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Iranian Forces Beat Protesters

HeadlineJun 29, 2009

In Iran, government forces used tear gas and batons Sunday on a crowd of around 3,000 people protesting the disputed national elections. The protest had been one of the few allowed amidst the ongoing crackdown on opposition groups who’ve accused authorities of rigging the election in favor of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iranian authorities, meanwhile, have released five out of nine British embassy workers jailed in Tehran. Iran has accused the workers of stoking anti-government protests, a charge Britain denies.

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