June 25, 2009 Affairs of State: Iran election Play video

(NECN: Boston, Mass.) - A former member of the Iranian Parliament offers her take on the political situation in Iran.

Dr. Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, visiting scholar at the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, which is part of the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies at UMass Boston, joins NECN for a discussion.

Dr. Haghighatjoo is a leading proponent of human rights and women's rights in Iran.