Iran: An Electoral Crisis! #iranelection – ARCHIVE 6
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7/20/2009 — 9:25AM — Commentary: Middle East is changed forever
A very interesting article. Read the rest here: CNN
(CNN) — Whatever the end result of the current electoral crisis in Iran, the dramatic rise of national politics has already cast a long and enduring shadow over the geopolitics of the region. No country can go back to business as usual. The climate has changed — for good.
Before the June 2009 presidential election, the realpolitik of the region had placed Iran, Syria, the Palestinian Hamas, the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Iraqi Mahdi Army on one side of the geopolitical divide, and U.S. and its regional allies on another. With an extended foot in Venezuela, Iran had even a claim on the backyard of the United States.
In this precarious condition, the Islamic Republic emerged, not out of its own capacities, but by virtue of serious follies that President George W. Bush had committed in its neighborhood as a regional “superpower.” The presidential election of June 2009 suddenly has made that geopolitics something of an archeological relic.
With the commencement of the civil rights movement in Iran in June 2009, the moral map of the Middle East is being changed right in front of our eyes, with the democratic will of one nation having thrown a monkey wrench into the geopolitics of the region. The moving pictures of Iranians flooding colorfully into the streets have forever altered the visual vocabulary of the global perception of “the Middle East.”
Tehran, I believe, is ground zero of a civil rights movement that will leave no Muslim or Arab country, or even Israel, untouched.
7/20/2009 — 5:47AM – Thirty-six army officers arrested in Iran over protest plan
The Iranian army has arrested 36 officers who planned to attend last week’s Friday prayer sermon by former president Hashemi Rafsanjani in their military uniforms as an act of political defiance, according to Farsi-language websites.The officers intended the gesture to show solidarity with the demonstrations against last month’s presidential election result, which was won by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but which has been clouded by allegations of mass fraud.
Source – Guardian – Listen to the Audio
7/20/2009 -Robert Redford speaks out.
Robert Redford
“Political events in Iran over the past month have been dramatic. Many
have been killed and hundreds of innocent people have been imprisoned.
I strongly defend the human rights of the people of Iran. A hunger
strike in front of the United Nations is one way of drawing world
attention to the plight of political prisoners in Iran. I support this
effort and my daughter, Amy Redford, will be there as an expression of
solidarity with the Iranian people, and in the hope of achieving the
humanitarian goal of freeing political prisoners in Iran.”
Robert Redford
7/19/2009 — JULY 25th – GLOBAL Day of Action
(July 8, 2009) Press Release Human rights activists are organizing a coordinated Global Day of Action on July 25, 2009 to demand respect for the human rights of the Iranian people and to demonstrate worldwide solidarity with the civil rights movement in Iran. Major human rights organizations have sponsored the event.
Around the world, people will gather in solidarity with the Iranian people following over a month of intensified state repression against citizens peacefully demonstrating for their rights. Many have been killed in the streets, many hundreds have been beaten and injured, and at least 2,000 are thought to have been detained.
The Global Day of Action is a not affiliated with any partisan political agenda, and is aimed at securing the internationally recognized rights of the Iranian people.
The organizers believe that while political questions facing Iran can only be resolved by the Iranian people themselves, the violent repression of their internationally guaranteed human rights are of concern to people all around the world.
The global day of action is organized around the following core demands:
1. That member states and civil society organizations of the international community give sustained attention to the Iranian people’s human rights as a matter of international concern, and that the UN should immediately initiate an investigation into grave and systematic human rights violations in Iran, including the fate of prisoners and disappeared persons, unlawful killings, and torture and other ill-treatment;
2. An end to state-sponsored violence, accountability for crimes committed and no recourse to the death penalty;
3. The immediate and unconditional release of all prisoners of conscience, including politicians, journalists, students, and civil society activists; and
4. Freedom of assembly, freedom of association, and freedom of expression (including freedom of the press) as guaranteed by the Iranian constitution and Iran’s obligations under international covenants that it has signed.
Initial sponsors of the Global Day of Action include: Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate; Iranian League for Defense of Human Rights (LDDHI); International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran; Human Rights Watch, Reporters without Borders;
For more information:
Contact Hadi Ghaemi; phone +1 917 669 5996 , email: united4iran@gmail.com
Visit www.united4iran.org for the latest information and list of participating cities.
7/18/2009 – Interesting BBC coverage of Fridays prayers
7/17/2009 8:43Pm — Defending Karroubi
Speakers announce Rafsanjani is going to speak, to which people respond: “Hashemi, if you remain silent you are a traitor!” Then at 0:40 — Karroubi amongst people who greet him: “dorud bar Karroubi” (Hello) then praise him “Karroubi bagheyrat, beres be dade mellat” (Honorable/Brave Karroubi, come to the help of the people!”
