Islamic Revolutionary who led war with Iraq but pushed for reconciliation with the west is buried in Tehran
The funeral of Iran’s former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani turned into a rare display of public dissent on Tuesday as at least 2 million people packed the streets of Tehran to pay tribute to a man whose death has shaken the country’s political balance. [Read more]. |
- Saeed Kamali Dehghan, Rare opportunity to voice dissent in Iran as thousands mourn Rafsanjani, The Guardian, January 10, 2017
Faezeh Hashemi Bahramani, daughter of the former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, flashes a victory sign to the crowd from a bus during the funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP.
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A mourner in the crowd holds up a picture of Rafsanjani. Photo: 新华通讯社 (Xīnhuá News Agency)/Rex/Shutterstock.
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