BBC parrots Iranian government propaganda
onlyme | 02.02.2010 15:53 | Other Press | Repression
From BBC World at One news today, Radio 4, 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00qbnrf 3:13
"Iran says it'll hang another nine people who were involved in rioting that broke out after last summer's disputed presidential election".
When is a protest a riot and why does the BBC accept that these people were rioting?
Whereas AFP reports:
Iran to execute nine protesters 'soon': judiciary official
Tue Feb 2, 5:04 am ET
TEHRAN (AFP) – Iran will "soon execute" nine people arrested during anti-government protests for seeking to topple the Islamic regime, Fars news agency on Tuesday quoted a senior judiciary official as saying.
"The two people executed and another nine who will soon be executed were definitely arrested in recent riots and each was linked with counter-revolutionary movements," deputy judiciary head Ebrahim Raisi told a meeting in the holy city of Qom late Monday.
"They had participated in riots with the aim of creating disunity and toppling the system," he added.
CNN:
Iran vows to execute nine more over election protests
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iran will soon execute nine more people in connection with the country's post-election riots, the semiofficial FARS news agency reported Tuesday.
Reuters:
Iran says to hang nine more over vote unrest
Tue Feb 2, 5:22 am ET
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday it will soon execute nine more convicted rioters in connection with unrest that erupted after the June presidential vote, a senior judiciary official was reported as saying.
"Nine others will be hanged soon. The nine and the two who were hanged on Thursday, were surely arrested in the recent riots and had links to anti-revolutionary groups," said Ebrahim Raisi, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
London Evening Standard:
Iran to hang nine more over election violence
02.02.10
Iran will hang nine more people who were involved in unrest after last June's disputed presidential election.
Senior judiciary official Ebrahim Raisi said the nine were arrested in riots in December and “had links to anti-revolutionary groups”, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
Two men hanged last week were among a group of 11 people sentenced to death on charges including “waging war against God” and being members of armed groups.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00qbnrf 3:13 "Iran says it'll hang another nine people who were involved in rioting that broke out after last summer's disputed presidential election".
When is a protest a riot and why does the BBC accept that these people were rioting?
Whereas AFP reports:
Iran to execute nine protesters 'soon': judiciary official
Tue Feb 2, 5:04 am ET
TEHRAN (AFP) – Iran will "soon execute" nine people arrested during anti-government protests for seeking to topple the Islamic regime, Fars news agency on Tuesday quoted a senior judiciary official as saying.
"The two people executed and another nine who will soon be executed were definitely arrested in recent riots and each was linked with counter-revolutionary movements," deputy judiciary head Ebrahim Raisi told a meeting in the holy city of Qom late Monday.
"They had participated in riots with the aim of creating disunity and toppling the system," he added.
CNN:
Iran vows to execute nine more over election protests
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iran will soon execute nine more people in connection with the country's post-election riots, the semiofficial FARS news agency reported Tuesday.
Reuters:
Iran says to hang nine more over vote unrest
Tue Feb 2, 5:22 am ET
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday it will soon execute nine more convicted rioters in connection with unrest that erupted after the June presidential vote, a senior judiciary official was reported as saying.
"Nine others will be hanged soon. The nine and the two who were hanged on Thursday, were surely arrested in the recent riots and had links to anti-revolutionary groups," said Ebrahim Raisi, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
London Evening Standard:
Iran to hang nine more over election violence
02.02.10
Iran will hang nine more people who were involved in unrest after last June's disputed presidential election.
Senior judiciary official Ebrahim Raisi said the nine were arrested in riots in December and “had links to anti-revolutionary groups”, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
Two men hanged last week were among a group of 11 people sentenced to death on charges including “waging war against God” and being members of armed groups.
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