The forces attack, people shout “don’t shoot.” Then they tell Karroubi who is in the front line: “Karroubi remain behind us!” Then they yell “death to the dictator!”
7/17/2009 — Great Picture
7/17/2009 11:53 AM — Cleric Says ‘Crisis’ Has Caused Loss of Public Trust
BEIRUT, Lebanon — As thousands of opposition protesters chanted in the streets of Tehran, the former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Friday assailed the government’s handling of the post-election unrest, saying it had lost the trust of many Iranians and calling for the release of hundreds of protesters and democracy advocates arrested in recent weeks.
Source: NY Times
7/17/2009 11:20 Patience with Iran
One thing is certain: Iran’s leaders have had their confidence badly shaken. They are no longer feared as the Shiite cowboys riding a wave of Shiite radicalism into the Middle East and the Arab world. Instead, the tide has turned. The wave is against them, and it’s bright green. Time is no longer on the side of the mullahs.
Read the full article here: Yahoo
7/17/2009 11:00am – Karroubi attacked at the Friday prayer
“When my father was moving towards Tehran University, many people were behind him and were asking him to defend their rights by chanting slogans but suddenly the anti-riot police in front of him shot bullets in the air so Mr. Karroubi asked the people not go any farther…At this point they (riot police) put my father in a car to take him to the University but when he was getting out of the car, a group of plainclothes attacked and insulted him in such a way that his turban fell off. They started cursing and using very foul language.”
Source: NIAC
7/17/2009 10:11am – More footage from today. Date unconf
7/17/2009 10:00 am – From Huffington post
Rafsanjani’s most important line? Via email, Portland State University professor R. Kevin Hill writes:
There was subtext and not-so-sub-subtext in several of Rafsanjani’s remarks, based on the transcript of a live-blogger (caveats about accuracy, accuracy of translation, etc.) excerpt of which follows. If this is accurate, and I’m reading the oblique sermon style correctly, he’s articulating a principle of popular sovereignty and calling on the government to resign. I’ve highlighted the crucial remark:
“The Imam [Khomeini] would always quote the Prophet [Muhammad] who would say to Ali [Muhammad's successor]: leave the people if they do not want you.
7/17/2009 09:44 – jimsciuttoABC
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7/17/2009 09:37AM – Something profound has changed in Iran
7/17/2009 9:20AM – Out front of the interior ministry
7/17/2009 9:01 AM ET — Demonstrators reportedly swarming state media HQ. from Huffington Post
Iranians calling into EPersianRadio.com say that large crowds have gathered outside the headquarters of the state media outlet IRIB. One caller said the building was surrounded by thousands of people, and that demonstrators were trying to break in.
7/17/2009 09:00am – Mousavi at fridays prayers
http://onlymehdi.tumblr.com/post/143459420
7/17/2009 –
A caller to EPersianRadio.com says he is a former Revolutionary Guard member. Via a reader, “He said that mentally it’s so hard, that the basiji forces may not be able to hold up. He said he served 10 years ago and he knows what goes in their mind and how much effect it has on them. Otherwise, why are they asking for volunteers now? He said when they were on alert he couldn’t get any sleep and he knows how scared the forces are themselves.”
7/17/2009 — More footage
7/17/2009 — 08:14am – Reports of violence. An account relayed from an Iranian:
“Plastic bullets being used. Getting lots of reports of people hurt. He says every minute its getting bigger and bigger. He says its the biggest protest in weeks. People are starting to come from all the streets, lots of tear gas. He says batons and tear gas, yet lots of people. Fatami seems to be the big street that is happening. He says 1 hour ago, people were headed towards the state-run tv station, but he doesn’t know what happened.”
Here’s a new Reuters report:
Iranian police detained at least 15 people and used tear gas and batons to disperse supporters of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi outside Tehran University on Friday, a witness said.
The incident took place as former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani led Friday prayers inside the university grounds.
Mousavi supporters outside chanted slogans calling for the release of people detained since last month’s disputed presidential election and for the resignation of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when police moved to disperse them, the witness said.
7/17/2009 — 07:48 – Mousavi did attend the prayers,
His first official public appearance since the vote, Reuters reports.
7/17/2009 – Video of the streets of Tehran
7/17/2009 — Friday Sermon
NiteOwl translating from phone on IRC
(Prayers for Muslims)
Before I give out the Khotba (speech of Friday), I must say that the people who have gathered in Tehran University and in streets,
They should know that Friday prayers should not be tainted with slogans and chants that do not belong here.
This is a sacred and an Islamic act.
(More jargon)
The enemies of Islam want to question the legitimacy and effectiveness of our regime.
(Still jargon going on)
The second part of my speech is about the revolution for which people did Jihad.
I want to explain to the younger generation where we started and where we are going with the revolution
The third part of my speech will be about the current situation of Iran.
This will be my personal view,
We are with you in your happiness and your grief.
