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	<title>Iran News Digest &#187; Ashura</title>
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		<title>4th Televised Trial of Ashura 1388 Protesters [Persian]</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2010/02/04/4th-televised-trial-of-ashura-1388-protesters-persian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Green</dc:creator>
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Forced confession of protester, where he states that he was protesting the coup government, but now laments that he had not done his due diligence on his news sources. The court is utilizing protest footage to accuse protesters.
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		<title>Iran to try 16 soon over December unrest: report</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2010/01/15/iran-to-try-16-soon-over-december-unrest-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iran will soon try 16 people arrested in connection with anti-government protests that turned violent last month, an Iranian news agency reported on Friday.
The semi-official Fars News Agency, which did not identify the detainees who are to be put on trial, said one was accused of &#8220;moharebeh&#8221; &#8212; an Islamic term meaning waging war against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VOA Parazit Segment After Ashura Protests [Persian]</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2010/01/11/voa-parazit-segment-after-ashura-protests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Green</dc:creator>
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		<title>What Really Happened on Dec. 27th, 2009 A Compilation</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2010/01/05/what-really-happened-on-dec-27th-2009-a-compilation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Green</dc:creator>
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		<title>Protesters Fight Back</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2010/01/04/protesters-fight-back-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilli Parvin</dc:creator>
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A must see video.  Protesters fight back on Ashura.  We hope the regime&#8217;s supporters watch this video and see what future awaits them if the continue to use violence against the people.  Be smart and switch sides before it&#8217;s too late.    At close to the end, one of the protesters can be heard saying: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Female Protester Killed on Ashura [Graphic]</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2010/01/04/female-protester-killed-on-ashura-graphic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilli Parvin</dc:creator>
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On Ashura&#8211; a young female protester killed after being run over by a Police car.
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		<title>Bloody Sunday, Ashura 1388 to the Tune of The White Stripes [Graphic]</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/29/bloody-sunday-ashura-1388-to-the-tune-of-the-white-stripes-graphic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Green</dc:creator>
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		<title>Anti-riot forces under attack</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/anti-riot-forces-under-attack/</link>
		<comments>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/anti-riot-forces-under-attack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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NY Times: Among the most remarkable new images to appear on Monday is the scene captured in this clip, apparently shot on Sunday in Tehran, of a confrontation between stone-throwing protesters and the security forces that appeared to end with the shooting of a demonstrator whose bloody face is shown in a graphic close up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran opposition figures arrested as protests continue</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/iran-opposition-figures-arrested-as-protests-continue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/iran-opposition-figures-arrested-as-protests-continue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clashes between the Iranian authorities and the reformist movement continued today following yesterday&#8217;s crackdown which that left at least nine dead, including the nephew of the main opposition leader.
Police fired teargas on crowds mourning Ali Mousavi, a nephew of Mir Hossein Mousavi, and arrested a further seven reformist activists, including Ali Riza Beheshti, the opposition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death toll in Tehran street battles rises to 15</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/death-toll-in-tehran-street-battles-rises-to-15/</link>
		<comments>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/death-toll-in-tehran-street-battles-rises-to-15/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/?p=14387</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At least fifteen anti-government protesters, including a nephew of Mir Hossein  Mousavi, Iran’s opposition leader, were shot dead yesterday as the  smouldering confrontation between the regime and the so-called Green  Movement finally erupted.
Early reports put the number of dead at five, but as clashes continued late  into the night, Iranian state [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven opposition leaders arrested as Mousavi nephew&#8217;s body &#8216;missing&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/seven-opposition-leaders-arrested-as-mousavi-nephews-body-missing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/seven-opposition-leaders-arrested-as-mousavi-nephews-body-missing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iranian security forces today rounded up at least seven prominent activists  amid reports that the body of the opposition leader&#8217;s nephew, killed on  Sunday as hundreds of thousands took to the streets, had gone missing.
