Opposition To Iran's Rulers Is Growing

The 'Green Movement', supporters of the defeated presidential election candidate Mirhossein Mousavi, is still capable of putting protesters on the street. Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters

Opposition to Iran's Rulers Growing: Nobel Laureate -- New York Times/Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Shirin Ebadi believes Iran's rulers will one day be overthrown even though a crackdown there has prevented the kind of uprising seen in the Arab world.

Iran has crushed attempts to reignite Green movement protests that erupted after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009, even as protests have swept presidents from power in Egypt and Tunisia and sparked violence in Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain.

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My Comment: More news on Iran's dissident movement can be found here. Unfortunately, Iran is one step ahead in stifling dissent online.