• Between 2,000 and 3,000 people gathered near the Tehran University, on July 9, 2009, to mark the 10th anniversary of the student uprising in 1999. Several demonstrators were sprayed with tear gas and beaten by the members of the pro-government militant group, the Basij.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/09/iran.protests.anniversary/index.html

  Hundreds of thousands gathered in the streets of Tehran in the days following the Iranian presidential election. By June 22, 2009, Iran's Press TV confirmed 13 deaths due to the violence but some reports said as many as 150 people may have been killed in the riots.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/22/iran.election/index.html

• Fast Facts

  1. Iran's electoral commission declared Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the winner on June 13, 2009
  2. Supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi gathered in the streets of Tehran to demonstrate
  3. Hundreds of thousands gathered in Freedom Square in Tehran on June 15, 2009 http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/1...
  4. Political demonstrations were outlawed by the Interior Ministry http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/...
  5. Mir Hossein Mousavi showed up at the Freedom Square protest http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/1...
  6. Many supporters of Mousavi claim the election was rigged http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-N...
  7. Many of the protests turned violent, gunshots reported at the Freedom Square protest on June 15, 2009 http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-N...
  8. The website Tehran 24's author said his website was censored from showing graphic images of the protests http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnew...

• Disputed Election Results

  The electoral commission declared incumbent leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner by a landslide on June 13, 2009. Supporters of the challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi expressed their outrage by demonstrating and protesting. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called for an investigation into allegations of vote-rigging.

• Video of Neda

  As the demonstrations continued and journalists were restricted from reporting on the upheaval, disturbing images and videos emerged on social networking sites. One video in particular, shows the death of a woman named Neda, who was killed by Iraqi police.

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  Iran Election Results | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | Mir Hossein Mousavi | Iran

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