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Today is the anniversary of 9th of July student uprising in Iran. The protests which were violently cracked down, many were arrested, some killed and some students disappeared. There are some protests planned for today in many cities while the Iranian “Police” is threatening people not to take part in “illegal demonstrations”. (see: Iran vows [...]

While the Iranian government is repeating in national media that Police and Basiji’s never shoot at protestors and they accuse of foreign countries and protestors of “staging the Killing of Neda” another video captured by citizens has been published on Aljazira television showing the Basiji’s shooting at protestors from the roof of a building.
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This is the Iranian riot Police! They break car windows and then arrest the protestors accusing them of destroying cars…

A video captured by a citizen is a proof to the pictures that have been published. This video was published on BBC Persian.

Jason Jones from the Daily Show has spent some time in Iran and provided a few reports on Iran. This is the first report of the series.

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In another day of silent protest in Tehran, Mousavi invited people on a mourning march. Tens of thousands of people got together wearing black cloths and carying candles for those that have been killed during the last few days clashes. Mousavi and his wife Rahnavard were leading the protest.
Meanwhile the government has made a complete [...]

Today there is another quiet protest in Tehran. People are walking quiet towards one of the main squares in Tehran. Unfortunately there has been reports of killings in other cities and in Tehran and student organization Tahkim vahdat has reported that there has been up to 7 death in the attack to university of Tehran [...]