Sunjeev Bery

Tag: Mousavi

  • A campaign ad worth watching

    Want to shed a tear of optimism?  From the presidential campaign of Iranian reformer Mehdi Karroubi: While Karroubi was a rival to lead opposition candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi, his campaign appears to share in the general exuberance and hope of a reform movement that appeals to Iran’s youth.

  • The rival Ayatollah’s statement (translation)

    Over at 0×6675636B, an Iranian expat has posted a translated version of Ayatollah Montazeri’s letter criticizing the Iranian elections and government crackdown.  The full translation is below. First, a few quick quotes from the Ayatollah’s statement: “A legitimate state must respect all points of view. It may not oppress critical views. I fear that this…

  • Ayatollah vs. Ayatollah

    McClatchy News is reporting that one of Iran’s most senior clerics, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, has called the election rigged.  He has also criticized the government crackdown on Mousavi supporters.   Montazeri himself was a leader of the 1979 revolution and a one-time rival to the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for the nation’s top…