The visibility of Iran-related stories on the news seems to have gone down in recent months, (in spite of the fact that foreign media are allowed in once again) spurring a lot of people to think the Green Movement is over and done with. People seem to forget that this is not a single-issue group--they are not so concerned with the election fraud as they are with their civil rights. The Green Movement wants nothing more than a realization of democracy and civil liberties as promised in the constitution that was ratified after the 1979 revolution.
Just yesterday on International Worker's Day, or Ruze Kargar in Persian people across the country--as has been the habit for some time now--protested, perhaps not as vocally as on previous days, but they were absolutely out. Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi called for labor groups to join the Greens in protest against the government. NY Times correspondent Nazila Fathi wrote yesterday how things did not go as planned. Tehran was reportedly packed with security forces as to deter any potential protestors. This video shows security forces are out in strength in Tehran. This one was taken at Tehran University where students protests an appearance by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Keep an eye on Iran because the next month or so promises to be intense, with the one year anniversary of June 12 Election approaching. Any thoughts on where it will go?
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