Word: mahmoud
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...protests began a little over a week ago, when thousands of Iranians took to the streets after officials announced a landslide victory for incumbent hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over reform candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. Protesters alleged widespread electoral fraud, and rallies intensified throughout the week, and have since drawn sometimes violent reactions from the government...
...what Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's win means for other world leaders...
...pictures of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
...triumvirate Iranians blame for the disputed election result and ensuing violence - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Supreme Leader Ali Khameni and their henchmen, the Basij militia - Iranians have added an unlikely candidate: state media. The wrath of many Iranians toward the state's all-powerful organ of propaganda, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), known in Iran as seda va sima, has been mounting over the past two weeks. It reached a fever pitch this weekend, as state television ignored the killing of "Neda," an Iranian woman protester shot on a Tehran street who has rapidly emerged as an iconic symbol...
...likely that the U.S. and Europe will find a consensus if the Iranian regime becomes more oppressive, or as their pronunciations of Western interference become more extreme. You can't give credence to those accusations, and you'll need strong rebuttals from both European and American leaders." (See what Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's win means for other world leaders...