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Ghoba Mosque, Tehran, 28 June 2009

Posted Jun 29, 2009 by Technical Support

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Ya Hossein, Mir-Hossein

Karrubi Present in Protest in front of Ghoba Mosque

Long Live Karrubi, Long Live Mousavi

Cf. Farid Marjai, “Green, But Not Velvet” (CounterPunch, 26-28 June 2009).

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