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• Nov 19, 2009: Five 'sentenced to death in Iran', BBC News (2009) Five people have been sentenced to death in connection with the post-election protests, while 81 others have been jailed. The Justice Department in Tehran claims the five people were members of "terrorist and opposition groups."
• Oct 29, 2009: Iranian leader says questioning election a crime: TV; Reuters (2009) Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said casting doubt on the June election, which was followed by opposition protests, is a crime.
• Oct 29, 2009: Iran defiant as three more given death penalty over election protests, The Guardian (2009) Iran has given death penalty to three more protesters who were arrested after the presidential elections.
• Aug 03, 2009: Iran poll critics shun ceremony, BBC (2009) Senior Iranian political figures appear to have snubbed the formal endorsement of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...
• Jun 30, 2009: The Smoking Gun in Iran's Voting Process, Daily Star (2009) A commentary on the voting process and results of the recent Iranian election that highlights the shortcomings of the voting process in the country.
• Jun 29, 2009: Iran Frees Five From UK Embassy, BBC (2009) Iran's media earlier said local employees at the UK mission were held over their role in protests against June's disputed presidential election. Five out of nine local staff from the UK embassy detained in Tehran have been released, Iranian officials say.
• Jun 16, 2009: Twitter downtime gets delayed for Iranian election news, Cnet (2009) Twitter's host NTT America is postponing the downtime that was scheduled to take place late Monday night in light of all of the Twitter activity surrounding the presidential elections in Iran.
• Jun 16, 2009: Obama urges investigation of Iran election, Boston Globe (2009) President Obama, breaking his silence on the disputed presidential elections in Iran, said Iranians are entitled to have every vote counted, urged a full investigation into vote-rigging allegations, and called for an end to violence.
• Jun 16, 2009: Iran 'to hold election recount', BBC (2009) Iran's powerful Guardian Council says it is ready to recount disputed votes from Friday's presidential poll.
• May 12, 2008: Iran: Conservatives Prevail in Iran Election, Time (2008) (TEHRAN, Iran) — Conservatives consolidated their control of Iran's legislature in runoff elections but moderates within the bloc opposed to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad emerged as a stronger force, according to final results released Saturday.