Iranian Elections

The 18 Tir anniversary

Gregg Carlstrom | July 9, 2009 7:16 AM | 0 | recommend (0) |   |      

Today's the 18th of Tir in Iran, the 10th anniversary of the start of the student protests that swept the country in 1999. The regime is deeply concerned that the pro-democracy movement will use the anniversary as a pretext for more protests. The governor of Tehran said any protests today will be "smashed."

"No permission for a gathering or march has been requested or issued," Tehran governor Morteza Tamadon said in a strongly worded statement to the official news agency IRNA.

"But if some people make moves that are contrary to security initiatives under the influence of anti-revolutionary networks, they will be trampled under the feet of our alert people."

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