The recent Iranian election is awash in controversy. Mousavi, the reform candidate, gained enormous popularity, but the election results showed that the current president, Mahmoud Amadinejad, won the election in a landslide victory. There was a massive public outcry, and the general belief was that the people in charge of tallying the results, working under Amadinejad's government, rigged the election.
Hundreds of thousands of protestors marched on Tehran, demanding a recount. A few days later, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei declared that the election was fair and demanded that the riots cease. Despite the Ayatollah's crackdown, the next demonstration went as scheduled, and riot police attacked the crowd, killing some of the protesters.
Forty days have passed since that day, and as Ahmadinejad's inauguration draws near, the protests are regaining momentum. The government is trying to prevent Mousavi from visiting the graves of those who died in the riots, and from organizing any more demonstrations. Nevertheless, more protests are occurring, and things are becoming far more violent. Riot police are attacking civilians, and the protestors are responding by killing the policemen. The tension is starting to rise.
Discuss.
Hundreds of thousands of protestors marched on Tehran, demanding a recount. A few days later, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei declared that the election was fair and demanded that the riots cease. Despite the Ayatollah's crackdown, the next demonstration went as scheduled, and riot police attacked the crowd, killing some of the protesters.
Forty days have passed since that day, and as Ahmadinejad's inauguration draws near, the protests are regaining momentum. The government is trying to prevent Mousavi from visiting the graves of those who died in the riots, and from organizing any more demonstrations. Nevertheless, more protests are occurring, and things are becoming far more violent. Riot police are attacking civilians, and the protestors are responding by killing the policemen. The tension is starting to rise.
Discuss.
