BBC America: Tehran Protests exceeds 1 million

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Source: BBC America

Televised report with extensive footage of peaceful demonstrations.

They reported that despite continuous admonitions by the government not to go out that control of the capital was in the hands of protestors and that the police who were ubiquitous on Saturday had vanished.

Protests were largely peaceful and quiet although one stronghold of Revolutinary guards had been surrounded and protestors had been fired on.

Also interviewed Karoubi, the reformist cleric candidate, who said that the vote was a fraud and that it was an insult to Islam and the original revolution.

When the newsreader queried the reporter about today's events the reporter said that the situation is changing radically by the hour. That he thought that on Saturday that the regime could not be challenged that now he could not see how it could be sustained.

Said that the protest today literally covered the entire city and could have reached 2 million people.


Here is the report from their website:


It was an incredible sight. A huge crowd, hundreds of thousands of people maybe even millions of people there in defiance of open threats from the government that they should not assemble.
The security forces were staying well away - we were even able to film and usually the secret police come in straight away and stop you.

But the crowds were so enormous they were stepping back.


Link has some video but their broadcast report was more extensive.


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8101098.stm

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If you can get it see the report on BBC America.

[dipsydoodle]

1. Sky News

had one of Mousavi's mates on a live link late afternoon and he said the protest was 10km's long.

[GodlessBiker]

2. Wow. We could use a good demonstration like that.

[Wednesdays]

4. We did--there were several protests during *'s reign with those numbers

But thanks to the M$M, to most Americans those protests never happened.

[and-justice-for-all]

3. If Iranians want any change in their Government..

they are going to have to fight and sacrifice for it just like anyone else.

I am glad to see Iranians standing up and taking action.