Statement by a group of Iranian bloggers about the Presidential
elections and the subsequent events
1) We, a group of Iranian bloggers, strongly condemn the violent and
repressive confrontation of Iranian government against Iranian people’s
legitimate and peaceful demonstrations and ask government officials to comply
with Article 27 of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Constitution which
emphasizes “Public gatherings and marches may be freely held, provided
arms are not carried and that they are not detrimental to the fundamental
principles of Islam.â€
2) We consider the violations in the presidential elections, and their sad
consequences a big blow to the democratic principles of the Islamic Republic
regime, and observing the mounting evidence of fraud presented by the
candidates and others, we believe that election fraud is obvious and we ask for
a new election.
3) Actions such as deporting foreign reporters, arresting local
journalists, censorship of the news and misrepresenting the facts, cutting off
the SMS network and filtering of the internet cannot silence the voices of
Iranian people as no darkness and suffocation can go on forever. We invite the
Iranian government to honest and friendly interaction with its people and we
hope to witness the narrowing of the huge gap between people and the
government.
A part of the large community of Iranian bloggers
July 26, 2009
