Saturday, May 05, 2012

Smart Power: Iranian Students Jailed for Speaking Out

Almost three years ago to the day, Iran's citizens erupted to protest the Mullahs' fixed elections.

Egypt's Mubarak is gone, but somehow Iran's Mullahs live on, slaughtering dissidents and crushing the pro-Western rebellion

...[Human Rights Watch] called for the unconditional and immediate release of the 32 students in prison on various national security-related charges. Authorities rounded up many of these students after the disputed June 2009 presidential election, and revolutionary courts convicted and sentenced them on charges such as “propaganda against the system,” “participating in illegal gatherings,” and “insulting the president.”


...Therefore all were convicted specifically for exercising their rights under international law to freedom of speech, of association, and of peaceful assembly. Security, intelligence, and university officials have disciplined, suspended, or expelled hundreds of other students who criticized the government during the past few years.

Egypt's Mubarak is gone, but Iran's Mullahs live on, building nukes and planning for the apocalypse.

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