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By Thomas Erdbrink

There are no trustworthy opinion polls in Iran, and turnout is highly dependent on current events, but many people who rarely vote are saying that this time, they will.

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By FARNAZ FASSIHI

TEHRAN, Iran — The day before two of his young clients were to be hanged, lawyer Mohamad Mostafaei went to a Justice Ministry office here to request a stay of execution.

Mr. Mostafaei's errand should have been routine, if solemn: He represents 30 of the 135 criminals under the age of 18 on Iran's death row. Instead, he says, he was detained and grilled for an hour and a half, part of Iran's widening crackdown on human-rights activists.

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By Borzou Daragahi and Ramin Mostaghim
May 31, 2009

Reformist challenger Mir-Hossein Mousavi accused the president of so sullying the nation that Iranian passports are now on par with those of Somalia, the African state that has become a hub of poverty, piracy and terrorism.

“Our people have not given you the right to disgrace them,” he told supporters during a campaign stop in the city of Esfahan. Read the rest of this entry »