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02/21/2004 Archived Entry: "Proof in the PHOTOS!!!! BOYCOTT A SUCCESS!!!"

Posted by steve @ 06:32 PM EST [Link]

ONLY THREE PER CENT VOTED?: According to Project: Free Iran, only three per cent of Iranians went out to vote yesterday, contrary to the claims of the government and the subsequent reporting of the media.

Three per cent seems a little low, especially with the government portraying this as a vote on Islamic government. I'm fairly sure the number of conservative Iranians registers higher than single digits. That said, I have no doubt a lot of people stayed home.

Read on.

[Update - 6:43pm] CNN has a pair of interesting news stories up. One says that hardliners are making gains -- hardly a surprise since most reform candidates were barred from running -- while the other reports on blogging in Iran.