Community | June 28, 2009 | 3 comments

Iran militia raids 'target homes':

source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8122263.stm

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Iran militia raids 'target homes':

Human Rights Watch has accused Iran's volunteer Basij militia of carrying out night-time raids, destroying property in private homes and beating civilians. The New York-based group says the raids are an attempt to stop the nightly rooftop chants against the government.





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    • Trashing streets
      Witnesses say the Basijis are trashing entire streets... to stop the nightly rooftop chants
      Sarah Leah Whitson
      Human Rights Watch

      Profile: Basij militia force
      After being banned from taking to the streets, opposition protesters in Tehran have been chanting anti-government slogans from their rooftops and balconies in the last few days, starting every evening at 2200 local time.
      But Human Rights Watch has now complained that members of the Basij militia have been raiding houses to stop the protests.
      "Witnesses are telling us that the Basijis are trashing entire streets and even neighbourhoods as well as individual homes trying to stop the nightly rooftop protest chants," said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director, in a statement posted on the group's website.
      Videos have also been posted on the internet of the aftermath of the raids, showing damage to satellite dishes.

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    • Human Rights Watch has accused Iran's volunteer Basij militia of carrying out night-time raids, destroying property in private homes and beating civilians.
      The New York-based group says the raids are an attempt to stop the nightly rooftop chants against the government.
      It also says satellite dishes are being confiscated to stop people from watching foreign news.
      Meanwhile, on state TV, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad again attacked what he said was US and European meddling.
      And Iranian media reported that the public relations chief of opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi had been banned from leaving the country.
      Abolfazl Fateh, who was preparing to travel to the UK to work on his doctorate, told Reuters news agency that he was restricted for his role in post-election developments.
      Trashing streets.....................

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