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Iran Election Diary

Eyewitness On Azadi Avenue

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June 20, 2009

From the author of RFE/RL's "Tehran Diary":

"I have just come back from Azadi Avenue. I was badly beaten, there are bruises on my back, hands, and left leg, and I am limping a bit right now.

There are a couple of thousand Basiji/police from Enghelab Square all the way to Azadi Square. They were viciously attacking people. There is war in the streets.

I tried to save one young man and an elderly lady. The people were chanting 'bi gheirat' ('dishonored') at the police.

My right hand is hurting very much and I cannot type well, so sorry for the short info."

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About This Diary

Controversy continues to swirl around Iran's June 12 presidential election. Three candidates, all current or former senior officials, were looking to unseat incumbent Mahmud Ahmadinejad, who was deemed the outright winner within hours of the polls closing. RFE/RL correspondents follow the Iranian public's saga through dispatches of their own, as well as by highlighting some of the viewpoints emerging from Iran through Facebook, Twitter, and other online resources (in orange).

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