July 4, 2009

Iran election protest at the Capitol

About 70 people gathered on the Capitol lawn Tuesday to rally in support of protesters in Iran. Thousands of Iranians are protesting the election of incumbent president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was announced the winner of the presidency over opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi. The protests, which began about two weeks ago, started peacefully but violence and a crack down on media soon followed.