Iran 2005 presidential candidate says protests mark ‘turning point’ — change ‘inevitable’ - July 08, 2009
I’ve an interview in this week’s Nature with Mostafa Moin — pdf here — who was the reformist candidate in Iran’s 2005 presidential elections, following which Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became president. Moin, a medical researcher, and former minister for higher education and for science, has long argued – see my 2006 interview here — that building a stronger civil and democratic society in Iran is key to the country’s scientific development and it becoming a knowledge-based society. He says that events since the disputed 12 June election mark a turning point in the relationship between the people of Iran and its government.
To read the full print version of the Q&A click here. I’ve also three answers which we didn’t have space for in the print version.
On 2 July, Nature also published a strong editorial, “We are all Iranians.” Mir Hossein Mousavi, the reformist candidate, has cited the Editorial on his Facebook page, here.
Nature also published a news article 24 June, “Iran diaspora responds to protests”
I've a fuller version of this post on my personal blog here.
