Thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Tehran and Shiraz 4 November to voice their opposition to the government, as Iran celebrated the seizing of the US embassy and 52 embassy staff 30 years ago. The annual celebration to vilify the US became the occasion for many Iranians to shout “down with the dictator”, to protest the contested and controversial re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president. Ahmadinejad’s opponent, Mir Hossein Moussavi was under de facto house arrest Wednesday 4 November to prevent him from participating in the rallies.

Home-made video showed scenes of militia armed with batons storming into crowds of protesters, beating people. Many were arrested, and led off. The media in Iran is limited in its ability to report independently. BBC, Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post

You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.