pro-Democracy protests in support of Karroubi

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Iran Oct 23: pro-Democracy students chanting "long live Karroubi". In recent months Karroubi has alleged that several male and female protesters who opposed Ahmadinejad's victory in the June 12 poll had been raped in prison after they were detained in post-election protests. Karroubi was attacked by hard-line supporters of Ahmadinejad.


From AFP:

Clashes as Iran opposition leader visits exhibition

(AFP) – 5 hours ago

TEHRAN — Clashes erupted on Friday between hardliners and supporters of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi when he visited a media exhibition in the capital, ISNA news agency reported.

Karroubi supporters began to chant slogans in his favour when he arrived at the exhibition, but hardliners then confronted them, the report said.

The cleric, who has been vocal in recent months in opposing the re-election in June of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was immediately made to leave the venue as fist-fights broke out between the two groups.

Pictures released by Fars news agency showed Karroubi surrounded by dozens of people. In one picture the cleric is seen without his white turban, while another picture showed a small red scar on his forehead.

Tehran police chief Azizollah Rajabzadeh said no arrests were made although "Mehdi Karroubi's visit to Tehran exhibition caused some tensions," Mehr new agency quoted him as saying.

In recent months Karroubi has alleged that several male and female protesters who opposed Ahmadinejad's victory in the June 12 poll had been raped in prison after they were detained in post-election protests.

 

 

October 19: Protests at Univ. of Tehran

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Iran: Oct 13 Six Videos of Pro-Democracy Protests

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October 13: Pro-Democracy protests at W. Tehran University.  Chants are "tanks, bullets, basiji they don't affect us anymore."  "Basiji get lost" "down with dictator".  In one video the pro-Ahmadinejad/Khamenei basij are seen grabbing one of the students and chants of "let his go" "down with the basij"

 

Iran: Green Movement Chanting "Our Oil Money Wasted on Palestinians"

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Iran: pro-Democracy demonstrators chant "our oil money wasted (gone) spent on the palestinians". The Iranian people by majority ethnic Persian have heavily objected to the government's funding of Hamas, Hezbollah. During the demonstrations slogans against hezbollah, hamas and funding of Palestinians have been common. Other slogans: "Not Gaza, Not Lebanon, my life is for Iran" and "Where did all our oil profit go? It all went to Palestinians." A democratic Iran could be an active negotiator between the Arabs and Israelis.

 

Putin, Chavez, Nasrollah, The enemy of people of Iran! Tehran

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In this video taken during pro-Democracy demonstrations (Sept 19) by the Green movement in Tehran, Iran the people are heard chanting "Putin, Chavez, Nasrollah, The enemy of people of Iran!"  Russia, Chavez of Venezuela and the Hezbollah have been targeted in slogans by demonstrators due to their support of Ahmadinejad/Khamenei.

 

Iranian Protestors tear down Hezbollah anti-Israeli banner

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IRAN: Green movement 'understands world's concerns' over nuclear Iran

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The statement by Mohsen Makhmalbaf -- an Iranian film director -- goes as far as to say that any agreement signed with President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad's "coup-empowered illegitimate government" would not be honored by the opposition, known as the Green Movement. He added: "All such agreements will be subject to review in the future." Makhmalbaf's statement coincides with Ahmedinejad's appearance before the U.N. in New York today, his first since the disputed June elections and the violent aftermath that followed. "

The Iranian Green Movement does not want a nuclear bomb, but instead desires peace for the world and democracy for Iran. The Green Movement in Iran furthermore understands the world's concerns and in fact has similar concerns itself," the statement said. In the past, Mousavi has made it clear he supports a peaceful nuclear program for Iran, but has emphasized the need for international "confidence building" and dialogue with the U.S. But by reaching out so overtly to the West, the opposition risks playing into government accusations that the widespread protests were instigated by meddling foreign agents and do not...

 

Iran: pro-Democracy Students 'Down with Dictator' October 4

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October 4: Larijani had been invited to speak by Sharif University's Basij, but considerably more students showed up to tell him he was not welcome, completely drowning out the applause of a few hapless souls in the front seats of the conference hall:

The students shouted 'Death to the dictator!' and 'The coup government must resign!'.

The protesters then filed out of the conference hall, leaving behind a few spectators to listen to Larijani.

 

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