Sorry it has taken me so long to write on this - here are some quick posts that link to information on what is going on in Iran.
A short update: in the last weeks Iranians have been preparing for the presidential elections that took place last friday. These elections where somewhat different than previous elections since there were live televised debates between the candidates (that got pretty intense!). Since the election restults there have been serious acusations of election fraud particularly by Mousavi, the candidate who "lost" to the incumbant candidate Ahmadinejad. Most people imagined that there would be at least a close tie therefore necessitating a second run off. However the official election results show that Ahmadinejad won with 62.3 % of the vote. It is this number that has caused many people to think there might have been fraud.
So in the days since the election there has been MUCH activity. I can't talk about it all right now and I am definitly not the most qualified either :) So instead I will you point you in some good directions.
1) the BBC launched this year their Persian site which is a team of Persians and non persians working in London. They are now providing some of the most upto date information. Especially since for a while all phonelines, internet and even some TV broadcasting what cut from inside Iran. I recommend going particularly to this page of analysis.
2) I also encourage you (as always) to check out Helena Cobban's site and her analysis of the situation. Here is the link.
I promise to write more soon and keep you updated!
