Saturday, June 20, 2009

The Struggle for Voting Rights: Iranian Police Disperse Protestors in Shiraz, Compare How American Authorities Denied Voting Rights

This (remarkable) video which apparently depicts students in Shiraz being beaten by uniformed police was posted to YouTube on June 20, 2009.

In Iran the police and the militia are apparently using brutal force to put down what is essentially a protest for voting rights. In the United States, violence also marked the struggle for voting rights. See the video that follows:

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