10/10/2007 > IRAN
Iranian students demonstrate against Ahmadinejad
Material compiled by our regional editor for Iraq and Afghanistan, Jay Bakht
Around a hundred students gathered outside the University of Tehran on 9 October, shouting “enough of the dictator” and “we don’t want a new Pinochet”, while President Ahmadinejad gave a conference inside. The riot-police soon surrounded the group. The young activists are circulating photos and videos of the demonstration online.
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Video of the demonstrations
Video retrieved by our Farsi coordinator, Jay Bakht
Photos taken by Iranian students
These photos were taken by students participating in the demonstration, and then uploaded onto AutNews, the website of the Islamic Student Association of Amirkabir University. The website has been criticised by the Iranian government for defaming the president. Despite the arrest of four of its editors in May, the site continues to run.
Ahmadinejad danger
There are no doubt that Ahmadinejad as dangerous as Hitler for entire world. The only difference that countries like US or France have weapons that can destroy Iran in one day even he will have nukes. But if he will shoot first one, will be millions of killed people in Europe and Mideast. Anyway we must take his words seriously and inspect him regularly.
Views in the News
What I am worried about is Ahmadinajad's stance on weapons of war, and his blatant terrorising of an entire nation; Israel. It is good to see students demonstrating against the hardline views of their president, but what are their views exactly?
Video of the demonstrations-Jay Bakht How about sub-titles?
Jay Bakht
It was wonderful to obtain video coverage of demonstrations in Iran, but would have been far better productive if atleast subtitles in English or French were offered with that video.
Those students could be chanting exactly as you mention,but without subtitles the presentation could have the students claiming , Death to the Great Satan, or Yes, there are homosexuals in Iran,or we want change in Iran and want a new structure of government for the people.
Next time, see what you can do about adding subtitles.
Video of the demonstrations
great.. great.. that is exactly what you expect from brave students of Iran.. you are leading the way toward a free Iran...regime is scared of you,,,keep it going
BRITAIN IS ALSO CORRUPT
HOW CAN WE DICTATE THE FUTURE FOR OTHER COUNTRIES WHEN WE ARE AS BAD IF NOT WORSE. WE ARE ALSO HYPOCRITICAL
FIVE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM GUANTANAMO CONCENTRATION CAMP TO BRITAIN. YET THEY ARE NOT FREE MEN. SO WHY RELEASE THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. IT SEEMS THAT THE U.S AND THE U.K ARE PLAYING POLITICS. MR NICE AND MR. NASTY. WE WERE THE INVADERS OF IRAQ. WE INVADED BASED UPON LIES AND DECEPTION. YET WE STILL PERSECUTE THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ AND OTHER COUNTRIES.. BRITAIN AND AMERICA ARE THE BULLIES OF THE WORLD. WE EXPECT OTHER COUNTRIES TO OBEY OUR ORDERS AND TO ADHERE TO MANY OF OUR SILLY AND OUTLANDISH POLITICALLY CORRECT LAWS. WE TRY TO MAKE OTHER COUNTRIES DEMOCRATIC YET WE DO NOT KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD. BRITAIN AND AMERICA ARE FAR FROM BEING DEMOCRATIC. WE EVEN PERSECUTE AND HARASS OUR OWN PEOPLE. JUSTICE HAS BECOME A COMMODITY THAT CAN BE BOUGHT. WE ARE CORRUPT FROM THE ROOTS OF SOCIETY TO THE LUXURY OF GOVERNMENT POSITIONS.. BRITAIN HAVE BECOME SO CORRUPT AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE USED PROPAGANDA TO PERSUADE PEOPLE THAT WE LIVE IN AN ACCEPTABLE MANNER. YET WE ARE PERVERSE WE HAVE BECOME A POLICE STATE. ANYONE THAT DOES NOT FIT IN WITH THE GOVERNMENTS IDEA OF THE NORM ARE PERSECUTED AND HARASSED BY THE POLICE. MANY HAVE BEEN BEATEN INTO SUBMISSION BY A CORRUPT SYSTEM. FROM OUR LOCAL TOWN AND VILLAGE HALLS TO THE HOUSES OF COMMONS AND THE HOUSE OF LORDS. BRITAIN IS CORRUPT.
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The Innocent men in Quantanamo
Nice Try. Many of the men released in Quantanamo have recently died killing British and American men in Afghanistan and Iraq. It only proves that many of these prisoners have learned to play a new game of victims because our media outlets are very willing to destroy the creditability of the countries fighting against terrorism. The so-called victims return and often attacked us after their release.
britain is also corrupt
I have never heard so much piffle in all my life the detainees released from Guantanamo were not British and do not have the right to reside in the UK we are stuck with them because we were their last country of residence.It is about time we brought in strict laws and anyone thought to be a terrorist should be arrested and sentenced to life if convicted they should be taken from the court and executed.People like Rogers should be tried for treason and their is only one penalty for that there is no difference between him and Lord Haw Haw remember him and what happened.
ALLCAPS
ALL CAPS MAKES YOUR COMMENT LOOK RIDICULOUS AND ANY THING YOU HAVE TO SAY IMMEDIATELY LESS VALUABLE, YOU COME OFF AS A NUT JOB. NOTHING YOU SAID INFLUENCED ANYONE, EVERYONE READ ABOUT 4 LINES SHRUGGED DISAGREED AND MOVED ON. EXCEPT ME, WHO FELT THE NEED TO MOCK YOUR ALL CAPS WITH ALL CAPS, PROVING THE POINT OF THE MESSAGE.