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| Iran oppoTV airs footage of womenÂ’s demo in Tehran |
| 2006-03-12 |
| London, Mar. 11 – An Iranian opposition satellite channel aired on Saturday footage of a demonstration in Tehran by hundreds of women celebrating International Women’s Day, and a brutal raid by Iran’s security forces to break up the rally. The rally took place on Wednesday afternoon in Tehran’s Laleh Park. Numerous women were beaten up by truncheon-wielding policemen and dozens were arrested as they resisted attempts by security agents to disperse the demonstrators. The television, Simaye Azadi -- “Vision of Freedom” in Persian – said the film was taken by women activists in Tehran. |
| Posted by:Steve White |