(Community Matters) Jump from June 16
Andrew Sullivan publishing many real time tweets.
Pardon, I’ve just copied & pasted. No better way to communicate:
many many arrests in tehran 2day. hundreds. – now is dark baseej start to make trouble.
1000’s on balconys – tehran is alive with sound of freedom
on the eastern side of Tehran, Narmak, many people were shouting “Allah o Akbar” at 10-11 PM. That’s was heart-warming
From Iran martial law in Iran! TV just announced that ppl should stay at home after 8pm!
Not allowed to leave the hotel, but I think I can see small# of protesters on Vanak Sq
now i hear news that between Tajrish sq & Vanak sq are full of Moosavi Fans with green dress
Mousavi has jst anouncd his readines togo on live state TV to tell everyone his views of the election & what happened after it
reports of street fighting in azadi sq and surrounding st’s -pepper gas and fires
this may become a massacre, dear god keep them safe
unconfmd major incident at Azadi – shooting – fires – ppl running
Fights have broken out in Azadi SQ between Mousavi and A.N. supporters and the police.
not only that they attacked us, now they are hiding the bodies of those we lost! I will kill ahmadynezhad myself!
Situation in Rasht very calm due to high number of police and basijis
the gov apparently doesn’t trust the normal police, they are all unarmed with empty holsters!
What scares us most is the gun in the untrained hands… militias are not professional and they don’t have ethics
A member of the parliament’s car and house have been attacked by the militias
Conflict reported between people and special forces. It’s been reported that meghdad basij centre is under people’s control
In Rasht, approx 20 polices and 2-3 police cars standing on almost every street
we’ve decided to donate blood. there is a serious lack of blood in hospitals.
1 of my friends reports from Azadi that special forces r beating ppl most brutally. lots of ppl r badly injured.
Iran’s CyberPolice stated that the gov’ll confront harshly with ppl who reflect “false” news about Iran on the Net.
LEvin (High security infamous prison) news confirmed. I wonder what they are going to do when it’s get full
we have info that tehran uni will be attacked tonight – have contact inside – says uni blocked
Tabriz uni has asked the students to vacate the Uni & dorm by 8am tomorrow. cause they cant guarantee students safety
120 of Sharif Univ.’s Masters resigned.
call from Niavaran saying plainclothes going door2door now looking for satellite dsh
in chaharbaagh police attacked people. angry people chased police away and increased in number
in Tabriz home city of Mousavi, who according to Iran gov has voted 4 Ahmadinejad, gathering of more than 3 is illigal
A huge crowd in Vali Asr square rally in supporting Ahmadinejad.
The massive protest today was VERY quiet n calm, no big fights only some few got beaten
not many photos and films out today from iran as international press not allowed to make any reports.
more than 150,000 people are demostrating to Tajrish Sq.Basiji forces are ready to attack / in Tehran
WoW. so crowded. Mousavi’s supporters from Enghelab to Azadi again.
from Vanak sq to Parkway , people raise their hand as a sign of protest
Fake News on national TV: Mousavi attends the gathering today.
hundereds were arrested in Mashhad
confirmed – jahanbakhsh khangahi arrested
cannot contact family in shiraz w/phone. hopefully they’re safe. mom says they avoid “politics”…revolution is in our blood!
please RT urgent does anyone know whats happening near saiee park? my daughter is near
Just had a call reporting clashes in Azadi. Between Moussavi supporters, Ahmadinejad’s hardliner forces & police.
Hearing Allaho Akbar & Down with Dictator… Much more stronger than last night.
News: Another shot heard in Daar-Abad in Tehran
NCONF: URGENT: M.of Health has order all D ambulances sh/ take injured ppl to Sepah’s (RightW) hostpitals!
I changed my name for security reasons #IranElection it’s worth the paranoia
Change your Twitter Location to Tehran & Time Zone to GMT +3.5. Help shield #IranElection & confuse Iranian censors!
They’re cutting off all connections now, Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger Twitter..
