Cologne, Germany - Hundreds of Iranian exiles took part in two separate protests in the German city of Cologne on Wednesday against the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Banners declared, "Death to the dictator," "Ahmadinejad is not our president," and "What happened to my vote?"

Police said both demonstrations were peaceful. One faction said it was "against human rights violations in Iran" and the other in "solidarity with the protests in Iran."(dpa)