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  2. Timeline of the 2009 Iranian election protests - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. 2009 Iranian presidential election protests - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. December 30, 2009, Iranian pro-government rallies - Wikipedia

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    In protest against the results of the 2009 Iranian presidential election, demonstrators took to the streets on 27 December 2009, [7] coinciding with Ashura, a Shia holy day.

  5. 2009 Iranian presidential election - Wikipedia

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    Presidential elections were held in Iran on 12 June 2009, [1] [2] with incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad running against three challengers. The next morning the Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran's news agency, announced that with two-thirds of the votes counted, Ahmadinejad had won the election with 62% of the votes cast, [3] and that Mir-Hossein Mousavi had received 34% of the votes cast.

  6. Analysis: Iran protests persist, becoming threat for Tehran - AOL

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    The longevity and metamorphosis of the protests pose a new threat to Tehran, one unseen since the 2009 Green Movement protests brought millions to the street. The seemingly spontaneous and ...

  7. Ashura protests - Wikipedia

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    The Ashura protests were a series of protests which occurred on 27 December 2009 in Iran against the outcome of the June 2009 Iranian presidential election, which demonstrators claim was rigged. 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 ...

  8. Iran detains woman who stripped off her clothes in apparent ...

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    Iranian authorities have detained a young woman who was seen walking around the Islamic Azad University in Tehran in her underwear, in what activists say was a protest against enforcement of the ...

  9. Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan - Wikipedia

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    The chief of the Tehran Police announced that his department had no involvement in the fatal incident. [1] Later that day, riot police armed with live ammunition and tear gas dispersed a crowd of between 200 and 1,000 protesters who had gathered in Tehran's Haft-e Tir Square. The protests followed online calls for tribute to Āghā-Soltān and ...