STOP POSTING TWITTER NAMES ON TV! You are going to get them KILLED. Use your senses!!!!
@CNN You are risking lives for ratings! Stop posting Twitter names!
we told everybody to get out and leave dorms. but most of the student got no where to go & no relatives in Tehran.
it looks they are going to attack dorms again! IRG’s chopper just passed by Yousefabad. there is noting left to destroy over there!
a state TV employee: Gun shooting sound is heard near Jaame jam building
confirmed by farsi twitters: around 2000 basiji is now standing in front of dorms.
Mousavi supporters are having “Calmness will beat the bullets” placards and standing near TV/Radio station’s mosque.
NEWS: Mousavi supporters moving towards IRIB News Network HQ. 8 ppl confirmed killed
more than 150,000 people are demostrating to Tajrish Sq.Basiji forces are ready to attack / in Tehran
they are searching for Dr Yazdi , a political activist
Basij are wearing civilian clothing. Do not mix them up with protestors!!
Police is going to houses and seizing satellite receivers.
Qazvin Uni kids right now tore up their exam papers and stopped the exams
BBCPersian has just gone black. [Shiraz]
Mousavi said he is ready for a live show at IRIB (Iran TV). do u think they will let him do that. No way.
IRNN : Guardian Council “revocation of the result of the election is a possibility”
At first Arabs sent their congrats to AhmadiNejad very fast but now their newspapers are turning on him.
I’m hearing LOUD shouts (Allaho Akbar/DownWithDictator) from the street. There should be a struggle. My wife is going to check
The most famous-legal-Iranian singer(Shajarian)said “TV has no right to play my music.I’ve not sang them for Ah.Nej.”
Many have said my username is long. I’m sorry guys, I didn’t mean to be political at the time I created this account.
Gmail and Yahoo messenger is filtered too. They are blocking all the communication means.
For those of you who don’t know, the rally is in Jameh Jam.
Rally is on. Silent, calm, and peaceful. This is what we all want! Thanks for everyone who’s there, and who’s watching!
my cousin in tehran, a girl of 29, was beaten with batten in her legs and can’t participate today because she can’t walk
Masood just called (he’s OK), his laptop is destroyed & unfortunately gov intelligent found and arrest Reza at shariati Hospital.
Ashora platoons now moving from valiasr toward National Tv staion. mousavi’s supporters are already there. my father is out there!
eyewitness: The crowd is from Mirdamad upto Park Saayi. (That’s huge!!)
Eyewitness Live: More ppl have joined, walking on Valiasr. packed from Mirdaamad upto Park, moving towards north.
everyone! I’m reporting pro-mousavi rally up valiasr to Jaam-e-jam!! Obvious I’m not trying to discourage anyone!
There is conflict in front of TV station
DO NOT RT anything U read from “NEW” tweeters, gvmt spreading misinfo
Security forces opening twitter accounts 2 pose as protestors n spread disinformation
24 newspapers were closed down in iran to stop the true reflection of the recent events.
Iran has banned all foreign journalists from reporting on the sts.
State-TV is repeatedly telling people to go to Mousavi’s protest in Valiasr Sq. One can only imagine what their plan is. :((
state TV is now requesting people (armed forces) to go to valiasr st and protest against the outlaws & criminals! (people)
The News Channel of Iran just announced that neither Mousavi nor his supporters will participate in today’s protest in Vali Asr square.
Another source confirmed: “11 dead yesterday in Rasoul Hospital”
gmail blocked tooo:(( i heard in Velenjak & Farmanie they assemblage satellites from ppl homes:(
yesterday my friend saw a girl that fell into street and a guardians stands beside her and shoot into her leg:( (jenah st)
unconfirmed rumours – army generals arrested – many rumours of coupdetat by army
rumour spreading Tehran – Army Generals have met in secret – Army considering position
his family beaten seriously and brother taken away – house destroyed
Saeid Hajarian – rumour – arrested last night
The girl that was taken away at 2 AM in Tehran was Shiva Nazaragahi
NEWS: Girl that was taken 2AM; It is unclear whether the agents really were intelligence agents or lying.
