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Iran protesters in London fear for relatives

Rashid Razaq
16 Jun 2009


About 150 protesters gathered outside the Iranian Embassy in London for the second day of demonstrations.

Wearing the green pro-reform colours and holding placards asking "Where is my vote?" they chanted slogans for more than five hours outside the building in Kensington.

Mehrnoush Tahmasebi, 23, a student who moved to London six years ago, told how she feared for the safety of her cousin, who was protesting in Tehran, and wanted to show her solidarity.

She said: "I'm upset and saddened by the news people have been killed. This is a peaceful movement and all we are calling for is for fair elections."

Ali, a 25-year-old musician who did not want to disclose his full identity because of possible reprisals against his family, said one of his friends had been shot in Tehran.

He said: "I spoke to my sister and I know my friend is alive and in a hospital, but that's all the news we've been able to get. It is very worrying as I'm due to go back to Tehran in two weeks."

Sara Sayeed, 24, a UCL law graduate, plans to go back to Iran and become an advocate for women's rights.

She said: "This election is not a rejection of the regime. Mr Mousavi is not some Obama-like figure. We have come to a point where we need change.

"Much of that needs to happen in improving social and legal rights for women."

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