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2011 Iranian protests
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Date14 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, various opposition groups of Iran sent a letter to the Ministry of Interior to request a protest under the control of the police, but the government officials denied it.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3][4] 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."[5] The crackdown of the police on the protesters caused Amnesty International to denounce the "Iranian authorities". They released a statement saying, "Iranians have a right to gather to peacefully express their support for the people of Egypt and Tunisia."[6]

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.[3] 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".[5]

References

  1. ^ "Protests wash over Iran, Bahrain and Yemen, inspired by Arab world unrest". Haaretz. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  2. ^ english.aljazeera.net. "Iran opposition planning protests". aljazeera. Retrieved 14 February 2011. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  3. ^ a b "Report: Thousands protest in Iran". United Press International. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  4. ^ BBC News. "Iran police fire tear gas at opposition rally in Tehran". BBC News. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  5. ^ a b "U.S. State Department starts Farsi Twitter feed". CNN. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Iran Protest Crackdown Condemned". Amnesty International. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.

See also