Mousavi Rally Hits New York

By: Arden Farhi
Topics: Iran

(CBS/Arden Farhi)

Demonstrators gathered in New York City's Union Square Wednesday evening in support of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi.

The rally attracted about 700 people - a far cry from the hundreds of thousands of protesters who have lined the streets of Tehran in recent days. Most were clad in green, the color Mousavi used during his campaign for president.

Rally-goers held signs, lit candles and peacefully chanted - at times in Farsi - as twilight turned to nighttime.

Event organizer Amid Amidi, a first generation Iranian-American, said he conceived the idea for the rally to show support for the people risking their lives while protesting on the streets of Tehran.

"The dam is leaking in Iran," Amidi said. "They're on the verge of . . . a democratic and free government."

Amidi said he organized the demonstration in about 24 hours using Twitter and Facebook.

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by Guy_in_NYC June 17, 2009 10:55 PM EDT: Did we attend the same rally? I saw signs related to votes and democracy. There may certainly have been some pro-Mousavi stuff mixed in, but even in your own photo, I don't see any. I certainly wasn't there to support Mousavi. I was there to support the people in Iran who are resisting tyranny.

It's also not true that most were clad in green. There was green here and there (I was wearing it), but I was surprised it wasn't predominant. Again, see your own photo.

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