"Recognize protesting youth as your children.
Today censor and cutting telecom lines can not hide the truth." -Montazeri
Amir has been released from prison and is safe at home with his family and friends. I cannot tell you more since I am still having computer difficulties and therefore have limited internet access (as do they) and so all I know is that he is finally home and I'm pretty sure is not going to face trial. Unfortunately I had no time to inquire about his health which I can only assume is poor at this stage given statements from other released prisoners. But he will recover and he will fight on if I know him at all.
"Evin Prison, now accepting student applications."
Kenneth Roth, Executive Director for Human Rights Watch, called on G8 leaders to denounce the violent repression of protesters in Iran. He asked the G8 to dismiss any claims made by the Iranian government that blames “foreign powers” for the violence THEY have committed against protesters. The group called on G8 leaders to ask for an impartial investigation into abuses and accountability for those responsible.
Conservative woman takes on security forces: 'I screamed: How dare you grab my girls'
"Just yesterday, I saw four plainclothes [members of the security forces] harassing two young men. The two young men had their hands tied behind their backs and were crying. I went to up the security forces and told then to let the boys ago, even though my two daughters were trying to hold me back. The security men grabbed us by the arms and started calling for reinforcements.
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At this point, the officer in charge told the others to let the two young men go, she said. "Then he pulled me aside and said, very emotionally, that he has three hungry children and a wife living in a small poor town outside Teheran. He said his salary had been tripled since the protests erupted and that he feels numb to everything around him.
Today will be a big day in Iran. It is the anniversary of the beginning of the 1999 protests. There is a great article up at Tehran Bureau that details the significance of this day and what it means to the protests tomorrow. One big thing is that there will be heightened security as there always is on that day.
Khamenei's son the one in control of the militia.
"Mojtaba is the commander of this coup d'etat. The basiji are operating on Mojtaba's orders, but his name is always hidden in all of this. The government never mentions him," the Iranian politician said. "Everyone is angry about this. The maraji [Iran's most senior ayatollahs] and the clerics are angry, the conservatives are very angry and strongly critical of Mojtaba. This situation cannot continue with so many people on the top against it."
The Basij marked doors in red where people had been protesting from their rooftops at night (nightly rooftop chants of Allaho Akbar and Death to Dictator are still going strong). During the night people went and marked ALL doors red.
2 days ago Mousavi promised that the protests will continue.
"Though it might seem that the protests have become quieter, they will not end," Mousavi said, according to a local journalist who was present. "This protest will continue." He forecast unspecified problems in Ahmadinejad's second term.
Woman fights back against the police (It's in the first couple of seconds on the left side of the screen. It's awesome.)
Amir has been released from prison and is safe at home with his family and friends. I cannot tell you more since I am still having computer difficulties and therefore have limited internet access (as do they) and so all I know is that he is finally home and I'm pretty sure is not going to face trial. Unfortunately I had no time to inquire about his health which I can only assume is poor at this stage given statements from other released prisoners. But he will recover and he will fight on if I know him at all.
"Evin Prison, now accepting student applications."
Kenneth Roth, Executive Director for Human Rights Watch, called on G8 leaders to denounce the violent repression of protesters in Iran. He asked the G8 to dismiss any claims made by the Iranian government that blames “foreign powers” for the violence THEY have committed against protesters. The group called on G8 leaders to ask for an impartial investigation into abuses and accountability for those responsible.
Conservative woman takes on security forces: 'I screamed: How dare you grab my girls'
"Just yesterday, I saw four plainclothes [members of the security forces] harassing two young men. The two young men had their hands tied behind their backs and were crying. I went to up the security forces and told then to let the boys ago, even though my two daughters were trying to hold me back. The security men grabbed us by the arms and started calling for reinforcements.
....
At this point, the officer in charge told the others to let the two young men go, she said. "Then he pulled me aside and said, very emotionally, that he has three hungry children and a wife living in a small poor town outside Teheran. He said his salary had been tripled since the protests erupted and that he feels numb to everything around him.
Today will be a big day in Iran. It is the anniversary of the beginning of the 1999 protests. There is a great article up at Tehran Bureau that details the significance of this day and what it means to the protests tomorrow. One big thing is that there will be heightened security as there always is on that day.
Khamenei's son the one in control of the militia.
"Mojtaba is the commander of this coup d'etat. The basiji are operating on Mojtaba's orders, but his name is always hidden in all of this. The government never mentions him," the Iranian politician said. "Everyone is angry about this. The maraji [Iran's most senior ayatollahs] and the clerics are angry, the conservatives are very angry and strongly critical of Mojtaba. This situation cannot continue with so many people on the top against it."
The Basij marked doors in red where people had been protesting from their rooftops at night (nightly rooftop chants of Allaho Akbar and Death to Dictator are still going strong). During the night people went and marked ALL doors red.
2 days ago Mousavi promised that the protests will continue.
"Though it might seem that the protests have become quieter, they will not end," Mousavi said, according to a local journalist who was present. "This protest will continue." He forecast unspecified problems in Ahmadinejad's second term.
Woman fights back against the police (It's in the first couple of seconds on the left side of the screen. It's awesome.)
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