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North Korea Joins Twitter: 2 Other Autocratic Accounts to Follow

(Aug. 16) -- The English-language website of Uriminzokkiri may not exactly showcase the latest in high technology, but the North Korean news service has apparently plunged into the world of Web 2.0. This is of course not counting Kim Jong-Il's Twitter account and online dating testimonial, as those are not real. Claiming...

Opinion: Iran's Green Movement Needs Cyberspace Support

(June 10) -- On Saturday, demonstrations will take place in more than two dozen cities across the world to mark the anniversary of Iran's disputed presidential election. Tehran, however, is likely to be relatively quiet. In the year since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a fraud-tainted victory over Mir Hossein Moussavi, the...

Iran's Opposition Leader Accused in 1988 Massacre

(June 9) -- This Saturday marks the first anniversary of Iran's disputed presidential election, which the opposition claims was rigged to guarantee the victory of the President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. For many people across the world, the runner-up in that flawed vote, Mir Hossein Mousavi, has become a symbol of hope and...

Iran's Opposition Finds Imaginative Ways to Protest

LONDON (Jan. 13) -- The Iranian regime's efforts to crush anti-government protests by brutally cracking down on street protests and blocking anti-government Web sites have only encouraged the opposition to find new ways to spread dissent. And their latest tactic – defacing bank notes with slogans like "Death to the...

Background on iran election

Protests following the 2009 Iranian presidential election against the disputed victory of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and in support of opposition candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi occurred in major cities in Iran and around the world starting 13 June 2009. The protests were given several titles by their proponents including Green Revolution, Green Wave or Sea of Green, reflecting presidential candidate Mousavi's campaign color, and also Persian Awakening.

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