On one hand Iran claims to support the people of Egypt in their revolution and yet cracks down when it happens at home. The unelected "Supreme Leader’ fears the people, as he should.
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Reform Movement says Authorities have Cut Opposition Leader’s Phones, Surrounded his House and Detained his Wife
TEHRAN, Iran - Eyewitnesses report that sporadic clashes have erupted in central Tehran’s Enghelab, or Revolution, Square between security forces and opposition protesters.
The demonstrators were chanting “death to the dictator,” referring to the country’s hardline president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who the opposition believes was reelected through fraud in 2009.
Monday’s demonstrations in Iran come in the wake of protests that toppled autocratic governments in Tunisia and Egypt and have inspired popular revolt in numerous Arab and Middle Eastern countries.
The protests were planned by an Iranian opposition leader to show solidarity with Egypt and Tunisia, although they were also a valve for mounting unhappiness with the Iranian regime.
Security forces cut phone lines and blockaded the home of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi in to stop him attending the planned rally and used tear gas to disperse the assembled crowds.
CBS News sources said another prominent member of the opposition, Mousavi’s wife Zahra Rahnavard, was detained Monday morning by four plain-clothes officers as she left her house.
Mousavi and fellow opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi have been under house arrest since last week after they asked the government for permission to hold the Monday rally. The government rejected the request and warned of repercussions if demonstrations take place.
Iranian authorities have poured police and militiamen onto the streets of Tehran to challenge any pro-Egypt marches, which officials worry could turn into demonstrations against Iran’s ruling system.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/14/501364/main20031743.shtml?tag=stack
thank you for making my day.. you know what the zardare & aytoullah example doesn’t fit well.
