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Iran Protestors appear in Court

by albertacowpoke | August 1, 2009 at 04:10 am

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Iran's state media reported that the first opposition and political activists and protesters are in court on Saturday. They are charged with rioting and conspiring against the ruling system. This is Iran's first trial since the Iranian Presidential election.

Hundreds of Thousands of Iranians protested against the election for days after the election. Dissidents maintain that Ahmadinejad stole the election.

The trials are an attempt by the regime to put an end to the protests. These protests have been brutally oppressed.

Initialy the Iranian press reported that only 20 would be in court but this number seems to be 100 now.

TEHRAN, Iran -- Opposition political activists and protesters are in court in Tehran Saturday on charges of rioting and conspiring against the ruling system in the country's first trial following the disputed presidential election, Iran's state media reported.

The trial underlines the government's efforts to bring to a close anti-government demonstrations that have persisted since the disputed June 12 presidential elections.

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians marched in days of street protests after the election, denouncing official results that declared President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner.

Iran's opposition maintains Ahmadinejad stole the vote from opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi by engaging in massive fraud, but its demonstrations have been ruthlessly suppressed leaving hundreds, possibly more, in prison.