Iran Reports – June 26, 2009

Iranian cleric says “rioters” should be executed
— Ahmad Khatami: “without showing any mercy”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090626/wl_nm/us_iran_election
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6583797.ece

Iranian cleric: harsh punishment for riot leaders — Ayatollah Ahmed Khatami
— “A leading cleric demanded in a nationally broadcast sermon Friday that leaders of the unrest be punished ‘strongly and with cruelty.'”
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=7935256
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election
— Iran: Cleric calls for ‘savage’ punishment for protesters
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3472488496

(Iran) Mousavi backs away from Iran street protests
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31564910/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

Iran election: Tehran backs Hizbollah operations around world
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5651837/Iran-election-Tehran-backs-Hizbollah-operations-around-world.html
— Hizbullah accuses West of fomenting turmoil in Iran
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=185052

(Iran) NYC: Planned Iranian Democracy Protests in NYC on Saturday June 27
https://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/nyc-protests-june-27/

(Iran) Europe: Iranians mobilizing
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/06/europe-iranians-mobilizing.html

(Iran) Sweden: Protesters break into Iranian embassy in Sweden
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_SWEDEN_IRAN_EMBASSY?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=EUROPE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-26-12-07-35

Iran election: G8 foreign ministers condemn violence
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5648281/Iran-election-G8-foreign-ministers-condemn-violence.html
— G8 considers condemning Iran
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5645932/G8-considers-condemning-Iran.html

Iranian Electoral watchdog says disputed vote Iran’s ‘cleanest’
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June880.xml&section=middleeast

(Iran) Communist China wants Ahmadinejad election recognized
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/23/china-wants-ahmadinejad-election-recognized/?feat=article_top10_read

Iranian protesters avoid censorship with Navy technology
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/26/protesters-use-navy-technology-to-avoid-censorship/?feat=home_headlines

Iranian envoy: CIA involved in Neda’s shooting?
— Iranian Ambassador to Mexico Mohammad Hassan Ghadir blames CIA
— “Media aren’t reporting on pro-Ahmadinejad demonstrations, he says”
— “CIA spokesman says idea is ‘wrong, absurd and offensive'”
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.ambassador/index.html

(Iran) Arab Activists Watch Iran And Wonder: ‘Why Not Us?’
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/25/AR2009062504415.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub=AR

(Iran) Where is Soroush? – by Gary Johnson
http://unitedagainstislamicsupremacism.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/where-is-soroush/
— Wikipedia states: Souroush seeks a “religious democracy”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdolkarim_Soroush#Religious_democracy

Iran Reports – June 25, 2009

(Iran) Riot police crush protests in Tehran amid allegations of brutality
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6571608.ece

Iran protesters alter tactics to avoid death
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/25/opposition-alters-tactics-to-avoid-protest-deaths/

Iran: Mousavi warns of more protests
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3468546581

Iran reform leader says he won’t end his challenge
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election_502
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=7924049
— Iran opposition delays rally after crackdown
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.election/index.html

Iranian says militiaman killed protester
https://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/militiaman-killed-neda/
— “Doctor claims he was at Neda’s side, says she died ‘fighting for basic rights'”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31551388/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/
— Doctor tells how Neda Soltan was shot dead by Ahmadinejad’s basij
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6579626.ece
— Doctor who tended Neda Soltan breaks his silence
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6579675.ece

(Iran) Under the Islamic umbrella: Hardliners and reformers both want to keep Iran a theocracy – By Sanam Vakil
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/06/25/2009-06-25_under_the_islamic_umbrella_irans_hardliners_and_protesters_agree_on_more_than_yo.html

Iran’s women protesters: headscarves and rocks
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=103481

(Iran) Two weeks after: Iran rallies fade, elite split
http://www.globalpost.com/breaking-news/general/thousands-mousavi-supporters-march-tehran-0

(Iran) Eight Iran militiamen killed in vote unrest
http://geo.tv/6-25-2009/44852.htm

Iranian Filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf: Ahmadinejad Has Soiled the Streets of Iran with Blood
and Wants to Lead the Region to War
http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD241509

(Iran) Televised Iranian confessions decried
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/25/Televised-Iranian-confessions-decried/UPI-61171245969244/

Iran expected to dominate G8 meeting in Italy
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ITALY_G8?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=EUROPE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-25-17-11-31

(Iran) Money floods out of Iran as election crisis continues
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5639393/Money-floods-out-of-Iran-as-election-crisis-continues.html

(Iran/U.S.) Ahmadinejad warns Obama not to comment on Iran
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/5639668/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-warns-Barack-Obama-that-support-for-protesters-could-end-rapprochement.html

Iranian says militiaman killed protester– “Doctor claims he was at Neda’s side, says she died ‘fighting for basic rights'”

Iranian says militiaman killed protester
— “Doctor claims he was at Neda’s side, says she died ‘fighting for basic rights'”
— Doctor tells how Neda Soltan was shot dead by Ahmadinejad’s basij
— Doctor who tended Neda Soltan breaks his silence

