Iran's opposition green movement calls for renewed street protests

[Lars77]

Source: The Guardian

Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi ask permission to stage rally in solidarity with protesters in Egypt and Tunisia

Iran's opposition has called for renewed street protests next week on the back of the wave of demonstrations that have swept across the Middle East.

Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, the leaders of the green movement in Iran, have issued a call for what they have described as "a solidarity move to support the protests in two Muslim countries of Egypt and Tunisia" on Monday.

The green movement staged a series of mass demonstrations for several weeks in 2009, following a disputed presidential election that gave Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a second term in office. Tehran and other major cities saw the biggest popular uprising in the history of the Islamic Republic.


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/08/iran-opposition-green-movement-tehran-protest

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More of this, please

[sufrommich]

1. This could be interesting. nt

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended for pulling back the curtain.

Thanks for the thread, lars.:thumbsup:

[rollin74]

3. good news

[Joanne98]

4. Iran's opposition green movement calls for renewed street protests

Source: Guardian

Iran's opposition has called for renewed street protests next week on the back of the wave of demonstrations that have swept across the Middle East.

Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, the leaders of the green movement in Iran, have issued a call for what they have described as "a solidarity move to support the protests in two Muslim countries of Egypt and Tunisia" on Monday.

The green movement staged a series of mass demonstrations for several weeks in 2009, following a disputed presidential election that gave Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a second term in office. Tehran and other major cities saw the biggest popular uprising in the history of the Islamic Republic.

In a joint letter addressed to Iran's interior minister, Mustafa Mohammad Najjar, Mousavi and Karroubi have asked permission to stage a march from Imam Hossein Square to Azadi (or Freedom) Square in central Tehran.



Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/08/iran-opposition-green-movement-tehran-protest

[goforit]

5. wow!

[Ken Burch]

6. Good for them...let the whole region free itself!

(and then, let the rest of the world do the same!)

[Lars77]

8. Bill Maher said something interesting on Friday..

"Wouldn't it be funny if every country in the Middle East went democratic except Iraq and Afghanistan? Well not funny but.."

[happyslug]

7. So they are asking the Government of Iran to let them protest????

If that is the case this is NOT a protest against the present government (but it can become one) but one to show support for the protesters in Egypt. The present Government in Iran also supports those protesters so they may desire such a demonstration. On the other hand the present Government may fear that the protest will go out of control and against them, thus unleashing the Green movement against the present Government.

I actually foresee the Government agreeing to the protest, what happened last year was last year, this protest is for something else. The Government may even call it themselves, thus the supporters of the Government can participate and make sure the protest does NOT go off topic.