These days in Iran we encounter two things: More official pressure on activists and Assembly of Experts for Leadership elections.

Assembly of Experts for Leadership are a group of religious experts who are elected "by people" to observe Leaders activities ! What a joke ! Any body who wants to enter this Assembly, has to pass many filters and these filters are designed by Guardian Council and this Guardian Council (12 people) are choosed themselves by the Leader ! The result ? Each year these old men gather and spend one week in the best hotels and at the end announce that "Leader is great". These days every official person and every TV / RADIO channel tell us "voting is our duty and part of our religion ! go vote for these Experts".

(to know more about our Constitution have a look at: Iran Constitution)

At the same time, pressures on activists are increasing. Mansour Osanlou is head of the executive committee of the transport workers. He was arrested again yesterday and nobody knows where he is. More and more sites are filtered in Iran. You can not access to blogrolling.com any more and our "WOMYN" campaign page is filtered too (Women are filtered in Iran (Farsi)).

But I'm glad ! Because I see more and more people who bravely write in their weblogs that "I'm not going to vote in Experts election". In Iran this can lead to prison and tortures. I am glad, very glad.