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Following the 2009 Iranian presidential election, protests against alleged electoral fraud and in support of opposition candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi occurred in Tehran and other major cities in Iran and around the world starting after the disputed presidential election on 2009 June 12 [1] and continued even after the inauguration of Mahmoud Ahmedinejad as President of Iran ...
Among the largest were protests that were held on Iranian holidays, such as Quds Day on 18 September, 13th of Aban on 4 November and Iranian Students Day on 7 December. [91] [92] According to The Guardian, it was projected that more than 500,000 people participated in the 2009 presidential election protest. [93]
According to Ibrahim Moussawi, associate professor of Lebanese University and head of Hizbullah's media relations, the incident damaged "public relations" of the Iranian Green Movement with Iranian citizenry more than all events as the acts of the protesters on that day including "applauding, whistling, and engaging in other cheerful displays ...
The demonstrations were part of the 2009 Iranian election protests and were the largest since June. In December 2009, the protests saw an escalation in violence. [1] [2] [3] In response to this protest, pro-government protesters held a rally in a "show of force" three days later on 30 December (9 Dey) to condemn Green Movement protesters. [4]
STORY: On a video released on Tuesday (November 15), the crowd can be heard chanting: "I am a free woman. You are the pervert. You are the whore," on a train platform.A separate video released on ...
Protesters in Tehran during the 2009 Iranian election protests, 16 June 2009. February 2 – Iran's first domestically constructed satellite, Omid, is launched. [1] March 7 – Morocco terminates diplomatic relations with Iran. [2] March 18 – Somali pirates hijack an Iranian fishing vessel in the Gulf of Aden. [3]
2009 Iran poll protests trial refers to a series of trials conducted after 2009 Iranian presidential election. Over 140 defendants, [ 1 ] including prominent politicians, academics and writers, were put on trial for participating in the 2009 Iranian election protests . [ 2 ]
Tensions reached a boiling point after the Hamas attacks screening ended, with pepper spray and punches flying. At least one person was detained by police.