Iran Reports – June 24, 2009

(Iran) “Two women who witnessed the protests and violence in post-election Iran are in the U.S.”
— CNN Video
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/06/24/rowlands.us.iran.arrivals.cnn

(Iran) Statement From Iranian Women’s Rights Activists
http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/06/23/statement-from-iranian-womens-rights-activists/

Iran Opposition Leader’s Wife: Let Protesters Go
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,528823,00.html

Iran arrests foreign nationals in connection with protests
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/24/iran.election/index.html

CNN Roland Martin “Commentary: U.S. should leave Iran alone”
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/24/martin.obama.iran/index.html

Neda Agha-Soltan, Iranian woman killed in Tehran protests, told friend ‘it’s just one bullet’

Neda Agha-Soltan, Iranian woman killed in Tehran protests, told friend ‘it’s just one bullet’
— How Neda Soltani became the face of Iran’s struggle
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/22/neda-soltani-death-iran
— Iranian authorities scramble to negate Neda Soltan ‘martyrdom’
— Iranian woman Neda Salehi Agha Soltan shot in the chest
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6561253.ece
— Iran bans prayers for ‘Angel of Freedom’ Neda Agha Soltan
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5603057/Iran-bans-prayers-for-Angel-of-Freedom-Neda-Agha-Soltan.html
— Iranian regime targets family of ‘Angel of Freedom’ Neda Agha Soltan
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5614391/Iranian-regime-targets-family-of-Angel-of-Freedom-Neda-Agha-Soltan.html
— Neda Salehi Agha Soltan’s story touches everyone except Iran’s rulers
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6565497.ece

(Iran) Defiant women ‘the new face of Iran’
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/23/iran.women/index.html

Iran Reports – June 23, 2009

(Iran) No Matter Who Is President of Iran, They Would Stone Me – by Lila Ghobady
— “Lila Ghobady is an exiled Iranian writer-journalist and filmmaker living in Canada since 2002”
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/06/19-11

(Iran) How Neda Soltani became the face of Iran’s struggle
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/22/neda-soltani-death-iran
— Iranian authorities scramble to negate Neda Soltan ‘martyrdom’
— Iranian woman Neda Salehi Agha Soltan shot in the chest
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6561253.ece
— Neda Agha-Soltan, Iranian woman killed in Tehran protests, told friend ‘it’s just one bullet’
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/06/23/2009-06-23__neda_aghasoltan.html
— Iran bans prayers for ‘Angel of Freedom’ Neda Agha Soltan
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5603057/Iran-bans-prayers-for-Angel-of-Freedom-Neda-Agha-Soltan.html
— Iranian regime targets family of ‘Angel of Freedom’ Neda Agha Soltan
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5614391/Iranian-regime-targets-family-of-Angel-of-Freedom-Neda-Agha-Soltan.html
— Neda Salehi Agha Soltan’s story touches everyone except Iran’s rulers
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6565497.ece

(Iran) Defiant women ‘the new face of Iran’
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/23/iran.women/index.html

Iran says it will teach protesters a lesson
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE55L37220090623

Iran: Police break up fresh protests in Tehran
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3453937576

Iran’s top electoral body rules out vote annulment
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090623/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election
— Braced for fury after Iran poll ruled valid
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25680803-2703,00.html

Iran leader extends deadline over vote complaints: ISNA
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/June/middleeast_June778.xml&section=middleeast

Iran elections: Ahmadinejad to be sworn in as president by August
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/23/iran-guardian-council-results

(Iran) How Neda Soltani became the face of Iran’s struggle
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/22/neda-soltani-death-iran

(Iran/UK) Iran expels 2 British diplomats, refuses new vote
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_iran_election
— Britain expels two Iranian diplomats in tit-for-tat response
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/23/britain-expels-iranian-diplomats

(Iran/UK) Yvonne Ridley takes sides. Guess whose?
http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/06/23/yvonne-ridley-takes-sides-guess-which-one/
— UK’s Ridley: “I’m quite a fan of Mahmoud Admadinejad who is adored by the common man and woman in Iran.”
http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/63688

(Iran/UK/US) ‘Outraged’ Brown and Obama condemn Iran as election crisis worsens
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6564441.ece

(Iran/US) Obama: ‘Not Too Late’ for Iranian Government to Peacefully Resolve Unrest
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/23/obama-iran/

(Iran/US) The Washington Times freelance reporter arrested in Iran — believed to Iason Athanasiadis
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/23/twt-freelance-reporter-arrested-iran/?feat=home_headlines

(Iran) At stake in Iran uprising: trust in the Islamic Revolution
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0621/p06s07-wome.html

Iran’s dictator gives up pretence of democracy – by Amir Taheri
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6544249.ece

(Iran) Israeli president applauds Iran street protesters
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_IRAN?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=MIDEAST&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-21-08-10-38

(Iran) “Twitter vs CNN: Blood on the streets”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/5614541/Twitter-vs-CNN-Blood-on-the-streets.html