Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
11-9-2009
Abstract
On June 12, 2009, shortly after the polls closed, the Iranian government announced that the incumbent, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, had won the presidential election by a landslide. His main challengers, Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, immediately disputed this conclusion on the grounds of fraud and called for new elections. Massive street demonstrations broke out protesting the reported result and in support of the opposition.
Keywords
Iran--history--20th century
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Recommended Citation
Redman, R. C. (2009). The Human Rights Crisis in Iran: The Islamic Republic Continues to Crack Down on Dissent with Impunity. Scholars For Peace In The Middle East Conference 2009.