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stefania
Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Posts: 4250 Location: Italy
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 3:39 pm Post subject: Is AP a serious news agency?? |
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They still think that the iranian people supports Khatami.
Today,an italian female journalist in Tehran,covered with islamic veil,interviewed the people and they said they are not going to vote. No wonder of the fact that the western journalists there say lies. They are forced to sign a contract to say only what the regime wants.
I think that after that they go to tehran and speak with the youth,they realize the truth but cannot tell it.
Iranian-Americans Protest Iran's Hard-line Government
February 11, 2004
The Associated Press
SF Chronicle
Thousands of Iranian-Americans rallied in opposition to Iran's hard-line government Tuesday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
Nearly 3,000 attended a rally outside the federal building in Los Angeles' Westwood section, police said. About 1,500 then marched while calling for a boycott of Iran's legislative elections on Feb. 20.
Iran's governing council recently disqualified hundreds of reformist candidates. The action drew strong protests from reformist lawmakers and criticism from President Mohammad Khatami, but several attempts to get all candidates reinstated failed.
Tuesday's protests were designed to show solidarity with reformist candidates, many of whom are pledging to boycott the election, activists said.
Protesters also want Western nations to distance themselves from Iran's oppressive government.
"The message is change," said Iman Foroutan, a spokesman for the Iran of Tomorrow Movement, a reformist group based in Los Angeles. "The people in Iran are ready to take matters into their own hands. All they need is ... moral support and pressure from other countries on the government."
The protest, held by a coalition of opposition groups and media outlets, coincided with this week's 25th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, during which religious clerics overthrew the American-backed shah and seized power. The hard-liners promised democracy but have ruled with an iron hand.
The three-hour march snarled traffic but was peaceful, police Sgt. Terri Brinkmeyer said. No arrests were made _________________ Referendum AFTER Regime Change
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