Controlling Protest in Iran

According to the opposition website National Council of Resistance of Iran, the government is taking some pretty stark measures to control the planned protests to take place on February 11, 2010, in honor of the anniversary of the takeover by the Islamic Revolution Regime. The government has asked students to spy on classmates and report those who are sympathetic to the opposition. The government has also imported people from the provinces to fill Azadi Square, where the celebrations for the anniversary will take place. In order to prevent protestors from filling Azadi Square, security forces have stationed combat units at all the major entrances and exits of Azadi Square.

Ahead of the celebrations and protests, the press is being controlled in several different ways. Many journalists have been arrested. In addition only certain areas of Azadi Square are accesible to reporters, the areas where the protests are planned will be out of their field of vision.

In a separate development anti-Iranian protests are being planned through out Europe.