Republicans urge Iran not to rename Bobby Sands St

Supporters of the republican movement have launched an internet campaign urging the Iranian Government not to re-name a street in Tehran that was named after the IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands.

Supporters of the republican movement have launched an internet campaign urging the Iranian Government not to re-name a street in Tehran that was named after the IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands.

The British Embassy is located on Bobby Sands St and the Iranian government is believed to be considering changing the name of the street due to its improving relations with Britain.

The Iranian authorities named the street after Bobby Sands following his death on hunger strike in 1981.

It had previously been called Winston Churchill St.

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