Posted on 12/06/2009 7:30:10 PM PST by nuconvert
Ahead of a planned opposition rally on Monday, Iran tightened security and arrested over 20 mothers who were mourning children killed in the unrest that has broken out since the disputed June 12 elections.
The mothers took part in an antigovernment protest in Leleh Park in central Tehran every Saturday since the death in June of Neda Agha-Soltan, 26, whose shooting became a symbol of the government’s violent repression. The rally had been attacked by the police before, but Saturday was the first time the mothers were arrested.
An opposition Web site reported that the protest was broken up by the police and many demonstrators were taken away. The BBC Persian service quoted a witness who said 29 women were arrested, some of whom were later released. But at least 21 remained in jail, the BBC said.
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These protests won’t be stopping anytime soon.
That administration sure knows how to quiet things down./s
Sounds like a tactic the Obama Administration would like to be using in the future.
a really ‘classy’ regime they got there in Iran.
May all the ayatollahs and mullahs get a Ceaucescu in the end.
Not a single US politician speaking out about the injustices going on in Iran. Goes to show how important they deem "healthcare" over everything else of importance to Americans (jobs and US debt) and the increasingly oppressed people of Iran.
Influence, bribes and lobbyist paybacks appear to be the standard for "democrat values."
“a really ‘classy’ regime they got there in Iran”?
You looked at our marxist in charge lately?
How ya doing NormsRevenge?
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