Iran Protest Rome, 25 July, 2009

From 17:00 to 20:00 this evening there was a protest in front of the Iranian Embassy in Rome. There were many Iranians as well as Italians and others there in solidarity with the Iranian people. It was a peaceful, but very vocal protest.

A line of policemen stood in front of the embassy and another line stood in front of the protesters. They were not allowed across the street except for a few minutes in which they laid out photos on the ground in front of the embassy gate. The photos were of some of the young people who had been killed during the protests in Iran.

The young man I interviewed was one of the organizers of the event. He lives in Italy now.


The fact that so many hid their faces really brought home the lack of freedom they have and the fear they must feel for themselves and their families. But they came out anyway.




It was very moving to see photos of the faces of the dead being carried by the living.




I subtitled most of the singing and speaking that was done in Italian. I put some still photos at iReport http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-304005

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[alisoninrome]

Those who fight oppression can take courage from the words of Gandhi:

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always."

[eirearya]

Fantastic, Rome!! Well done.

[farnaziii]

Bravo Rome! Awesome

[sohrab2012]

رژیم حاکم بر ایران در حال فرو‌پاشی است

مردم وقتی حکومتی را نمیخواهند باید برود

مرگ بر جمهوری اسلامی

مرگ بر خامنه ای شيطان و مفسد فی الارض

[minasaeedi]

margbar jomhoriye eslami

zende bad azadi

مرگ بر احمدي نژاد

ما همه با هم هستيم ملت بي شكستيم

مرگ بر خامنه اي

[toktamtava]

mersi hamvatan

[75shery]

dustane asis ma bayad arabara as iran khareg konim: as harjaye donya hastit , be consulate lobnan tamas begirid wa tagasaya khuruge sarbashaye teroriste lobnaniraas iran bekonid. merci