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Dossier: Iranian election crisis

June 21, 2009

From demonstrations in the streets to Twitter postings, Iranians have protested their country's disputed presidential election since official results were released on June 14th. Take a look at Deutsche Welle's coverage.

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Iran is in a state of upheaval in the wake of protests over a the disputed presidential election. Marchers have taken to the streets, mourning the deaths of several of the protesters. Supporters of defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi allege the elections were rigged.
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