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Role of Military and Security Organizations on Election Monitoring Boards
What role does Iran’s military play in elections?
No Seats for Revolutionary Guard on Tehran’s City Council
Guess who won’t have a seat at the table when Tehran’s newly elected city council convenes in August?
Iran: Ultra Democracy, Engineering Makes it So
In the most “engineered” of election campaigns since the inception of the Islamic Republic, candidates are surprised to find themselves censored. The Revolutionary Guards reorganizes to face the challenge posed by elections, warning that Ahmadinejad supporters
Iran’s Military-Electoral Quagmire
Arseh Sevom – Over the years, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Basij have become increasingly active in the political sphere, interfering with the operation of free […]
Iran Civil Society: Confessions, Covering Up, and Chicken in the News
In this week’s review, a former IRGC general writes a letter (1) which reads like a confession and covers the mass executions of the 1980s, the […]
The Cranes Return, Nowrooz Comes to an End, Racism Challenged
Arseh Sevom — In the US, April 1st is marked with practical jokes. In Iran the first of April is celebrated as Nature’s Day with millions […]