2009 Iranian Election Protests Events

2009 Jun 14 Protestors in London Gather to Oppose Iranian Election Results
Protests were organized outside the United Nations in New York City; in front of the Iranian embassies in Paris, Berlin, London, and Iranian consulate in Sydney; and in a public square in...
2009 Jun 19 Opposition Candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi Claims Headquarters Ransacked by Plainclothes Police Officers
Mousavi spokesman Mohsen Makhmalbaf said "Mousavi's headquarters was wrecked by plainclothes police officers" with many staffers arrested, and Mousavi himself ordered by the Revolutionary...
2009 Jun 22 Iranian Government Spokesman Claims West Actively Spreading "Anarchy and Vandalism" in Iran
A spokesman said foreign media were "mouthpieces" of enemy governments seeking Iran's disintegration. He spoke as Tehran remained tense but quiet amid heavy security aimed at preventin...
2009 Sep 23 Demonstrators Protest Contested 2009 Iranian Presidential Election Ahead of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's UN Address
Hundreds of people have gathered near the United Nations to protest Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) as he prepares to address the UN. The protesters claim...
2009 Dec 23 Senator John Kerry Proposes Visit to Tehran Amidst Iranian Mass Protests
Sen. John Kerry has suggested becoming the first high-level U.S. emissary to make a public visit to Tehran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, a move White House officials say they won't o...
2009 Dec 27 Violence Erupts Amid Reignited Protests in Iran
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Iranian police opened fire on protesters in Tehran on Sunday, killing at least four people, including a nephew of the opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi, as vast cro...
2009 Dec 28 President Obama Condemns Iranian Crackdown on Protesters
US President Barack Obama has condemned the Iranian government's attempts to quell recent protests, in which eight people have been killed. He said the "iron fist of brutality" had bee...
2010 Jun 10 Iranian Opposition Leaders Call Off Protests to Mark One-Year Anniversary of Disputed 2009 Presidential Election
Iran's opposition leaders Thursday called off a weekend demonstration, stunning supporters who had been plastering walls with graffiti and distributing leaflets to promote the event. I...