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9th of July

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:05:44 +0000

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 tough answer to marches)
Arresting journalists and activists continues as a few days ago a French university professor was detained on charges of espionage! (Read it in Reporters without borders website).
The Iranian authorities are using prolonged harsh interrogations, beatings, sleep deprivation, and threats of torture to extract false confessions from detainees arrested since the disputed June 12 presidential election, Human Rights Watch said yesterday. According to the authorities still about 500 people are in the arrest cells.

This is part of an article in Guardian about Khamenei’s son, who is in control of anti-protest militia:
Within Iran, Mojtaba is widely believed to control huge financial assets. There are claims on Iranian dissident websites that the current anti-British campaign in Tehran is motivated in part by Britain’s announcement on 18 June that it had frozen nearly £1bn in Iranian assets, in accordance with UN and EU sanctions. The frozen funds included a lot of Mojtaba’s money, it is claimed.

Anothre proof of Basiji’s shooting at protestors

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:22:41 +0000

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.
Watch this video here.

Meanwhile the Dr. Hejazi that was present at the moment when Neda was shot has talked to BBC about the series of actions that resulted in Neda being shot dead. You can watch this interview here.

More pictures showing the “Police” breaking car windows

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:22:16 +0000

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 reporting from Tehran

admin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:23:24 +0000

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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Mourning march in Tehran

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:01:41 +0000

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 media blackout. It is said that as Mousavi and his supporters don’t have any media to speak out street is becoming their media.

You can see some pictures of yesterdays peaceful protest in Tehran here.

Update:
A video of today’s nonviolent protest in Tehran.

Some News from Iran

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:37:34 +0000

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 hostles a few nights ago.
Internet networks are completely down, foreign journalists are not allowed to leave their hotel. Meanwhile the country’s powerful Revolutionary Guard (Sepah) said it will prosecute Web sites it accuses of inciting riots, adding to a ban on foreign media reporting on the protests and a block on Internet site such as Facebook or Twitter.

You can watch some pictures here (Pictures of Tehran riots on Picasa). Be warned shocking pictures.