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July 31, 2009

Iran Arrests Mourners, Protesters
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Meanwhile in Iran, government forces confronted opposition supporters
Thursday in a continued crackdown following last month’s disputed
election. Mourners were arrested as they tried to gather at the grave of
Neda Agha-Soltan, whose death has become a symbol of the post-election
movement. Police later fired tear gas at a crowd of several hundred
people who had gathered at the Grand Mossala prayer area in defiance of
a government ban.