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Iranian-Americans Denied Protest Permit

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jun 16, 2009 2:40PM

Yesterday, we mentioned a group Iranian-Americans who planned to protest the recent controversial election (which is being understated about it) with a rally downtown. But this morning comes a report from CBS 2 that the group had a parade permit denied by the city. No reason was given for the denial. The New York Times has a good running update on the situation in Iran.