A demonstrator who was shot during a protest demonstration in the streets of the capital Tehran, Iran, on 15 June 2009. The rally was attended by hundreds of thousands of Iranians who protested against alleged election fraud at the presidential election which led to the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Protesters burn a car and attack a building of a pro-government militia (Basij) base near a protest demonstration in the streets of the capital Tehran, Iran, on 15 June 2009. The rally was attended by hundreds of thousands of Iranians who protested against alleged election fraud at the presidential election which led to the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Iranian riot-police stands guard among hundreds of thousands of supporters of opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi marching in the streets of the capital Tehran against alleged fraud in the recent presidential election despite a ban by the Interior Ministry, in Tehran , Iran, 15 June 2009. Moussavi had called on his supporters not to stage the protest rally to avoid clashes with police. The protestors shouted slogans in favor of Moussavi and against the alleged fraud which led to the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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I love you Iranian.
We can't wait to see a new real election ...let's hope for new "Republic of Iran" !
Sometimes freedom comes at a very high price – I hope the Iranians get the freedom they want and have their votes counted as cast.
Please let world know about what is going on in Iran. Please send videos and pictures to everyone the you know. Iranian poeple should be heard all over the world.
Against all odds,Democracy in Iran will prevail. Shame on those who try to stop it by means of shooting and killing the freedom lovers of Iran. Saman
God please protect your righteous! I do not want to see anyone hurt. I feel their pain.
Do you know some of those police are not Iranian? They speak arabic. Most people think they are fron Lebonan ( Hezbollah).
My prayers are with these people and the many other people who suffer in this world. The whole wide world. People suffer from everywhere.
I admire the Iranian people's strength and courage. To fight for your rights unarmed in the streets like this.
My Allah help the people of Iran gain their freedom.
Im persian american and i live in USA but my heart is with all those young iranians who are sacrificing in behalf of us.
one picture, a thousand words.
Please keep telling the people in the world about the situation in Iran. Young people there need you. Please pray for them.
I am a dual citizen of both America and Iran. My prayers are going out for my family members in Iran.
To my friends and family in America: Don't take your right to vote for granted! My cousins in Iran are fighting hard for a right some Americans take for granted!
Thanks for your quality reporting. This sure gives us in the United States perspective on elections – Our own aren't so bad are they?
It's shocking to see the images coming out of Iran. But i am glad that they are giving voice to what they believe. Despite how everything turns out, I believe overall Iran will be heading in a new direction and the people might have more voice.
these pictures bring tears to my eyes!
after 30 years once again the sun is rising in iran!
My Prayers are with the "people" of iran. God Speed.