6/29/2009 - Monday - Guardian News and Media -
Iran 2009 Election - Faces of Dead and Detained * Lets put a face to each of those hundreds - possibly thousands - killed or arrested.
Since the disputed election on June 12 2009, the iranian authorities have detained hundreds of opposition supporters, journalists and protesters. There have also been a number of deaths.
The interactive table shows the name & picture (if available) of the dead and detained.
Guardian News is asking help from Iranians and journalists who have information on the dead or detained or have picture of those already listed.
** Visit IranHumanRights.org for List of Killed and Detailed Since June 12, 2009.
*** Visit IranianChurch.org for List of Killed and Imprisoned Iranian Christians since 1978.
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More News on Neda Agha Soltan - 2009 Presidential Election Protests
6/23/2009 - Tuesday - Tehran
Family, friends mourn 'Neda,' Iranian woman who died on video To those who knew and loved Agha-Soltan, she was far more than an icon. She was a daughter, sister and friend, a music and travel lover, a beautiful young woman in the prime of her life. "She was a person full of joy," said her music teacher and close friend Hamid Panahi, who was among the mourners at her family home Sunday, awaiting word about her burial. "She was a beam of light. I'm so sorry. I was so hopeful for this woman."
6/22/2009 - Monday - Tehran
Iran bans prayers for 'Angel of Freedom' Neda Agha Soltan Iran's regime has issued a ban on memorials for a young woman whose death has become the focal point of protests against the clerical regime.Some online posts speculated the images of Neda would rank alongside that of the unnamed man standing in front of a tank in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989 and the summary execution of a Vietnamese Communist prisoner by Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Loan in 1968. About 70 mourners gathered outside Niloufar mosque in Abbas Abad, where the Agha-Soltan family attended services. A leaflet posted on the mosque's door read, "There is no commemoration here for Neda Agha Soltan." Many in the crowd wore black. Some recited poems. After about ten minutes, 20 Basij paramilitary arrived on motorcycles and dispersed the attendees.[41]
6/22/2009 - Monday - Tehran
The death of Neda Agha Soltan, the 27-year-old "Angel of Freedom" who was killed by a government sniper as she joined an anti-government protest with her music teacher, is a graphic illustration of just how ruthless the regime can be in suppressing the protests.
6/22/2009 - Monday - Tehran - Neda Agha Soltan, the 27-year-old "Angel of Freedom" was burried in silence in Tehran.
6/21/2009 - Sunday - Tehran - Neda was shot in heart by pro-government Basiji militia. Neda was protesting with her father.
6/21/2009 - Sunday - Neda (You Will Not Defeat The People)
6/29/2009 - Monday - Guardian News and Media -
Iran 2009 Election - Faces of Dead and Detained * Lets put a face to each of those hundreds - possibly thousands - killed or arrested.
Since the disputed election on June 12 2009, the iranian authorities have detained hundreds of opposition supporters, journalists and protesters. There have also been a number of deaths.
The interactive table shows the name & picture (if available) of the dead and detained.
Guardian News is asking help from Iranians and journalists who have information on the dead or detained or have picture of those already listed.
** Visit IranHumanRights.org for List of Killed and Detailed Since June 12, 2009.
*** Visit IranianChurch.org for List of Killed and Imprisoned Iranian Christians since 1978.
Is Iran Entitled to Nuclear Energy? Nuclear Weapons?
A look at the leadership structure and powers in Iran
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: The ultimate decision-maker on all major state and religious matters. He appoints all key positions in the ruling theocracy and controls judiciary and Revolutionary Guards. Supporters believe he is incapable of error and answerable only to God.
Guardian Council: Vets all candidates for parliament, president and other elected posts. Power to veto any legislation. Comprised of six Islamic clerics and six legal scholars hand-picked by Khamenei.
Expediency Council: A 32-member unelected group dominated by conservatives and led by former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Mediates in disputes between Guardian Council and parliament. Advises supreme leader.
Expert Assembly: A group of 87 Islamic clerics. Constitution says it oversees supreme leader, but actual role is unclear.
President: Highest elected leader. Leads most aspects of government, but important decisions need backing of supreme leader. President serves for a four-year term. Two terms maximum.
Prime Minister: The 1989 constitutional changes during Presidnecy of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, removed the post of Prime Minister.
Parliament: Structured as Western-style legislative branch, but all key measures by 290-seat chamber must have the backing of supreme leader. Main powers in setting budget and other fiscal matters. Law makers have four-year terms.
Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Appointed for life, overrides all other authorities.
It is extremely rare that people publicly criticise ayatollah Khamenei, who is regarded by his supporters as being incapable of error, and only answerable to God.
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