(28 Jan 2009) SHOTLIST
Tehran - 28 January 2009
1. Wide of protesters gathered in front of British Embassy in Tehran, chanting (Farsi): "Death to America", "Death to England",
and "Death to the hypocrites" (referring to the People's Mujahedeen Organisation of Iran (PMOI) also known as Mujahedeen-e-Khalq Organisation (MKO) and "Death to Israel"
2. Close-up of banner reading: (Farsi) "The Monafeqin (Farsi word for hypocrites; a term used by critics of the PMOI to describe the group) group are the most criminal people"
3. Mid of protesters pushing embassy police and chanting slogans UPSOUND: (Farsi) chanting: "Death to America"
4. Protester holding photo of a man allegedly killed by PMOI
5. Wide of protesters holding a poster with photos of people allegedly killed by PMOI
6. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Sadegh Kooshki, Spokesman for protesters:
"They (European Union) have resorted to Rajavi (referring to Masoud Rajavi, Commander of PMOI group) because of their desperation in confronting Iran and they have removed Rajavi's group which was on the terror blacklist for many years to purify it. Their aim is to make it a tool for the European Union and human rights organisations to pressure an Islamic Iran."
7. Wide of protesters chanting: (Farsi) "Unqualified ambassador (referring to Britain's ambassador in Iran) must be ousted"
8. Close-up of British flag
9. Mid of protesters
10. Various of banner reading: (English/Farsi) "Terrorist MKO turns democratic," police guarding embassy behind fence
11. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) No name given, Protester:
"The EU's actions show that they support terrorist actions of Israel and Zionism and we have come here to condemn it. Their action is condemned and Monafeqin (PMOI) must remain on the terror list. Terrorist actions are carried out by them and they must be condemned by anyone who claims to support human rights."
12. Protesters holding banner and picture of man allegedly killed by the PMOI marching on street
13. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) No name given, Protester:
"They are world-famous terrorists. They have killed our youths and people and have bombed our presidential office and have killed 72 of our beloved people."
14. Wide of protesters chanting: (Farsi) "Down with terrorist-backers"
FILE: Ashraf Camp, north of Baghdad - 2003
15. Tracking-shot of car belonging to the PMOI driving into Camp Ashraf, in northern Iraq
16. Female members of PMOI standing on top of tank
17. Mid of tank moving
18. Various of female PMOI members on tank
FILE: Tehran, Iran - 2004
19. Wide of PMOI defectors returning to Iran, at airport, zoom in
20. Various of defectors sitting at airport
STORYLINE
Hundreds of people gathered in Tehran on Wednesday to protest a decision by the European Union to remove an Iranian opposition group - the People's Mujahedeen Organisation of Iran (PMOI), from its "terror list."
The People's Mujahedeen - also known as Mujahedeen-e-Khalq Organisation (MKO) - had been on the EU's list of banned organisations since 2002, but the 27-nation bloc's foreign ministers removed it on Monday in response to a string of European court decisions that went in the group's favour.
Outside the British embassy in Tehran on Wednesday the decision drew strong criticism from angry protesters opposed to the PMOI.
Waving banners and chanting "Death to America", "Death to England" and "Death to the hypocrites" the protesters denounced the EU's decision and accused them of supporting "terrorism."
Some protesters held photos of family members, allegedly killed in PMOI attacks.
Rajavi said Washington's ban on the group since 1997 was unjustified.
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