Friday, June 26, 2009
News Iranian election protests in Atlanta all weekend
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Metro Atlantans will protest in support for Iranian democracy for this weekend at three locations. Last Saturday, nearly 200 residents gathered at the CNN Center in dowtown Atlanta to voice outrage over the violent crackdown on Iranians who contested the controversial re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. CL captured photos and video of the rally.
Locations for this weekend's gatherings:
Friday (today), June 26, 6:30 p.m.Lenox Mall
Peachtree Street
Saturday, June 27, 6 p.m.
Roswell Rd. NE & Johnson Ferry Rd. NE
Sandy Springs
Sunday, June 28, 4 p.m.
CNN Center
Marietta Street at Centennial Park Drive
The protests are supported by Amnesty International and the American Friends Service Committee.
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Man, in light of the fact that Iran's administration has imprisoned reporters and shot its own protesting citizens in cold blood, Obama's plans to "engage" with Ahmadinejad seem even more enlightened. Good luck with that Barry.
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