More Protests in Tehran

Almost a year has gone by since the current president came into power promising change and I sit here today and I ask, what change?? Please, please won't someone show me what has changed? Today I am disgusted as Iranian youths protest and are beaten and dragged away to places from which they will never return (and if they do return they will never be the same)

President Obama says nothing, NOTHING!! It will soon be to late to help these people as the Basij hardliners tighten their grip on the country and as the reach and scope of the horrors that have already begun accelerate and once again the world does nothing.

A few quotes from this NY Times article

More than 200 people were arrested in Tehran on Monday during protests by tens of thousands at universities nationwide, and Iran's top prosecutor warned further unrest would not be tolerated. He hinted authorities could even pursue the top opposition leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi, an escalation the government has so far balked at in Iran's postelection turmoil.

A fierce crackdown since the summer crushed the mass protests that erupted after June's disputed presidential election. But Monday's unrest showed how students have revitalized the movement. They showed an increased boldness, openly breaking the biggest taboo in Iran, burning pictures of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and chanting slogans against him.

Iran's top prosecutor, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi, warned that the judiciary will no longer tolerate protests.''So far, we have shown restraint. From today, no leniency will be applied.''

Since the summer, the opposition has held major protests less than once a month -- timed to coincide with the many political anniversaries and religious occasions that traditionally bring street demonstrations. The strategy aims to drum up as many people as possible and draw more attention.

The coming months could heat up with several key occasions for possible protests.