Statement by a group of Iranian bloggers about the Presidential election and the subsequent events
Friday, June 26, 2009 13:181) We, a group of Iranian bloggers, strongly condemn the violent and repressive confrontation of Iranian government against Iranian people’s legitimate and peaceful demonstrations and ask government officials to comply with Article 27 of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Constitution which emphasizes “Public gatherings and marches may be freely held, provided arms are not carried and that they are not detrimental to the fundamental principles of Islam.”
2) We consider the violations in the presidential election, and their sad consequences a big blow to the democratic principles of the Islamic Republic regime, and observing the mounting evidence of fraud presented by the candidates and others, we believe that election fraud is obvious and we ask for a new election.
3) Actions such as deporting foreign reporters, arresting local journalists, censorship of the news and misrepresenting the facts, cutting off the SMS network and filtering of the internet cannot silence the voices of Iranian people as no darkness and suffocation can go on forever. We invite the Iranian government to honest and friendly interaction with its people and we hope to witness the narrowing of the huge gap between people and the government.
A part of the large community of Iranian bloggers
June 26, 2009
sahik says:
June 28th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
where is my vote?
akrong says:
June 29th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
some of us who have been trying to be if not thruthful but religious, thinks that the name Ayatollah means some honest and faithful servant of the Allah but from the day or the time that I heard of the elections result have made me to ask if the Iranian should still introduce themselves like or as religious organisation. The whole thing looks like, not a Presidential election but a Presidential selection with the religious leader acting like a mafia boss, calling everybody who does not agree with him the devil.