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Iranian Students Hurl Firebombs at Saudi Embassy
By not in system - AOL NewsTEHRAN, Iran -- Scores of Iranian students have attacked the Saudi Arabian embassy with firebombs to protest the Gulf country's role in cracking down on anti-government protesters in Bahrain. The official IRNA news agency says protesters tried to attach a flag of the Lebanese group Hezbollah to the embassy's gate Monday, but were prevented by police. Protesters chanted slogans against Saudi and Bahraini leaders, both followers of Sunni Islam. Iran, predominantly Shiite Muslim, has denounced the deployment of a Saudi-led force to help prop up Bahrain's monarchy. A government crackdown against ...
Middle East Erupts: Orchestra Seat to the Revolution
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyIf the powers that be had realized the global implications of the Internet when it was invented, they probably would have found some way to kill it. Take a look at these early pages and the very first World Wide Web site. Then take a look at this CNN footage of the intrepid Ben Wedeman in Benghazi. In just two decades, the earth has shifted. I suspect the 1989 slaughter of unarmed protesters in Tiananmen Square could not happen today, or at least not without severe international repercussions. Same with Rwanda. One wonders how much sooner Hitler and Stalin might have been stopped if the ...
Gadhafi Leaves Libya. Destination: Dictator Island
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Bahrain Massacre: White House Responds
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Iranian Demonstrators Call for Execution of Opposition Leaders
By Theunis Bates - AOL NewsThousands of supporters of the Iranian regime took part in demonstrations across the country today, demanding the execution of the country's two main opposition leaders, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi. The two ex-presidential candidates were placed under house arrest earlier this week after being accused of organizing Monday's anti-government protest in Tehran. Two men were killed during that demonstration -- the first sizable protest held in the city for months -- and protesters are now planning a second protest on Sunday. During a prayer sermon in Tehran today, influential cleric ...
Amid Clashes, Iranian Lawmakers Want Opposition Put to Death
By not in system - AOL NewsTEHRAN, Iran -- Hardline Iranian lawmakers called on Tuesday for the country's opposition leaders to face trial and be put to death, a day after clashes between opposition protesters and security forces left two people dead and dozens injured. Tens of thousands of people turned out for the opposition rally Monday in solidarity with Egypt's popular revolt that toppled President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. The demonstration was the first major show of strength from Iran's beleaguered opposition after canceling planned rallies for the past year when authorities refused ...
'Day of Rage' Updates From Iran, Algeria, Bahrain and Yemen [VIDEOS]
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsThe domino effect of Egypt's recent uprising is playing out in full force today. Since watching the Egyptians topple President Hosni Mubarak from power, citizens in several Middle Eastern nations have either escalated or sparked their own protests in the hopes of generating political change in their own countries. Surge Desk offers a quick update on what is being called a "Day of Rage" in the region. Iran Despite a "massive security crackdown" enacted by Iranian authorities, thousands of Iranians took to the streets Monday in support of Egypt's recent uprising. Police and military units ...
Iran Protesters Dig In Despite Arrests [VIDEO]
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsDuring the Cold War, the U.S. worried that communism could be contagious. Now it's looking like the government in Iran is worried that democracy could go viral. After Hosni Mubarak was forced from power, Iran's opposition planned a rally today to celebrate Egypt. But according to The Associated Press, the Iranian government has instituted a "massive security crackdown," including placing police and militia members on the streets, even cutting the phone lines of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi. Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi, another opposition leader, were both placed under house arrest ...
Opinion: Iran's Green Movement Needs Cyberspace Support
By Barbara Slavin - AOL News(June 10) -- On Saturday, demonstrations will take place in more than two dozen cities across the world to mark the anniversary of Iran's disputed presidential election. Tehran, however, is likely to be relatively quiet. In the year since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a fraud-tainted victory over Mir Hossein Moussavi, the Iranian government has managed to squelch large-scale street demonstrations through arrests, executions and the massive mobilization of security forces. But it hasn't been able to entirely choke off cyberspace. The U.S. is partly to thank for this, but it could be doing much ...
'Anonymous' Captured Neda's Death, and Now the Polk Award
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyIn Farsi her name means "voice." Almost instantaneously, screengrabs of 26-year-old student Neda Agha-Soltan, shot through the heart on June 20, 2009, by the Iranian regime's hired guns, became the face of a movement. So powerful was the 40-second video of Neda dying before our eyes, the regime tried to denounce it as a fake. When that didn't work, they blamed Neda's death on unarmed protesters and the CIA. ...
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