Iranian government tries to crack down on protests preemptively, but protests still occur in several major cities

Iran faces many difficulties that Egypt did not have. The Basij, for one. The fact that the government is already responding to every little upstart with force and then burying the news, for another.

All I can do is hope for the

Green leaders being hanged; 99 reported executions so farA while back my mom showed me a political cartoon of Ahmadinejad at a gallows, talking to a man with a green noose around his neck. In the word balloon, he was saying something along the lines of, "I hope you like the color I picked, I hear it's your favorite ( Read more... )

A year after Neda's death, Iran movement continues

More info on what's happening in Iran right now: BBC

There are also links on that page to background information about Iran and the current regime, for those interested. I wish there was an American news agency that catered to adults who care about the world around them.

We're not done yet.

(More info here as well.)

Azadi barayeh Iran!

Student Stuns Iran By Criticizing Supreme Leader

مرگ بر دیکتاتور

آزادی برای ایران

Ahmadinejad has been sworn in, amid protests: Tehran Bureau - BBC - CNNKeep pretending everything is rosy, you dipshit. I hope it bites you in the ass. I hope the reform movement continues to gather momentum, and I hope your stupid regime falls in favor of something better for the citizens of Iran and the world ( Read more... )

My mom asked me to share these links with as many people as I know.

Pray for Neda (Roya Hakakian)

A Tribute to the Brave and Courageous Citizens of IranI don't pray, but my heart goes out to everyone affected by the violence, and to everyone else back "Home," as Mom would say. Still wishing I could do more than just spread linkages on the ( Read more... )

To slaughter us
why did you need to invite us
to such an elegant party?

-Ahmad Shamlu

Those are my kinsmen, fighting for justice. As concerned as I am, and as bad as I feel for not being able to help, I also can't help but feel ridiculously proud.

There were more rallies in Tehran today, despite Mousavi asking his supporters not to show up for fear of their safety. BBC says that today's turnout was even bigger than yesterday's, and yesterday's numbered in the hundreds of thousands (some accounts report millions). President Obama has made some comments, but obviously, the US government is ( Read more... )