The election has been rigged
In the face of it, the disturbances currently shaking Tehran in the wake of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial re-election look very similar to the street clashes that erupted there in July 1999 and June 2003.As happened then, thousands of angry and disillusioned people, their hopes for change frustrated, have taken to the streets, clashing with security forces and hardline vigilantes who roam the city on motorcycles.
Thousands join rally
In pictures: Tensions high in Tehran
معترضان بین میدان انقلاب و آزادی تهرانموسوی در میان معترضان
کروبی در میان معترضان:
محمدرضا خاتمی (برادر رئیس جمهوری سابق) در میان جمعیت معترضان
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