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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Big Demonstrations in Mashad -- Iran
2008-06-20
Michael Ledeen ---

From one of my most careful and accurate pen pals:

For all yesterday and in to the night, the people of the city of Mashad, one of the most religious cities, on the north east corner of Iran, has been under the peopleÂ’s demonstration. The news is that over 8,000 to 10,000 people were on the streets demonstrating against the regime of the mullahs. 1500 Students of the Ferdowsi University there have been demonstrating against the government.

The slogans were: Death to the revolution. "Guns, tanks and Basijies are not effective any more." "The economic Mafia must be exposed. Illegitimate government must resign Must resign." "We are waves who will move."

The Basijies, paramilitary force, have used chains, axes, electric batons, teargas and they were shooting over the crowdÂ’s heads. There has been report of one person shot, hundreds injured and over 200 were arrested at the university. The number of arrests on the streets is not known.


Here is the video of the demonstrations.

Mashad is a very important place for the mullahs, one of the holy sites of Shi'ism. That they now face such a large demonstration in that city is a bad sign for the regime. It would, of course, be nice if someone at a major "news" outlet got on this, but...
Posted by:Sherry

#2  When they start demonstrating in the rural areas, then the government has a problem.
Posted by: Pappy   2008-06-20 22:45  

#1  It's good to see them chanting something besides "death to America" all the time.
Posted by: Omavique Peacock5847   2008-06-20 18:20  

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