Archive for June 20th, 2010

Human Rights Book Review – ‘Death to the Dictator! – A Young Man Casts a Vote in Iran’s 2009 Election and Pays a Devastating Price’ by Afsaneh Moqadam

Posted on June 20, 2010. Filed under: Books, Events, Human Rights | Tags: 2009, civil and political rights, elections, Human Rights, human rights book, human rights book review, human rights books, imprisonment, Iran, Iranian elections, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Middle East, politics and corruption, rape, torture |

Iranian Elections 2009, June 12th. Mohsen Abbaspour, a typically youthful fellow in his 20′s — not especially politically opinionated, or driven to great successes, or sophisticated — takes part in the very first election of his lifetime in Iran’s 10th presidential vote in Tehran.  Sick and tired with soaring joblessness and rising cost of living, [...]