Iran’s Bloody Holiday: Police Crackdown on Renewed Protests During Ashura

By Jillian Rayfield

December 28, 2009 10:39 a.m.

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December 27: Violence erupts in Iran once again, as police crack down on opposition protesters in Tehran. The protests break out during the Ashura festival, a holy day for Shiite Muslims, as demonstrators continue to oppose President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s contested June 12 re-election. By some counts, at least 15 are killed in the crackdown, including the nephew of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi.

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