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Iran Election Diary

You Don’t Carry Tear Gas When You Go To A Party

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June 30, 2009

Iranian state television has aired  interviews with some members of the Basij force who have said they were  beaten up by protesters in Iran's postelection violence.

A blogger has reacted to one of these interviews where a Basiji reportedly said that he was beaten up while he was on his way to a party:

First of all, one doesn’t go to parties wearing a military uniform.

Secondly, one doesn’t go to parties with a baton.

Thirdly, one doesn’t go to parties with pepper spray.

Fourthly, one doesn’t go to parties with tear gas.

And finally, one doesn’t go to parties wearing army boots.

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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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