Iran’s interior minister says moderate candidate Hasan Rowhani has won the presidential vote. Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said at a press conference Saturday in Tehran that Rowhani obtained more than 50 percent of more than 36 million votes cast in Friday’s election. Rowhani was the lone moderate candidate in the race supported by reformists in […]
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Iran’s Presidential Candidates Meet For Third, Final Debate
The eight candidates running for president of Iran have begun their third and final televised debate. The June 7 event is focused on domestic and foreign policies. The previous events covered economic, cultural, and social issues. As the candidates outlined their positions, they were mostly critical of Western policies toward Iran. Tehran Mayor Mohammad […]
Several Reportedly Detained At Iranian Presidential Candidate’s Rally
Iranian opposition websites report that authorities have detained several people who attended a campaign meeting for moderate presidential candidate Hassan Rohani. A report on June 2 by “Kaleme” said that police arrested at least seven people at the gathering in Tehran’s northern neighborhood of Jamaran the previous day. “Sahamnews” said those detained included several […]
Iranian Presidential Candidates Meet In Televised Debate
The eight candidates cleared by Iran’s vetting council to run for president are gathering for a televised debate. According to Iranian media, the debate will focus on the country’s economy, foreign policy, and Iran’s talks with world powers over the country’s disputed nuclear program. LIVE BLOG: RFE/RL’s Golnaz Esfandiari follows the debate (from around […]
Iranian Presidential Candidates Accuse State TV of Censorship, Unethical Behavior
Iranian presidential candidate and former top nuclear negotiator Hassan Rohani has accused the country’s state-controlled broadcaster of unethical behavior and lies. He voiced the criticism on May 27 during his first television interview as a candidate with Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), during which he defended his past performance as nuclear negotiator and […]
UN experts concerned at barring of women presidential candidates and freedom restrictions
GENEVA (29 May 2013) – A group of United Nations independent human rights experts today warned that unreasonable limitations placed on the right of Iranian citizens to stand for Presidential office, discrimination against women candidates for elections and ongoing restrictions on freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly, constitute a serious violations of rights […]
Political Activists Arrested In Lahijan Ahead Of The Presidential Election
As the presidential election nears, a number of political activists have been summoned, homes of some activists searched and a number of activists who were planing to open a campaign office for Hashemi Rafsanjani have been arrested. Among the arrested are, Hamid Hadisi, Ebrahim Khoshsirat, Mourice Bagheri, and Mr. Jafari the chair of the […]
Beyond The Presidential Election — Human Rights
Although the debate over the loaded term “free election” has receded in Iran as candidates ramp up their campaigns, rights groups continue to raise the niggling question whether human rights abuses will undermine the image of a legitimate Presidential ballot in June — particularly as activists, journalists, politicians, lawyers, and protesters detained in the […]
Open letter to the eight candidates in the Islamic Republic’s 11th presidential election
Reporters Without Borders has written an open letter to the eight approved candidates in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s 11th presidential election, requesting that they publicly commit themselves to support freedom of information. The list of eight approved candidates published yesterday by the Guardian Council – whose members are directly chosen and appointed by […]
Rafsanjani, Mashaie Barred From Iran’s Presidential Election
Iran state TV and the Fars news agency are reporting that former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, a leading ally of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, have been barred from running in the June 14 presidential election. The reports said Rafsanjani and Mashaie were not on the list of candidates vetted by Iran’s […]