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Photo: Iran security forces kill anti-government protestors

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ImageIran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 15 – Up to a million people took part in anti-government rallies in Tehran and other major cities on Monday, protesting the re-appointment of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad following a presidential election contest which they believe was rigged.

Iran Focus

Tehran, Iran, Jun. 15 – Up to a million people took part in anti-government rallies in Tehran and other major cities on Monday, protesting the re-appointment of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad following a presidential election contest which they believe was rigged.

Venting their anger at the clerical establishment, many young protestors in Tehran chanted “death to the dictator” and some held up banners calling for ‘democracy’. Iran does not allow UN-supervised elections.

The following are some photos of those shot or beaten by state security forces during the rally in Tehran where at least one person was killed. The opposition group People’s Mujahedin says that at least 10 people have been killed by security forces in Iran since the election which it denounced as a “sham”.

 

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