Saturday, July 2, 2011

Opposition To Iran's Rulers Is Growing

The 'Green Movement', supporters of the defeated presidential election candidate Mirhossein Mousavi, is still capable of putting protesters on the street. Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters

Opposition to Iran's Rulers Growing: Nobel Laureate -- New York Times/Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Shirin Ebadi believes Iran's rulers will one day be overthrown even though a crackdown there has prevented the kind of uprising seen in the Arab world.

Iran has crushed attempts to reignite Green movement protests that erupted after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009, even as protests have swept presidents from power in Egypt and Tunisia and sparked violence in Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain.

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My Comment: More news on Iran's dissident movement can be found here. Unfortunately, Iran is one step ahead in stifling dissent online.

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