‘Blood everywhere’ in fresh Iran crackdown

There are reports of another brutal crackdown in Iran, with websites, internet bloggers and eyewitnesses all talking of a bloodbath in Tehran

News on the Net , Bio and Archives--June 24, 2009

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Unmoved ... Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiles during a meeting in Tehran with a Belarussian parliamentarian. (AFP: Behrouz Mehri)

The reports suggest thousands of police and pro-government militia have used firearms, clubs and teargas to suppress another opposition rally. There is even one account of a nine-year-old girl being shot.

Iran's ongoing ban on all foreign media makes it impossible to verify many of the accounts but amateur videos posted last night on YouTube appear to show there were fierce clashes between supporters of Iran's opposition and the security forces. More...

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