(bad connection)Nothing really important going on at this point.
He’s just speaking about the early days of the revolution.
He’s talking about how they opened up a school in Qom.
He’s basically just talking about the early revolution, Qom and such.
he’s just talking about the early history of Islam.
Nothing really about the current situation. That is going to come at the end.
He’s only speaking about the early history of Islam. Completely irrelevant stuff.
He’s talking about how Mohammed built the first mosque in Madina.
Now he’s talking about he bought land in Medina to build the second Islamic mosque.
(sounds like he’s trying to go for the emotional appeal)
Talking about Medina and the early days of IslamWhat we learn from government from Islam is this: Follow god and then there’s the people.
The Koran has Allah mentioned 3,000 times.
And the word for people has been used 4 to 5 hundred times.
What Mohammed did mostly was he created love and unity between the people.
The first thing Mohammed did was he united all the tribes in Medina.
Then he went to the people of other religions.
When Jews, Christians and people of other religion came to Medina,
He talked to all of them, and he created a unity within the city.
He created a brotherhood between everyone inside the city.
Between Muslims and non-Muslims.
This was a pact between brothers, between different religions.
This created eternal peace inside a small city.
This small city was able to use this peace and topple gigantic empires.
The government that Mohammed brought was unprecedented.
There were governments, but they were autocracies and they acted against the people.
Mohammed brought a government that was for the people, based on god’s law.When Gabriel came to Mohammed and gave him the first words of the Koran,
(Now reciting those first verses)
This was when the future of Mohammed was cleared for him.
(Explaining the verses)
God created man and gave him understanding and the power to write.
The power that gave us this ability,
He tells us that we have him as the judge.
And when we die, he will remember everything that we have done.
Thus, we shouldn’t be arrogant, we should consider god’s creatures weak.
Because He is the judge.
(more religious jargon, talking about angels)Let us ask what sort of society the prophet wanted.
Mohammed wanted all humans to have all the rights,
He didn’t want anyone’s rights to be infringed upon.
One of the last things he said before he died,
He said, Oh people, I came to say Good Bye to you.
If I have said something to you and I have not done it, please let me know.
If I have taken something from you, then tell me so I could give it back.
I don’t want anything to be left for the afterlife.
This is the kind of leader we have.
He paved the way for Islamic unity.
(recites a verse from the Koran)
(Verse talks about unity of Muslims)
God has put love between humans.
It was god who created love between Muslims.That’s how Mohammed created a society that was united as one.
But when he was dying, he realized that this might come to an end.
And that people might break apart and might create enemies with one another.
(explains a couple of incidents that created rifts between earlier Muslims)
Do know that Mohammed is the ideal for everyone,
For all Muslims, for all humans.
His life in Medina is the best example for how a government should operate.
He fought along side his friends and his loved ones at times when he was being attacked from all sides.
Then a day came when his friends captured the Empires of the Sassanids.
But at the end of his life, he realized that there might be rifts between Muslims,
And their unity might be in danger.
In his ten years of prophecy, he created a system upon which we have based our own revolution.
(phone cut off for a little)
(Recites a verse) (reciting more verses)
(Praying for the martyred members of Mohammed’s family)This week, Imam Jafar Sadigh’s martyrdom’s celebration will be held.
He spent his entire life either in prison or being censored.
(Talking about Imam Jafar Sadigh’s life and how pious a man he was)I want to talk about the death of the Chinese citizens recently,
(People are chanting Azadi .. Azadi .. )
People, I have asked you all to not chant slogans
I am asking you as your Imam at this prayer,
The government of China has quelled the protests.
We would like to give them a brotherly advice,
There are more than a billion Muslims in the world,
China should pay attention to its relations between itself.
Such cruelty could destroy those relations.
There are fighting in Palestine and Pakistan and other places,
Hopefully they will stop.The elections that took place,
The preparations were good.
We liked what went before the election,
The four candidates,
They talked in an open environment,
People became hopeful about the elections,
We should have been proud of this election,
Because people went to vote, in large numbers,
We should thank them for voting.
For taking part in the election is such huge numbers,
Alas, if only that environment continued to this day.
What happened after the election was not what we expected it to be.
Let us ask ourselves what we want,
What does the revolution want?You are listening to someone who has been with the revolution every minute of the revolution
We know what Imam Khomeini wanted,
What his ideas were,
Imam Khomeini always said that you should always listen to the people,
See what the people want,
If the people are with us, then we have everything.
The Islamic Revolution was the way of Mohammed.
People should be brought into the system first,
This is why Imam Khomeini was successful.It took years of hardship for us to get to where we are.
We remember when people filled the streets,
When they took to protesting with the Imam Khomeini,
Against a government that was getting help from the East and the West,
But people stood firm.
And they succeeded.
After the success of the revolution,
We were with Imam Khomeini,
He always said that without the participation of the people the Islamic government would never be successful.
