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Article: IRAN: HARSH CRACKDOWN EXTENDS TO LEADING OPPOSITION FIGURES
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- Inter Press Service English News Wire
- Article date:
- June 24, 2009
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Sara Farhang
Inter Press Service English News Wire
06-24-2009
TEHRAN, Jun. 23, 2009 (IPS/GIN) - Eleven days after Iran's
disputed Jun. 12 president election, the government of President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appears determined to round up key members of
the opposition, journalists and human rights activists who could
play a key role in rallying public support for opposition demands.
The streets of the Iranian capital and other provincial cities
Monday witnessed more violence, as protestors clashed with
government security forces. Tehran's Haft-e Tir Square was taken
over by military and plain-clothes security, including Basij
militiamen on motorcycles, leading to growing speculation among
some ...