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15 Aug 09

MWC News - A Site Without Borders - - Iran reformists challenge Khamenei

Iran's former reformist parliamentarians have questioned the fitness of the supreme leader to rule the Islamic Republic, reports say

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Iran: Mousavi forms new political front to continue struggle -- latimes.com

Iran's opposition leader today announced the formation of a new political front aimed at continuing the struggle against what he described as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's illegitimate government and maintaining the grassroots political movement unleashed by the nation's disputed June elections

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  • Mir-Hossein Mousavi declared the creation of "The Green Path of Hope" as an attempt to institutionalize the political movement built on his presidential campaign and the outrage that followed the disputed results and the ensuing violent crackdown

Twitter in Guatemala and Iran: Is it really a tool for democracy?

If Twitter is the face of democracy, who, exactly, does it represent?

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  • Iran is the latest proof for cyber-utopists that the Internet is our best hope for global democracy and progressive politics. Bloggers are deep in the debate about whether Twitter is responsible for organizing the street protests in Tehran, or merely reporting them.
  • An online video and a single Tweet incited tens of thousands of Guatemalans to participate in the biggest demonstrations of their 13-year-old democracy.
05 Aug 09

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad begins his second term as Iran's president | World news | The Guardian

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad formally began his second term as Iran's president today, pledging to serve his people and resist foreign powers who question the validity of his election.

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  • Iran's deep domestic divisions were dramatically displayed as riot police confronted hundreds of demonstrators – many shouting "death to the dictator" – outside the parliament in Tehran where he was sworn in for four more years.
  • Reformists, including defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, ex-president Mohammad Khatami and many MPs, boycotted the ceremony.
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