Showing posts with label Mir Hossein Mussawi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mir Hossein Mussawi. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Iran Demonstrators Aim to See Off Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 'Empire of Lies'

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Young female voters are hoping for an end to the repressive presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Photo courtesy of TimesOnline

TIMESONLINE: It was open insurrection, a rebellion of a sort seldom seen in the 30-year history of the Islamic Republic, an eruption of pent-up rage against the repressive Government of President Ahmadinejad.

“Death to the Government,” chanted the several thousand Iranians packed into a football stadium in Tehran. “Death to dictators,” roared the young men and women, draped in green shirts, ribbons, bandanas and headscarves to signal their support for Mir Hossein Mousavi. “Bye-bye Ahmadi,” they sang as they waved a sea of banners for the man who hopes to topple Mr Ahmadinejad in the presidential election on Friday. “Don’t rig the election,” they added for good measure.

Women have suffered particularly badly under Mr Ahmadinejad, and twentysomethings sporting sunglasses, make-up and dyed hair beneath their mandatory headscarves shouted themselves hoarse as speaker after speaker promised an end to repression, despair and the “empire of lies”.

“I feel danger every second I’m on the street because of the morality police,” an arts student called Nina said. As she was speaking another young woman way back in the mêlée scribbled a note and passed it forward. “We need freedom. We want big change. We don’t want liar government,” it declared.

Men and women scaled the floodlight pylons for a better view. Hundreds more crammed on to a nearby overpass. Astonishingly there was not a policeman or basij (Islamic vigilante) in sight, further evidence of how the regime seems to have relaxed — or lost — its grip in the final days of an election far more competitive than anyone had expected.

The biggest roar of the afternoon was reserved for the main speaker, Zahra Rahnavard, Mr Mousavi’s wife. “You’re here because you don’t want any more dictatorship,” she declared. “You’re here because you hate fanaticism, because you dream of a free Iran, because you dream of a peaceful relationship with the rest of the world.” The candidate himself was nowhere to be seen, but that hardly mattered because the crowd was inspired by a hatred of Mr Ahmadinejad rather than a love for Mr Mousavi.

To anyone arriving in Tehran this week it would be easy to assume that Mr Mousavi was an Iranian Barack Obama. The capital appears convulsed by Mousavimania. It is festooned with posters of his bearded face. Fanatical supporters career around the city in their cars, honking their horns and shouting slogans. >>> Martin Fletcher in Tehran | Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Monday, June 01, 2009

Irans Präsidentschaftskandidat will Frauenrechte stärken

TAGES ANZEIGER: Mir Hossein Mussawi will iranischer Präsident werden. Und hat Chancen es zu schaffen. Nun hat er sich für eine Stärkung der Rechte von Frauen ausgesprochen.

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Sollte er die Wahl am 12. Juni gewinnen, werde er das Parlament veranlassen, alle diskriminierenden Gesetze zu korrigieren. Dies sagte Mir Hossein Mussawi am Samstag bei einem Wahlkampfauftritt vor etwa 1500 Frauen in einem Sportstadion in der Hauptstadt Teheran. Unter anderem stellte er eine Abschaffung der Sittenpolizei in Aussicht, die über die Einhaltung von Kleidervorschriften wacht.

Iranische Frauen dürften ohne Zustimmung ihres Ehemanns weder arbeiten noch einen Pass beantragen. Auch das Erbschafts-, Scheidungs- oder Sorgerecht benachteiligt sie. >>> Montag, 01. Juni 2009