2011–2012 Iranian protests
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| 2011 Iranian protests | |
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| Date | 14 February 2011 – ongoing |
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The 2011 Iranian protests is a street demonstrations taking place in Iran on 14 February, 2011.
Protests
On 8 February 2011, Opposition groups of Iran sent a letter to the Ministry of Interior to request a protest under the control of Police, but government officials denied it. [citation needed]. While specific opposition leaders, such as Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi have called for protests, there are reports of crackdowns on activists and members of opposition parties.[1]
On February 14, 2011, thousands of protesters began to gather in a "solidarity rally with Egypt and Tunisia". There was a large amount of police on the streets to keep an eye on the protesters, but thousands were still able to gather together in Tehran's Azadi Square. The day before the protests were due to begin, opposition leaders Mousavi and Karroubi were "placed under house arrest and lines of communications, including mobile phones, were cut off. Their homes were also blockaded and they were allowed no visitors.[2][3] The date of February 14th was chosen for the protest to "coincide with the 25th day of Bahman, the 11th month of the Persian calendar."[4]
In an advance response, the US State Department set up a Farsi] language Twitter feed, also the day before, in order to allow easier communication by Iran's internet users with the outside world.[2] The departments first tweet on the feed announced, "US State Dept recognizes historic role of social media among Iranians. We want to join in your conversations".[4]
References
- ^ english.aljazeera.net. "Iran opposition planning protests". aljazeera. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b "Report: Thousands protest in Iran". United Press International. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ BBC News. "Iran police fire tear gas at opposition rally in Tehran". BBC News. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ a b "U.S. State Department starts Farsi Twitter feed". CNN. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
See also
