Al Quds International Day rallies, or Jerusalem Day, are traditionally used to mark the Israeli occupation of Palestine, but outside the Iranian embassy in London at Princes Gate, the message on this occasion was against the controversial re-election of Ahmadinejad, comparing the oppression of Palestinians with the oppression of Iranians, killed, tortured and imprisoned by the regime:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/6204863/Iran-clashes-as-Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-calls-Holocaust-a-lie.html
In recent months, it is estimated that twice as many more than the government estimate of 36 people have been killed, and of those thousands arrested, the tales of horrific torture and deaths in government custody have started to rapidly emerge:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6839335.ece
The protest in London, organised by 'Where is my vote?' is very much in support of the reformist agenda, and in this respect, 'not here to change the regime' as it is written on their facebook group page. Protesters are asked pre-hand to bring only green flags and banners, for democracy and against dictatorship, and to follow chants which the organisers air out through loudspeakers. There are no messages that explicitly target anyone else but Ahmadinejad himself, but this has of late led to many tensions arising within the camp, with fights amongst protesters common.
However, as can be seen in the photographs, there are other demonstrations alongside the rally, namely the royalists, and regardless, many people come draped in the old Iranian flag with the 'shir-o khorshid' (sun and lion) symbol, or bring their own banners with messages aimed at Ayatollah Khamenei and his son Mojtaba, who many believe is the heir to Khamenei's throne and responsible for the anti-protest militia behind the violence:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/08/khamenei-son-controls-iran-militia














































Thanks Eugene ... looking
Thanks Eugene ... looking forward to seeing your report too.
Excellent Report... well
Excellent Report... well done.