Posted on 10/18/2005 5:20:54 PM PDT by DoctorZIn
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Protests, Protests, and more Unrest in Iran over the past few days.
Protests:
More Unrest:
- Iran Press News reported on the protest and conflict at Najafabad University. A first hand account.
- Iran Press News reported that students from the Abbasspour University for Water and Power Industry protested against the regime's guards in their university.
- Iran Press News reported that an angry mob, protesting the violent and oppressive actions of the disciplinary forces of the regime, attacked governmental bureaus in the Province of Qeshm.
- SMCCDI reported that drivers of many Iranian Collective Buses refused to validate passenger's tickets, today, in order to protest against their poor conditions.
- SMCCDI reported that dozens of Iranian women gathered at the "Enghelab" square in order to protest peacefully against the social and poor economic conditions in Iran.
- SMCCDI reported that hundreds of students of Beheshti University of Tehran protested, yesterday night, against the repressive measures and poor conditions.
- And finally, Iran Press News added that the Beheshti University students then set their dorm on fire. ISNA published photos.
The number of protests in Iran is growing daily and therefore the unrest is also likely to increase.
- SMCCDI reported that another young man was killed by the Islamic regime's security forces in the Greater Tehran area, Friday.
- SMCCDI reported that a riot took place, on Saturday, in the Island of Gheshm located in the Persian Gulf.
- Agence France Presse reported that witnesses claim, Iranian police shot and killed a motorist after he failed to stop when spotted eating during holy month of Ramadan.Winston, The Spirit of Man reported on the IRGC units nightly live fire exercises in the mountains of eastern Tehran.
- Forbes reported that the White House said that Iran must return to negotiations.
- Claire Bigg, Radio Free Europe reported that no country, including the United States, will force Russia to abandon its nuclear commitment to Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
- MOS News reported that Kostantin Kosachyov, chairman of the State Duma International Affairs Committee denied recent reports of a possible Russian/North Korean cooperation and mediation in Iran’s missile technology sector.
- Tim Russert, MSNBC released a transcript of his in-depth conversation Louis Freeh on Clinton, the Khobar Towers attack and Iran. Well worth reading.
- Iran Focus reported that senior Iranian government officials will attend a ceremony honoring volunteers for suicide bombing operations.
- Iran Press News reported that the commander of the new suicide team in Esfahan, Revolutionary Guard Jafari, a disciple of Messbaah-Yazdi, stated that: anyone in any position or 'robe' who dares to speak against this illustrious Islamic figure (Messbaah-Yazdi) has acted against Islam and we are duty-bound to avenge the insult.
- Iran Press News reported that Iranian TV used the funerals of the victims of the recent Ahvaz bombing to stir anti-Britain sentiments.
- Iran Press News reported a new phenomenon in parts of Iran: baby-selling rings.
- Iran Press News reported that 15 Iranians have been arrested in the mountains of Turkey and charged with transport of smuggled petrol into Turkey.
- Morteza Abdolalian, Iran Watch Canada reported that Ganji was finally permitted to meet with his defense lawyer in prison.
- The Washington Times reported that the Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk Sharaa "erred twice" in his eulogy of Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan calling the suicide an "assassination."
- Winston, The Spirit of Man discussed the lack of coverage in the Iranian media of the Syrian Minister's death.
- And finally, Nicole Sadighi, Javanan Magazine reported on the play “Beneath the Veil” which provides a provocative and spine chilling portrayal of the true lives of women in the 21st century who have been forced to cover their faces in public along with those who freely choose to wear the veil.
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It appears someone got a little carried away with the keyword list?
Seriously, it would be wonderful if the current regime went down without a shot fired from an American soldier. It appears that could happen, then when Iran tumbles, wonder who's next.
Okay, the natives are restless, but what is needed is serious financial backing that would allow all of the merchants to go on strike. This is one of the ways that was used to topple the Shah.
Agreed.
Perhaps you would know- whatever happened to those Iranian military, who were unfortunate enough to have sought additional training from the Great Satan, after the fall of the Shah? I would like to think that Mr. Shams fared well, though he and his friends seemed very nervous in 1975. Just for the heck of it- what would you guess his chances were?
Perhaps these men left Iran after the Shah fell. I used to live next door to a former Iranian general who took his family and left.
Until then, just some more kids blowing off steam.
Yeah this is much ado about nothing. Every now and then there will rumors of students rebelling but nothing will come of it. Who knows if it's really even happening.
Alas, at his pay grade, he wouldn't have had a hundreth the resources available to the general. But I thank you for the thought. Somewhere... his family should be well, and he should have gotten as fat and grey as I, watching them!
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