Thursday, February 16, 2012


Iran Election Diary

Sohrab Arabi's Family In Mourning

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Here's youtube video of the mother of the late Sohrab Arabi, a 19-year-old among those killed during the postelection crackdown, speaking at Tehran's Behesht Zahra Cemetery to mark the 40th day since the death of Neda Agha Soltan and a number of other Iranians who were killed during protests in Tehran on June 20.

One of the things she says is that "our children are alive, everybody in the world knows their names."



It's important to stay mindful that these are  who have been killed or remain missing.

Definitive lists of those dead, detained, or missing are hard to come by, although groups like the International Campaign For Human Rights In Iran are making monumental efforts.

Here's Sohrab Arabi's brother at the same cemetery on July 30, reading out the names of Iranians -- sons, daughters, brothers, sisters -- confirmed dead or presumed to have been killed since June 12.



-- Golnaz Esfandiari/Andy Heil
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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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