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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.
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 ...
Protesters in Tehran, June 13, 2009. Anonymous sources said that the police stormed the headquarters of the Islamic Iran Participation Front and arrested a number of people. [4] [5] Two hundred people protested outside Iran's embassy in London. [6] Protests led by Iranian-Americans were also held outside the Iranian representative office in New ...
Although the 2009 Iranian presidential election was widely disputed, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sent a traditional congratulatory message [212] to Ahmadinejad upon his inauguration. He kept silent over the request of Shirin Ebadi to visit [213] Iran after the crackdown on peaceful post-election protests by the Iranian police. [214]
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 ...
Internet activism and, specifically, social networking has been instrumental in organizing many of the 2009 Iranian election protests. [1] Online sites have been uploading amateur pictures and video, and Twitter, Facebook, and blogs have been places for protesters to gather and exchange information. [1]
"There's a powerful hope amongst all of us Iranians these days," declared Pezhman Ghiassi, a 33-year-old hairstylist wearing beaded necklaces in the colors of the Iranian flag.
STORY: The blaze erupted on Saturday at the prison, where many of Iran's political and dual-national detainees are held, and witnesses reported hearing gunfire.State news agency IRNA said eight ...