...The graveyard is located (click here) at the southern flank of the large semi-park courtyard of the British embassy's summerhouse in Qolhak. The crosses standing on the tombs and the dates recorded on the gravestones show that only the bodies of Britons killed in Iran during the World War I (1914-1918) and World War II (1939-1945) were buried there. Nonetheless, the graveyard was constructed opposite to the chapel of the embassy church several years before 1914 and the corpses of many Britons had been buried there....
Evidently, this garden/graveyard has been in dispute, including environmental concerns. It sort of makes sense university students would be activists for whatever reason they are. Something about 'occupying' the garden to take it back. If they are mimicking the students around the globe, the violence hasn't really been necessary or has it? At least not in the USA.
November 1st 2011
Tehran Municipality (click here) has filed a lawsuit against the British Embassy for having cut down and burned 310 trees in a north Tehran garden which is in the possession of the embassy, Press TV reports....
This is fairly recently Iranian are voicing their objection to the activities at this garden. It would appear they don't believe they are being heard. I could be wrong, but, I don't think so. I believe The West is making too much of this, except, for the violence. My hunch is the students aren't happy with the British and their activity in a section of the city they value as their own. My guess is the British need to contact the university and a professor and chancellor to determine if the students are indeed upset about a place they value as their heritage. Perhpas the university can provide insight to how tensions can be resolved.
There are some demands being made by the Iranians, one is a fine be levied against Britian in the sum of $1.25 million US for the trees and they want the Brits to vacate the garden. It sounds as though they feel fairly strong about this. Can an Iranian court oversee this?
The Brits have considered this garden their possession for nearly 100 years, but, I don't believe it is officially part of the embassy. This is sort of saying that Normandy is not part of France.
It is an interesting set of circumstances, but, the violence is out of the question.
Evidently, this garden/graveyard has been in dispute, including environmental concerns. It sort of makes sense university students would be activists for whatever reason they are. Something about 'occupying' the garden to take it back. If they are mimicking the students around the globe, the violence hasn't really been necessary or has it? At least not in the USA.
Tehran Municipality (click here) has filed a lawsuit against the British Embassy for having cut down and burned 310 trees in a north Tehran garden which is in the possession of the embassy, Press TV reports....
This is fairly recently Iranian are voicing their objection to the activities at this garden. It would appear they don't believe they are being heard. I could be wrong, but, I don't think so. I believe The West is making too much of this, except, for the violence. My hunch is the students aren't happy with the British and their activity in a section of the city they value as their own. My guess is the British need to contact the university and a professor and chancellor to determine if the students are indeed upset about a place they value as their heritage. Perhpas the university can provide insight to how tensions can be resolved.
There are some demands being made by the Iranians, one is a fine be levied against Britian in the sum of $1.25 million US for the trees and they want the Brits to vacate the garden. It sounds as though they feel fairly strong about this. Can an Iranian court oversee this?
The Brits have considered this garden their possession for nearly 100 years, but, I don't believe it is officially part of the embassy. This is sort of saying that Normandy is not part of France.
It is an interesting set of circumstances, but, the violence is out of the question.
