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June 29, 2009

Iranian Forces Beat Protesters
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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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