Iranian Elections

Today's pro-Mousavi rally

Gregg Carlstrom | June 16, 2009 4:06 PM | 1 | recommend (0) |   |      

Update: Added another photo. Still no confirmation on those reports of violence.

Pro-Mousavi protest, June 16
Tehran protests, fires burning

Original post: We're starting to see some pictures of today's pro-Mousavi protest in downtown Tehran. Seems like there are fewer pictures trickling out than yesterday -- perhaps because of the crackdown on foreign journalists?

We're also hearing a number of reports of serious violence in Tehran, either during the protests or sometime thereafter. Still too early to tell if the reports are true or not; we'll keep an eye on them. On a semi-related note, Robert Fisk did some digging on those rumors of a massacre at Tehran University.

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Categories: Iranian Elections (2009), Politics

Tags: Iranian elections, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi

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arash — June 29, 2009 12:33 PM

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