SWAZILAND TRADES WITH IRAN DICTATORS

From Swazi Media Commentary Wed May 29 2013, 11:30:00

Swaziland is eager to expand its ties with Iran, the Iranian news agency FNA reported this week.

What it did not report was that Iran is about to have an election. This is what Human Rights Watch says about the Iranian election.

'Serious electoral flaws and human rights abuses by the Iranian government undermine any meaningful prospect of free and fair elections on June 14, 2013. Dozens of political activists and journalists detained during the violent government crackdown that followed the disputed 2009 presidential election remain in prison, two former presidential candidates are under house arrest, and authorities are already clamping down on access to the internet, having arbitrarily disqualified most registered presidential and local election candidates.'

Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch said, 'Fair elections require a level playing field in which candidates can freely run and voters can make informed decisions.'

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