Ayatollah Kazemeyni Boroujerdi

Outspoken Cleric's Supporters Clash With Police:

TEHRAN, October 7, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Several hundred supporters of an outspoken cleric in Tehran, Ayatollah Kazemeyni Boroujerdi, gathered today in the streets around his house to protest what they described as violation of "freedom of religion."

Protesters told Radio Farda that they were trying to prevent the arrest of Boroujerdi by security forces. Boroujerdi advocates the separation of religion from politics.

O Ayatollah Kazemeyni Boroujerdi acredita na separação entre a religião e a política e recusa-se a apoiar o Islão político. Por isso é perseguido pelas autoridades iranianas.

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