Clashes had been expected at a funeral ceremony for Seyed Ali Mousavi, whose  uncle Mir Hossein Mousavi was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police Are Said to Have Killed 10 in Iran Protests</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/police-are-said-to-have-killed-10-in-iran-protests/</link>
		<comments>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/police-are-said-to-have-killed-10-in-iran-protests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/?p=14368</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Police officers in Iran opened fire into crowds of protesters on Sunday, killing at least 10 people, witnesses and opposition Web sites said, in a day of chaotic street battles that threatened to deepen the country’s civil unrest. Hundreds of people were reported wounded in cities across the country, and the Tehran police said they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran Opposition Claims Widespread Arrests, Condemns Sunday Violence</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/iran-opposition-claims-widespread-arrests-condemns-sunday-violence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/iran-opposition-claims-widespread-arrests-condemns-sunday-violence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The site also reported the morning round-up of top Mousavi aides, including his chief of staff, a top advisor, his presidential campaign chief and the head of Mr. Mousavi&#8217;s Web site.
On Monday, two opposition Web sites, citing the brother of the deceased Seyed Ali Mousavi, reported the nephew&#8217;s body was missing. Reza Mousavi, Ali Mousavi&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-Government Clashes in Iran Deadliest Since June</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/anti-government-clashes-in-iran-deadliest-since-june/</link>
		<comments>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/anti-government-clashes-in-iran-deadliest-since-june/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A nephew of an Iranian opposition leader is said to be among eight people killed Sunday in a confrontation between protesters and Iranian security forces in Tehran. Opposition Web sites describe one of the most violent confrontations in months. Because of government restrictions on media coverage, some of the accounts can&#8217;t be confirmed. Borzou Daragahi, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran struggles to contain protests as nine are killed in clashes</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/iran-struggles-to-contain-protests-as-nine-are-killed-in-clashes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/iran-struggles-to-contain-protests-as-nine-are-killed-in-clashes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cracks appeared in the Islamic regime&#8217;s control of Iran on Sunday as security    forces failed to quell protests across the country.
Demonstrators set fire to banks and government buildings, including local    headquarters of the feared basij militia, and there were reports that some    police officers were refusing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police fire teargas in Iran protests: website</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/police-fire-teargas-in-iran-protests-website/</link>
		<comments>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/police-fire-teargas-in-iran-protests-website/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police fired teargas on Monday to disperse supporters of reformist leader Mirhossein Mousavi who gathered to express their condolences over his nephew&#8217;s death in an anti-government rally, an Iranian opposition website said.
&#8220;These are the hardest clashes we&#8217;ve seen since June,&#8221; said a Western diplomat in Tehran, referring to demonstrations after the disputed presidential election, adding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aides to Iran’s Opposition Leaders Said to Be Arrested</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/aides-to-iran%e2%80%99s-opposition-leaders-said-to-be-arrested/</link>
		<comments>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/28/aides-to-iran%e2%80%99s-opposition-leaders-said-to-be-arrested/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 27 year-old journalist who was reporting on the street clashes Sunday was also reported missing. Redha al Basha, who was working for Dubai TV, has not been heard from, said a spokesman for Dubai TV. Mr. Basha was last seen surrounded by security forces in Tehran, witnesses said. The decision by the authorities to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran News Digest &#8211; Ashura Update</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/27/ind-ashura-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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IND:  These five pictures show how the regime will be brought down. First show to the regime forces that the people will overpower them no matter how powerful their forces may be and that the people&#8217;s victory is inevitable. Second show them that they have nothing to fear.  A democratic Iran will be a tolerant Iran – not a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: A Critical Weekend In Iran</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/26/video-a-critical-weekend-in-iran/</link>
		<comments>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/26/video-a-critical-weekend-in-iran/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Already there are reports of intense street fights as the Baseej try to prevent any attempt to begin the momentum for demonstrations. Tomorrow, there will be massive crowds on the streets which the legitimate government of Mousavi, Karroubi and their followers will attempt to coopt. Here&#8217;s a helpful BBC primer on what lies ahead:
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		<title>Ashura 101</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/25/ashura-101/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[December 18 marked the beginning of the month of Moharram. Shiites, and in particular Iranians, have been mourning the murder of their third Imam, Hossein, the quintessential martyr, since his death in the battle of Karbala on October 10, 680, which falls on Ashura, the 10th day of Moharram. Ashura has been commemorated for at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mourning adds political edge to volatile Shia procession</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/12/24/mourning-adds-political-edge-to-volatile-shia-procession/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ashura passion plays and processions turned into mass protests in the run-up to the 1979 Islamic revolution, when the shah was often portrayed as the tyrannical Yazid. Now it could be the turn of Khamenei, whose authority has been weakened by his support for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after June&#8217;s disputed election.  Opposition figures say that the [...]]]></description>
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