Iran
Banknote Protest Movement Moves To China
On the heels of a unique protest movement using banknotes in Iran several months ago, French media outlet The Observers is reporting that a similar movement has found roots in China. The movement sees grassroots protesters writing messages criticizing their government on banknotes to spread their message in an underground and widespread manner. The Chinese [...]
Iran deems “Green” banknotes invalid
In response to the increasing circulation of banknotes scribbled with anti-government slogans (read Iranians shift protest movement to banknotes), the Central Bank of Iran said this week that it would no longer accept graffitied banknotes as valid currency. Since the beginning of the Iranian Green Movement (the ink on the banknotes is often green, and [...]
