Monday, December 11, 2006

Iranian Students Smash Cameras, Burn Ahmadinejad Photos During His Speech in Tehran!!

Students smashed Iranian state television cameras installed to cover the event!!
The students lit firecrackers and burnt his picture while he spoke!


HotAir has video from the melee!
Mahmoud goes up in smoke in Tehran!!

Iranian students burn a picture of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during his speech at the Amir Kabir Technical University, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Dec. 11, 2006. (AP)

"Viva Freedom!"

Iranian students demonstrate at Tehran university, Tehran, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006. (AP)

Russian Novosti News is reporting about a violent protest against Iranian President Ahmadinejad today in Tehran:

MOSCOW, December 11 (RIA Novosti) - Students staged a protest during President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech at a Tehran university Monday, French media reported, citing Iran's semi-official Fars news agency.

The demonstration is the third student protest in a week, the first sizeable student unrest in the Islamic Republic under the hard-line leader, who came to power in 2005 and began reversing earlier reforms.

A group of students began chanting anti-presidential slogans and smashed Iranian state television cameras installed to cover the event at Amir Kabir University. Other students, however, shouted out support for Ahmadinejad, Fars said.

Iranian students hold photos of Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad upside down to show their disapproval of Ahmadinejad's policies during a demonstration at Tehran university, Tehran, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, to mark Iran's student day, held annually after 3 students were killed in a protest to a visit by then U.S. vice-president Richard Nixon to the university in 1953. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

The students burnt his picture while he was speaking!
Jerusalem Post reported:

Iranian students staged a rare demonstration against President Mahmamoud Ahmadinejad on Monday, lighting a firecracker and burning the head of state's photograph as he spoke, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
CNN has more on the protest against Ahmadinejad.

An Iranian student holds pictures of three students, from left, Mehdi Shariat Razavi, Mustafa Bozorgnia and Ahmad Ghandchi, who were killed in a protest to a visit by then U.S. vice-president Richard Nixon to Tehran university in 1953 during a demonstration at the university, Tehran, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006. Iran's student day is held annually to mark the anniversary of the death of the 3 students. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)


Iranian students demonstrate at Tehran university, Tehran, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006. (AP)

Big Hat Tip to Bruce

There was another anti-Regime university protest last week in Tehran- pictures HERE and HERE.

The Spirit of Man notices that the regime is doctoring photos from the protests!
The Jawa Report reports on the "hecklers".

8 Comments:

Blogger adam said...

He should come to the American Universities where he will be applauded and cheered

12:05 PM  
Blogger Bill Faith said...

Excellent, Jim. I added a link to my roundup.

12:48 PM  
Blogger Isaac Schrödinger said...

The last photo (with the caption, "Iranian students demonstrate at Tehran university, Tehran, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006") has two words in it.

The one on the right says, "Azaadi." FREEDOM.

The one on the left says, "Burabari."
EQUALITY.

Two simple words with so much tremendous power.

1:20 PM  
Blogger SERENDIP said...

The thug-in-chief also promised HARSH RESPONSE. When a strong firecracker exploded, the President chanted one of the old student’s slogan “Tank, Canon, Machinegun, have no more effect”. The protesters immediately responded: ”Tank, Canon and Basiji (civilin-clothed thugs/paramilitary weilding clubs and chains), have no more any effect”. One of the sign also read, "Fascist President doesnot belong here". (see Dr.zin's blog)

http://iranvajahan.net/cgi-bin/news.pl?l=en&y=2006&m=12&d=11&a=14

1:30 PM  
Blogger Gateway Pundit said...

Thanks, Isaac for the translation.
Powerful, indeed.

1:50 PM  
Blogger DANEgerus said...

...our only hope to avoid a nuclear exchange...

2:56 PM  
Blogger myotherfellow said...

The student movement has always acted as a catalyst in Iran, but in recent it's disillusion, esp after the failure of reformist President Khatami, so the Monday incident will remain just a heroic memory for those involved.

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4:22 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Excellent Coverage!

I've linked it to my Blog.

Iran In Revolt!

Keep up the good work!

Cheers, Ronbo

5:54 AM  

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