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US Announces Support to Protesters in Iran
[Tolo News] The United States of America has announced its firm support for thousands of protesters in Iran's capital, Tehran, on Monday. Following the demonstrations in Tehran's Azadi Square, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton... sometimes described as the Smartest Woman in the World and at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as Another John Foster Dulles... said Iranian people deserved to have the same rights as those of Egyptians. "What we see happening in Iran today is a testament to the courage of the Iranian people, and an indictment of the hypocrisy of the Iranian regime - a regime which over the last three weeks has constantly hailed what went on in Egypt," BBC quoted Mrs Clinton as saying in Washington on Monday. She said Iran had to "open up" its political system. Reports suggested that one person was rubbed out in the violent festivities between protesters and security forces. Dozens were nabbed and opposition leaders including, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi were sent to his room. After December 2009 rally in Iran, this is the first time opposition supporters stage demonstration in the central Azadi Square which seems to be rooted from recent uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. The demonstrators were chanting "Death to dictators" during Monday protests. Protesters said they have been heartened by the demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt. Posted by: Fred 2011-02-16 |
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