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[30 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Iran Uprising on Twitter: “Now while ppl sitting locked up in prisons; how does world wnt us 2 proceed R fight?”

Read provisionally, not confirmed.
Now after my 2000 twitter updates since June 13th, it’s clear that Iranian ppl wnt & will get their freedom back
about 2 hours ago
Even tho ppl have 2 go back 2 their daily lives, most R fed up w/ current regime w/ their continuous propaganda #iranelection
@johngiambalvo I’m saying, if u don’t have one, go with the other. Just bcz they don’t have reliable srcs doesn’t mean there R no srcs!
RT @harkatur: Global protests/vigils/petitions will cont until #IranElection issue is resolved as long as we …

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[30 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Day 18: Iran Uprising: “Thank you.”

From Tehran Bureau.
I was nine and we were watching a movie on then-banned VHS. It was a harrowing tale of a woman and her daughter’s escape from a savage country. I remember asking my father, “Where is this?” “’Iran,’” he said. I couldn’t believe it; the Iran I had grown up in was nothing like that movie, Not Without My Daughter, which painted such a demonized picture of Iran that I couldn’t even recognize it.
In later years, while living in London, I found myself explaining my culture to people all …

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[29 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Iran Uprising: Latest on Twitter: “Evin prison is full – <br />now they use football stadium…”

Read with caution, not confirmed.
Ppl of Iran R still fighting back, even tho riskin gettin locked up in prison 4 no valid reason. #iranelection
@ thanks. I was against this “RT fr IR” idea & said from beginning I want my @ to be mentioned.
RT w/out @-handle no good idea, here’s why: http://bit.ly/1dqQ5M #iranelection
Allah o Akbar chants going strong at night in large cities like isfahan,shiraz,ahwaz,mashad,tabriz. #iranelection
Situation in Tehrn hasn’t calmed down v/much. Ppl still chanting @ nights, loudr & loudr n furious. #iranelection
There R too many unreliable srcs spreadin …

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[29 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Day 17: Iran Uprising on Twitter:”Basij..smashing their windscreens and slashing their tires.”

Read with caution, not confirmed. From Tehran Bureau.
On Parkway right now people are beeping their horns, and basij has responded by smashing their windscreens and slashing their tires.” end
they started hitting all the people around him, even the old women.
Updates from Tehran: I was at Ghoba [Mosque] yesterday. When [presidential candidate] Karoubi arrived, they
“Feminist” uprising? Just posted a great piece from Golbarg Bashi about it http://bit.ly/4v1gAQ
Some people go out… some stay in. A dispatch from a couch in Tehran: http://bit.ly/BQovF
A dispatch from the gathering …

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[28 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Day 16: Iran Uprising on Twitter: “why BBC & CNN reporting things like it’s all over now?”

Read provisionally, unconfirmed.
@according to lot’s of people in Iran who are chanting from rooftops each night: NO!
@it is true that the internal power struggle is very complicated! but we have to choose between bad & worst
@ a Trojan horse?! you think like a Iranian! :) everything is possible but our choices are limited
the biggest help: spread the news & don’t desert us! it may take some time but we will take what is rightfully ours!
@many people already surprised by how far Mousavi stood up until now!
@ there are few figures …

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[27 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Day 15: Iran Uprising: My Fellow Iranians, Don’t Give Up. We Are With You

It is chillingly quiet on Twitter. Following is a message from an Iranian outside Iran to the people inside Iran.
My fellow Iranians,
You have been an inspiration not only to us, the Iranians outside Iran, but also to the people of the world. You have stood in front of one of the most cruel regimes on earth. You have given martyrs for the most noble cause. Your bravery and will power has stunned all nations. You have done the unthinkable.
We, Iranians and non-Iranians outside Iran, are with you. …

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[27 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Iran Uprising: Sea of Green, a Poem

Sea of Green by William Alliss.
A sea of green
a tidal wave
a shock of churning green
an ocean filled with green
they say
have said
it’s drawing
near
A great sea is coming
the colour of earthly life
the colour of Islam
of growth
mobility
untroubled belief
the colour of go
release
soon to become
perhaps
the colour of
grief
A sea of green is coming
a great sea of grief
they say
have said
a tidal sea of green is coming
soon to become
perhaps
an ocean of
red
Read it all here.

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[26 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Day 14: Iran Uprising on Twitter: Mr. Obama: Have you been “moved enough to take a stand against..”

Read provisionally, not confirmed.
George Galloway, British member of parliament, supports Ahmadinejad’s election coup. Not sure how much he’s got from Khamenei? 2 minutes ago
At 1 PM a large number of people in Tehran took to roofs and released green balloons
Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba, behind recent killings.Khamenei plans to make him supreme leader when he dies.Like son like father!
Today Obama spoke of the bravery of protesters in the face of “outrageous” violence.
Police enters peoples houses and removes satellite dishes from rooftops. This is despite jamming signals. …

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[25 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Day 13: Iran Uprising on Twitter: “Army Helicopter droping Chemicals on ppl “

Not confirmed, read with caution.
Snipers targeting and shoting who they think is a key protester, they shot dead Neda too (Fadaeian) about 3 hours ago from web
Mousavi is under House Arrest (Gooya News)
Internet Speed is near Zero in Tehran right now, cant get news….
Reports: Anti-Riots Vans Moving Toward Enghlab Sq.#iranelection
Reports: Bassij Opend Fire at a Group of Youth who Standing in the Place Neda Aghasultan shot dead…(not Conf.) #iranelection
Clashes at Enghelab SQ, Spreading to Azadi St, People Pushed Back Anti-Riots Police …

