In a video posted to YouTube, the Paris chapter of Where Is My Vote announced its intention to organize a human chain of green-clad, masked protesters to mark the anniversary of the June 12 disputed election and honor the faceless political prisoners being held in the Islamic Republic’s jails.
The short film shows the preparations for Saturday’s event which will begin at the Mur de la Paix (Wall of Peace art installation, southeast of the Eiffel Tower) and extend to the Invalides at 2PM, June 12, 2010.
In a tongue-in-cheek reference to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s claim that the Islamic Republic is the freest democracy in the world and that any legal group can obtain a permit to stage a demonstration, the video begins with one of the group’s members going to the Paris police headquarters. He exits a short while later, holding up his fingers in a V sign and brandishing a permit for Saturday’s protest. ‘It says we can do everything. Wear masks, make a human chain, expose Ahmadinejad,’ says the organizer.
‘Who said it was difficult to get a permit in France?’ asks the cameraman. ‘Ahmadinejad,’ responds his associate. ‘They said, wear masks, hold hands, and go all the way from the military school to Invalides.’
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