Woman says ppl knocking on her door 2 AM saying they were intelligence agents, took her daughter
are hearing that all foreigner visas are being cancelled by gov
(Photos above and below-right by Flickr users iran09 and Hamed Saber, respectively)
security in Jamaran is unbelieveble – hundreds of Baseej guarding Khamenei
confirmed – Tabriz – Baseej headqurters set fire – ‘many’ dead
Tehran hotels under high security to stop Iranians from contacting foreign press
anyone with camera or laptop is attacked in street
i am seeing tweets about a lot of disturbances, arrests, violence in Shahrak Gharb, any reports?
we hear 1dead in shiraz, livefire used in other cities RT
Very scared, I was talkin to myuncle in shiraz and he was so paranoid.
If you hear the forces talking in arabic..BE CAREFUL..these guys are imported in, they are not affraid of suicide bombing and killing
Police the reason of insecurity; Dead students buried by profs
Basij attacking Shiraz and Mashad universities, Shiraz U’s dean resigned
some student killed by the 4a blast in Babol Univ’s dorms; surrounded by Basij forces
Militia still attacking people in sidestreets but main roads are peaceful marchers.
Basij Militia attacks a residential complex
Students are protesting in Mashhad’s Ferdowsi uni. surrounded by Basij & Ansar forces UNCONF
Confirmed info: hezbollah mobilized & lebanese coming in. this is going to get a lot worse before it gets any better pass it down
it’s not only police that we’re dealing with. there’s basij, anti riot guard, elite IRGC
Basij (pro leader militia) is announcing a demonstration at 3 in ValiAsr Sq. , Mousavi’s is at 5; same place.
Supporters of Ahmadinejad plan a rally today at the same Tehran square where backers of Mousavi say they will gather
Conf: Abtahi (key reformist, and supporter of Karroubi) is arrested.
stay safe and I will RT anything you write! The world is watching and history is being made–we bear witness!
unconfrm:10 highrank Sepaah officers Sepaah arrested as they intended to support ppl 2gether W Artesh officers. know more?
BIG explosion at Nooshiravani Babol University (North Iran),police does not lets people to go there and see what had happened.
March for today 5pm is ON, at Valiasr Sq. in Tehran, spread to all u know, Mousavi himself will not be attending
All last night we hear shooting accross Tehran – everyone is full of rumours and stories – many arrests in night
Iran state radio says 7 protesters killed overnight in tehran, report of one killed in shiraz
Just heard from an eye witness in Tehran: last night 12 people shot to death had been brought to Rasul_Akram hospital, with dozens wounded.
i used to use twitter to follow my favorite tech bloggers… good old days 😦
areh manam haminor i never thought i use facebook so much, i only use to read tech blogs
EVERYONE everywhere set yourLOCATION to TEHRAN! Confuse them.They can’t follow everyone!
Still not confirmed if the #iranelection hashtag is blocked. KEEP USING IT. Could be a propaganda to disperse everyone.
“JUST IN: Iran blocking #iranelection tags. Migrate to #iran9 hashtag instead.”
#IranElection hashtag is not blocked in Iran. Yells of Allaho Akbar just happen for two hours, 9:00-11:00 PM local time.
We gather to stand in and in solidarity with the people of Iran. No political factions!!! No flags!! (from any country) TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!
I was proud to cast my 1st vote as a US citizen this year, but I am dissapointed at how other govs are acting
it was heart warming to see protestors helping iranian police that were injured and hurt. never lose your true cause, integrity,principle!
confirmed – most of Tehran Bazar is closed today
people saying that army is split. people talking of coup. unconfirmed. we need army on our side.
ppl (protesters against coup) are on strike, with black clothes today. mourning for what is happening in Iran.
Nobody will go to office today as a strike. I will stay at home.
Today is a day of strikes throughout Iran, will it be successful?
this will be a pivotal day for Iran, have faith in yourselves and know that you are not alone. Far and wide we are following 🙂
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