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Mousavi urging more public support for today Wednesday on Al Jazeera Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Iran's Mousavi calls new protest And more news from Qom here Anonym URL Mousavi's call for fresh protests in Tehran's main square at 1600 local time will be a key test of whether the government crackdown will keep protesters at home.
I hope they can keep the pressure on Khameni and the hardliners, but it's understandably hard to keep going back in the face of what awaits... those of you there, know you're supported, no matter what.
Crackdowns on Protesters Drape Tehran in Silence http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/w...bl&ex=1245988800&en=948520d3f4de6dd5&ei=5087 But in Qom the Clerics are active! Anonym URL According to Mousavi more action today at 16-00 hours
hope this doesn't sound too stoopid all the vids of bike riders show them in traffic or near parked cars. any one who has ridden a bike knows how vulnerable the rider and pillion passenger is. (i have canned off at 60mph,slid (grateful for my helmet)ended up in a ditch,pulled the bike out and been pissed off at the holes scraped in my beautiful leathers) so cars can push a bike over easily and those riders are rigged out in all sorts of protective gear so the non-violent paradigm is not violated. slowed down and shaken up and on foot but it wouldn't make them any more malevolent than they already are. pity about the bike. am i wrong to think like this?
nah man, that sounds like a good idea. it hurts the Basiji in a non-fatal way, perfect for what the protesters seem to want.
NPR show on Iran Tuesday, top 9 points made Understanding Iran's Turmoil: An Expert Weighs In Understanding Iran's Turmoil: An Expert Weighs In : NPR {45 mins-Very good NPR interview} <-- via Steve Garufi on Twitter Tuesday's Fresh Air NPR show: Understanding Iran's Turmoil: An Expert Weighs In (Karim Sadjoadpour) The 9 points are the most important points he made during the show: 1. Regime prevents massive congregating by blocking roads and so can easily control and overpower smaller groups 2, The government knows how big the support of the opposition is and isn't backing down. 3. Targeting oil ministry, merchants & arteries of the economy via national strike could bring the economy to a halt. 4. Mousavi has nickname 'The Stubborn Turk' (he's from near Turk)--he won't back down. He is ready to die for his cause. 5. Women: incredible role + vanguard of reform movement, have suffered most since 1979 and treated as second class citizens. 6. To retain power they have to use overwhelming force, since they don't have legitimacy with the people. 7. People don't want a turban wearing modern day shah--this is THE issue now. 8. The people who have taken against the streets are incredibly brave; the Basiji are targeting people indiscriminately. 9. Iran has essentially been under marshall law for several days now.
Is there anything confirmable about how substantial a coallition against Khamenei has been assembled at this point? How possible is it right now that the Assembly of Experts could successfully remove him from power as Supreme Leader?
I'm 100% sure that they won't do such thing!!! it's just a rumor. Todays plan is to protest peacfully near the congress, but I have confirmed information that members left the congress early today in order to have a meeting with Mr. Khamenehee.
When will these demonstrations end?? they are playing games on you and who is losing?? The people are killed everywhere. They will finally sit together and drink some tea and end this laughing.. You are foolish to beleive these politicians.
i'll say this much. i am fairly certain that at this point things have gone too far. the regime may be able to stop demonstrations by blocking roads and preventing mass gatherings. they may beat up and imprison thousands, and force confessions from them. they can crack heads all they like, and show video after video of unruly 'hooligans' and 'thugs' in support of the so-called legitimate government. but night after night there are still the chants of 'Allahu Akbar' echoing throughout Tehran and across Iran. this movement will not die - it won't just go away by itself. you in the government will have two choices - either you in the establishment are going to have to become a real dictator like Stalin and make an example out of thousands of people by murdering them and becoming like North Korea worshipping their 'Dear Leader', or you get out of the way and let the people of Iran take the reins of their country back. the choice is yours...
I just read this in the news: Speciale berechting betogers in Iran Uitgegeven: 24 juni 2009 11:13 Laatst gewijzigd: 24 juni 2009 11:12 TEHERAN - Justitie in Iran gaat een speciaal tribunaal samenstellen om de aangehouden betogers te berechten. Dit heeft een van de hoogste magistraten in het land, Ibrahim Raeissi, woensdag aangekondigd. Het tribunaal zal daarbij zaak voor zaak onderzoeken wie achter de ongeregeldheden zitten. Toen de officile uitslagen van de presidentsverkiezingen van 12 juni bekend werden, gingen honderdduizenden Iranirs verontwaardigd de straat op. -------------------- Translated it means: They are going to set up a "special tribunal" to try the apprehended demonstrators. case by case. :-(( So a high magistrate Ibrahim Raessi said. This is NOT good news. :-((
Complaint withdrawl What is the effect of the demonstrators with this news: Conservative Candidate Mohsen Rezai Withdraws Fraud Complaint In Iranian Presidential Election - cbs13.com TEHRAN, Iran (CBS) ― Post-Election Rallies Rock Iran * CBS News Interactive: About Iran <b>A conservative candidate in Iran's disputed presidential election said Wednesday that he was withdrawing his complaints about voting fraud for the sake of the country, state television reported.,/b>
i tell you...we have never let a stalin model rule in iran and never will..iran has seen many dictators in its 3000 years of history...but that just dosent work. the more they kill sooner they will be gone. and to my fella iranians we are just a mullah away from freedom...
Demonstrations all over the country could definitely be a positive next step: harder for the hardliners to control, and easier for mainstream journalists to cover.
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Thousands of detainees family members have gathered in front of Tehran's revolution(Enghelaab)court. The force police has surrounded them.Fervent atmosphere in place and conflict is possible at any moment
Please be patient everyone is trying to keep track of events as they happen and post here The problem is that the news is only trickling out of Iran due to the crackdown both the physical brutalities and the electronic data block Free Iran
If it is the biggest protest, then they're all protesting. Patience. (If patience doesn't work - Twitter #iranelection)
Arrested journalists have been threatend to write in support of Ahmadinejad and his government and not to support popular gatherings anymore.
Baharestan subway is closed. Police & plain cloths in Baharestan sq. & nearby streets When they write "plain clothes" do they mean civil cops?
Yeah, it's supposed to be Thursday....but over the week I the crackdown on cellphones has been getting more severe, so it's a lot more dangerous to be filming.
I've been following the Guardian's updates here... Iran crisis: live - 24 June 2009 | News | guardian.co.uk *Latest update* 2.10pm: I'm hearing the same reports mentioned in the comment below that a girl has been shot in Bahareston Square. This is impossible to verify. Meanwhile, the regime continues to blame the British for stirring the unrest. Iran's intelligence minister Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejeii told the Fars news agency: "Britain was among the countries which, in violation of diplomatic criteria, sought to aggravate the problem through massive propaganda and other measures." "The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) Persian also played an eye-catching role (in this regard). There were also a number of people with British passports who also played roles in the unrests [sic]"
from Zeit Online: translation: [afterword: Bahar is not the woman's real name, which has been changed in the article for her safety]
THIS REGIME IS SO DEPLORABLE i wonder how far this crackdown will go? The more brutal, the more resistence. That is their downfall.
More than 3 people have been shot in Baharestan's conflict, The shooting is still continues and conflicts increasing!
