Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Unrest In Iran -- News Updates February 15, 2011



Iranian Lawmakers Condemn Protests; Call For Execution Of Leaders -- CNN

Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian lawmakers denounced Monday's protests in Tehran and called for the execution of two opposition leaders for inciting the demonstrations, Iran's state-run Press TV reported Tuesday.

Members of the Iranian parliament issued fiery chants against opposition leaders and former presidential candidates Mehdi Karrubi and Mir Hossein Moussavi.

Press TV aired video Tuesday of lawmakers chanting "Moussavi, Karrubi ... execute them."

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More News On The Unrest In Iran

Iranian lawmakers: Put opposition leaders on trial -- Yahoo News/AP
Iranian Lawmakers Demand Death Penalty for Opposition Leaders -- Voice of America
Iran lawmakers urge death for opposition leaders -- Reuters
Iranian MPs demand execution of opposition leaders -- USA Today

Iran MPs call for blood after rallies turn violent -- Sydney Morning Herald
Tehran Beats Back New Protests -- Wall Street Journal
Tear gas used on Iran protesters -- Al Jazeera
Iran protests see reinvigorated activists take to the streets in thousands -- The Guardian
Deaths reported in Iran protest -- Al Jazeera
Iran police fire tear gas at opposition rally in Tehran -- BBC
Thousands make their voices heard in Iran -- BBC
US backs Iran protests as government calls for executions -- Christian Science Monitor
Why Iran's Protesters Won't Quit -- Omid Memarian, Daily Beast

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