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 The 12^th June marked the anniversary of the elections in Iran. To pay tribute to those arrested during and after the protests in the last year, eight organisations worked together to produce a variety of events to raise awareness on the situation in Iran.

 
It's almost been a year since the disputed elections in Iran. In light of new protests marking the anniversary of the elections which saw Mahmoud Ahmadinejad enter a second term as President, the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the prison sentences of 81 people convicted of offences linked to the unrest following the elections. Names of those released has not been announced. 

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Further arrests have been carried out by the Iranian government in the run up to the anniversary of the elections last year. The most recent arrests were of Azam Veisameh and Mahboubeh Khansari at Midnight on Monday. According to Ahmadinejad, the journalists were arrested under the charge of communicating illegally 'with filtered foreign media', discussing 'information about certain issues'.  However, security agents were unable to arrest several other young reformist activists and a political prisoner's wife.

 May has seen further arrests of political and media activists in Iran. The latest include Ham-Mihan website Mazyar Khosravi who was arrested for reporting an attack on the university dormitory by plain clothed agents and special unit guardsmen; student activist Maryam Abbasinejad for protesting Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's secret visit to Tehran University on Saturday; and Mohammad Olyaifard, an attorney who was arrested prior to Khosravi and Abbasinejad. These protesters are being held in Evin Prison

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