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[25 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Iran Uprising: Letter from a Tehran Hospital

Revolutionary Road has received this letter allegedly from a hospital in Tehran.
Date: Wednesday 24th June 2009
The following email in Farsi we received today (Wednesday 24th june). It is written by a doctor from “Rasul Akram” hospital in Tehran who says that some people were killed not only by one bullet as they found two or three bullets in some bodies, close to one another, showing that shooters used barrage shooting against people and not only a single shot. A 68 year old man had 3 bullets in his body, two …

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[24 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
It might save their lives: Tips to defend against Basij

From Iranian.com
This is a document that a friend of mine who is an Iranian-American police officer has put together. He is the member of the SWAT team and he’s an expert on anti riot tactics. he has been watching and studying the videos and the tactics that basij has been using and he put the document together. It would be great to spread this document and pass it on to the kids in Iran. It might save their lives. — SB
Here are some simple ways of defending yourself …

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[24 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Tehran Bureau: Who’s Leading?

An important read on Iran’s Assembly of Experts.
The Iranian Constitution is a roadmap in which all roads lead to the Supreme Leader. He exercises control over all branches of the government and every division of the armed forces. He is appointed to the position for life, and his power is tied to age-old traditions of leadership in Shiite Islam. And yet, a single constitutional body can theoretically exercise ultimate power over the position of the Leader. That body is the Assembly of Experts, an 88-member council trusted with the …

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[24 Jun 2009 | 7 Comments | ]
Day 12: Iran Uprising on Twitter:”hell on earth… ppl thrown off bridges, hundreds with clubs beating everyone like animals… Obama Help Us! Obama Help Us!”

Not confirmed, read with caution.
RT @FROM IRAN: It’s Happening again It’s Happening again It’s Happening again! Obama Help Us! Obama Help Us! #iranelection !!!
half a minute ago from TweetDeck
Nur200906: Mr.Khamenei have discredited himself from his title, he is more of a butcher than a man of Qur’an, he should be removed!
smc1225: RT from Iran Allah Akbar. God will punish you Khamenei.
DaveWilliamson3: “In Baharestan we saw militia with axe choping ppl like meat,Blood everywhere- like butcher
possefan: RT Iran Hackers please URGENTLY try to shut …

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[23 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
This is not my country

By HANA H. in Tehran | 23 June 2009
[TEHRAN BUREAU] I am an Iranian and I love my country but what has been taking place here in the past few days is so wrong that I can no longer remain silent.
People are scared and want to know the truth about the events happening in their country but it is pointless to look to state media for news as it hardly reflects anything related to the ongoing crisis.
The bits and pieces of information thrown our way all tell the same story …

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[23 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Day 11: Iran Uprising on Twitter: “imagine them having nuclear arms…”

Again, unconfirmed.
RT @IranTweet: Another photo of Neda Soltan –
RT @IranTweet: Female student killed after beating by mullahs regime agents http://sn.im/kqerv
RT @IranTweet: Iran Mullahs resort 2 lies 2 justify suppression, killings & internal purges http://sn.im/kqen0
See how these Tyrants treat their own ppl when they get in trouble, imagine them having nuclear arms and get in trouble
Dont dscss now about the nxt leader: Lets 1st get the CLERICAL DICTATORSHIP out, FREE&OPEN #IranElection wll bring the power back 2 the ppl.
Mullah’s regime spreading false news about Mojahedin & blaming …

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[23 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Day 10: Iran Uprising on Twitter: “They have turned this<br /> place into a killing field.”

Read with caution, unconfirmed.

just published a chilling dispatch from where the gathering was supposed to be at 7 Tir Sq: http://tehranbureau.com/ira…
Pls set your Twitter accounts to Tehran time to stop the IR auth from tracking the kids who use it. Please ask your friends too. Thank you!
dispatch from iran: no protests [today] … streets dead … no one dares mess with sepah [IRGC] http://tehranbureau.com/ira…
pls be careful and keep your cameras at home — or well-hidden … ! [end quote]
A note from Tehran: police/basij pulling cars over to …

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[22 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Canadian Journalist Arrested in Iran

A Canadian journalist has been arrested in Tehran today.
“Consular officials are sending a diplomatic note to Iranian authorities in Tehran to demand immediate consular access to the Canadian journalist… We are calling in the Iranian Chargé d’Affaires to express our grave concerns about recent developments in Iran, as well as to underline our desire for immediate consular access to the Canadian who is reported to have been arrested,” foreign affairs spokesperson André Lemay said in a statement.
“Due to the Privacy Act, no further information can be disclosed …

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[22 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Day 10: Iran Uprising on Twitter

Read with caution, not confirmed.

u can arrange something and i’ll be glad to RT it and send u a bunch of green wave supporters, what u say?
about 1 hour ago from

RT! Police vandalizing; 1st destroying a car, then spraying on the wall http://is.gd/19CCz #iranelection
2morrow is a new day 4 Iranian freedom. @ me w/ upcoming worldwide protests/rallies/vigils 4 RT #iranelection
If u receive a link on Twitter that requires U 2 sign in on yahoo/google -its a hack attempt by IRI thugs -close it!
Austin, …