for a second term. The expectation, mostly in the US, was that his main rival the moderate Mousavi would win and usher in a new era of a cooperative relationship with the West. Post elections there are unprecedented...
Recent events developing from the Iran elections have shown a stark disconnect between the mainstream media and online social media in events coverage and where people are now turning to for their news. "The...
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Canada’s CBC News is reporting that shots have been fired in central Tehran as tens of thousands of Iranians continue to defy government orders by gathering downtown, hours after the country’s supreme leader ordered an investigation into allegations of fraud in the...
The power of social media has been aggressively harnessed by activists trying to draw international attention to the post election protests in Iran. Among the most utilized social media tools used by protesters in...
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The Iranian presidential election will take place June 12, 2009.Hardline incumbent president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has fought a long and difficult campaign with former Iranian prime minister Mir Hossein Mousavi, a moderate who has declared intentions to bring reform to Iran....
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