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Published on June 16, 2009
GNOME DICTATOR
Iranian Armenians held a protest today in front of the Iranian Embassy in Armenia. The youth with green flags and closed faces are expressing their protest against the results of the Iranian elections and the assaults against citizens. "Where did my vote go?" "We don't want a gnome dictator", screamed protesters in the park near the Iranian Embassy. "I voted for Musavi here at the embassy and he won 1,200 votes. Where did my vote go?" one Iranian young man told "A1+". Let us mention that the protesters were mainly students and had closed their faces to avoid pressure. "The most dangeorus thing is their deportation. They will not only be deported, but also arrested as activists," said an Iranian-Armenian student. Participants of the protest said that they will hold a strike and will stay in front of the embassy as long as it takes for justice to be restored. "We keep in touch with our parents back home and the situation is complicated there too, but we have hope for change," said one female Iranian student.
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Iranian Armenians held a protest today in front of the Iranian Embassy in Armenia. The youth with green flags and closed faces are expressing their protest against the results of the Iranian elections ...
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