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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 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]
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]
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 ...
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 ...
The Iranian Green Movement (Persian: جنبش سبز ایران) or Green Wave of Iran (Persian: موج سبز ایران), [1] also referred to as the Persian Awakening or Persian Spring by the western media, [2] refers to a political movement that arose after the June 12, 2009 Iranian presidential election and lasted until early 2010, [3] in which protesters demanded the removal of Mahmoud ...
In Karaj, near Tehran, protesters played the song and chanted "Death to the dictator!" and "Woman, life, freedom!" In an Iranian classroom, students wrote the lyrics to "Baraye" on the wall.
The Green Wave is a 2010 documentary film directed by Ali Samadi Ahadi. It covers the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests and human rights violations in Iran. [1] The film premiered at the 2010 Filmfest Hamburg. [2] [3]