Thousands of
Iranians took to the lanes in 2009 as part of the Green Movement to revolt an
unsure presidential election. The government crackdown that pursued comprised
some women being locked up, tortured and raped. This report shares some of
their stories. It is a co-production with The Center for Investigative
Reporting.
The Green
Movement refers to chains of actions after the 2009 Iranian presidential election,
in which protesters insisted the removal of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from office.
Green was initially used as the symbol of Mir Hossein Mousavi's campaign, but
after the election it became the icon of unity and hope for those asking for
annulment of what they regarded as a fraudulent election.
Mir Hossein Mousavi
and Mehdi Karroubi are identified as political leaders of the Green Movement. Hossein-Ali
Montazeri was also declared as spiritual leader of the movement. Witnesses to
Green Movement protests frequently claim that protests of this size have not
been seen in Iran since the Iranian Revolution.
