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with a picket line made up mostly of students from the Middle East, was to draw attention to what they said or unjust charges placed against the 41 students who invaded the Iranian council on Friday. The students, who police say painted slogans on walls of the council

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and broke furniture, are being charged with trespassing, resisting arrest, assaulting a policeman and conspiracy to commit burglary. The invasion coincided with a visit to San Francisco by Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran's sister, who came here to participate in the 25th anniversary ceremonies of the

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United Nations. A spokesman explained the student invasion of the consulate. They were there peacefully to represent their demands and asking for an interview with the sister of Shah, who was here to answer some questions as far as the political repression in Iran. The questions about the

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recent arrest of 203 people in Iran with regard with with regards to the bus strike, the arrest of 105 Kurdish people in Kurdistan, the recent arrest of five political activists in Iran on the torture off them in Iran are these students in danger now being deported

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as a result of their action at the consulate. Yes, I think some of these people are. But I think we are basically relying on the people and the people in this country to show the collaboration between the consulate here and the U. S. Immigration office to

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put political pressure on us when we want to represent are just views and demands in this country. Judge Joseph Kennedy said. Bail at $2000 each for seven women defendants and $3000 for some of the men and $4000 for the others. Students say demonstrations to protest the

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arrest of the 41 will continue. Ben Williams reporting for eyewitness news.