Thread: democracy on the american way :)

Yes in a democratic society we treat our protestors for injuries before locking them away for mere hours, where as in places like Iran, North Korea, China, etc they will toss you into a cell bloody and naked for years..... Do you deny this?

How did Benazir Bhutto fair when she stood up against oppression by the Muslim right wing male chauvinists?

Muslim Nation Kills Protesters

Iranian hardliners attempts to resist the biggest uprising in decades seemed to be crumbling today after popular pressure forced officials to announce a recount of the country's disputed presidential election.
Massive rallies in Tehran on Monday saw tens of thousands defy a ban to take to the streets to protest the declaring of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the winner of Friday's election over the more moderate Mir Hosein Mousavi.

Today the Iranian regime seemed to be reversing its position which had been to declare Ahmadinejad the winner by a landslide. The aftermath of Monday's massive rallies, said to be the biggest since the Iranian revolution, was reported to have left seven people dead, with further rallies expected today as the challenge to the Iranian regime intensified.
The powerful guardian council announced it was ready to hold a recount in areas disputed by opposition candidates. No detail of the scope of the recount and who would carry it out were available.

The guardian council was reported to have said that a recount may lead to changes in the votes recorded for the candidates.

Iran's post-election political unrest saw seven people killed in clashes between supporters of the defeated presidential candidate, Mousavi, and militiamen loyal to the hardline incumbent, Ahmadinejad, state radio reported this morning.

According to the report, seven people were killed as shooting erupted after a group at the protest "tried to attack a military location" last night, in western Tehran.