New protests defy the ayatollah ; Hundreds of thousands will turn out for 'peaceful' demonstrations
Evening Standard - London › June 18, 2009
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IRANIAN election protesters today planned massive rallies in Tehran in open defiance of the country's Supreme Leader.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has urged the nation to unite behind the Islamic state and told representatives of all four candidates in last week's elections to defuse tensions and disown rioting.See the full content of this document
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New protests defy the ayatollah ; Hundreds of thousands will turn out for 'peaceful' demonstrations
But as a day of mourning was called in memory of those killed in demonstrations on the capital's bloodied streets, more mass protests were expected.
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