Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rohani says the majority of Iranians voted for “moderation, reason, collective wisdom, moving along expert paths and refraining from extremism and arbitrariness”, and the future administration will work within this framework. ISNA reported on Saturday June 29 that Hassan Rohani stressed that all must surrender to this vote, adding: “The future […]
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Guardian Council finalizes election result
Iran’s Guardian Council has put its seal of approval on the presidential election, finalizing the legitimacy of Hassan Rohani’s victory. The council announced its approval on Wednesday June 19 in an official statement that confirmed Rohani as the official winner of the eleventh presidential election. Rohani won the election with 50.7 percent of the vote, […]
Candidate Rohani may face belated disqualification
Iranian media report that the Guardian Council may belatedly disqualify reformist candidate Hassan Rohani from running for president. The Mehr and Fars news agencies quoted an informed source on Sunday June 9 saying Rohani’s possible disqualification is related to his “divulging of secret nuclear intelligence in the televised debates.” According to this report, the […]
Advice for foreign reporters trying to cover censored elections
Reporters Without Borders is a non-profit organization defending freedom of press. The following guidelines have been issued by Reports Without Borders to help journalists who are trying to cover the presidential elections in Iran. The election will be held on Friday, June 14, 2013. If no presidential candidate receives at least 50 percent of […]
As Elections Approach, Iran Remains Silent on Arrests of Journalists
Ali Ghazali (left), managing editor of Baztab Emrooz website, and Foad Sadeghi (right), its founder, have both been arrested but not publicly charged, and Iranian authorities have released no information about their status. Authorities Must Respect Due Process and End Escalating Crackdown Iranian officials should break their silence about the status of Baztab Emrooz’s managing […]
Rafsanjani And Mashaei Disqualified From Elections
The Interior Ministry has finally released the results of those who can run for the presidency. Mashaei and Rafsanjani were vetted out. Here is the list: 1) Saeed Jalili 2) GR. Haddad Adel 3) Mohsen Rezaei 4) Hasan Rawhani 5) Mohammad Reza Aref 6) Mohammad Gharazi 7) Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf 8) Ali Akbar Velayati
2013 Elections: Former MP Arrested for a Political Meeting That Never Happened
Former Member of Parliament Hossein Loghmanian and four reformist activists from Hamadan Province were arrested while on their way to Tehran to meet former president Mohammad Khatami on March 16, 2013. These arrests may mark the first detentions of political figures in relation to the upcoming June 2013 presidential elections in Iran. Hamadan Intelligence […]
Letter from prison calls for “free elections”
Jailed reformists have joined with former interior ministry chief Mostafa Tajzadeh to publish another letter from Evin Prison that urges Tajzadeh’s peers to give their firm support in the quest for free elections.
High-ranking official calls for “free” elections
Ayatollah Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, hsd called on the Islamic Republic establishment to “hold competitive, free elections that follow the letter of the law” and he recommended the exploitation of “skilled, effective and compassionate Revolutionary forces of all tastes” to find a way out of national […]
Iranian Official Calls For Open Elections
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council and a seasoned Islamic Republic politician, says “free and open elections would solve many of the current problems of the country.”