The role that Imam gave the people was very high.
(Story about Mohammed’s late life about how important people are)
(More religious jargon)When we were writing the new constitution,
We asked the Imam for advice,
He put a lot of emphasis on the role of the people.
He also knew that people’s vote was the most important thing inside our country.
Everything depended upon the people’s vote.
People should directly elect the president, the parliament, the local council.
It was all about the vote of the people.
This is a theocracy,
A theocratic republic.
(People chanting)
Be patient, be calm.
If the government is not Islamic, then we are heading no where.
If it is not a republic, then it doesn’t amount to anything.The elections that took place,
We have taken a step.
What I think is the solution to what is going on is that, at the end of the process,
There were people who created false propaganda,
(People chanting REALLY loudly)
A large number of people became suspicious,
We need to clear their suspicions.Today, we need unity more than ever.
Our country needs to be united against this danger.
My brothers,
My sisters,
My view is this,
We should all think together
So our country could remain united,
Against this danger that is facing us.
Our enemies are trying to destroy our unity,I have several proposals for this,
I have talked to my friends about this.
I’m going to express them to you as well.The most important thing that has happened is that the trust that brought the people to vote in such large number is not there anymore.
We need to return this trust.
We all need to follow the law. And I’m talking about the government, the parliament, the Islamic Courts and the security forces.
We need to follow the laws.
All problems can be solved if we only follow the framework of the laws.
We need to create an environment where all sides could come together and discuss their issues.
We need to be able to sit down like brothers and sisters and talk about our differences.
Unfortunately,
The chance that was given to the Guardian Council of five days to get people together and regain their trust was not used.
That is not there anymore.
But we still have time to unite.We shouldn’t imprison our own people,
We should let these people return to their homes,
We shouldn’t let our enemies laugh at us because we’ve imprisoned our own people.
We should sit together with mourners,
And we should console them,
And bring them back closer to the system.
We should not be impatient now.Please do not censor media outlets that have legally obtained permits.
Let them do what they want to do legally.
Allow a peaceful and friendly environment to prosper.
We are all together in the Islamic Revolution,
We’ve all spent years in suffering,
We’ve all given martyrs for the cause of the revolution,
This unity needs to fostered.I’m hopeful that we will be able to achieve this unity in the future,
And I’m hopeful we will get out of this situation,
Based on the wishes of the people,
And consensus among the leaders.May God Bless You All.
May God Bless You All.
May God keep you all safe,
Keep you with this spirit, around.(End of speech.)
Source: Why We Protest
7/17/2009 — Fridays prayers updates via Twitter and Huffington Post
05:41 NiteOwl We need to create an environment where all sides could come together and discuss their issues.
05:42 NiteOwl We need to be able to sit down like brothers and sisters and talk about our differences.
05:42 NiteOwl Unfortunately,
05:42 NiteOwl The chance that was given to the Guardian Council of five
05:43 NiteOwl That is not there anymore.
05:43 NiteOwl But we still have time to unite.
05:44 NiteOwl We shouldn’t imprison our own people,
05:44 NiteOwl We should let these people return to their homes,
05:44 NiteOwl We shouldn’t let our enemies laugh at us because we’ve imprisoned our own people.
05:44 NiteOwl We should sit together with mourners,
05:44 NiteOwl And we should console them,
05:44 NiteOwl And bring them back closer to the system.
05:45 NiteOwl We should not be impatient now.
05:45 NiteOwl Please do not censor media outlets that have legally obtained permits.
05:45 NiteOwl Let them do what they want to do legally.
05:45 NiteOwl Allow a peaceful and friendly environment to prosper.
05:46 NiteOwl We are all together in the Islamic Revolution,
05:46 NiteOwl We’ve all spent years in suffering,
05:46 NiteOwl We’ve all given martyrs for the cause of the revolution,
05:46 NiteOwl This unity needs to fostered,
05:46 NiteOwl I’m hopeful that we will be able to achieve this unity in the future,
05:47 NiteOwl And I’m hopeful we will get out of this situation,
05:47 NiteOwl Based on the wishes of the people,
05:47 NiteOwl And consensus among the leaders.
05:47 NiteOwl May God Bless You All.
05:47 NiteOwl May God Bless You All.
NiteOwl When we were writing the new constitution,
05:34 NiteOwl We asked the Imam for advice,
05:34 NiteOwl He put a lot of emphasis on the role of the people.
05:35 NiteOwl He also knew that people’s vote was the most important thing inside our country.
05:35 NiteOwl Everything depended upon the people’s vote.
05:35 NiteOwl People should directly elect the president, the parliament, the local council.
05:35 NiteOwl It was all about the vote of the people.
05:35 NiteOwl This is a theocracy,
05:35 NiteOwl A theocratic republic.
05:35 NiteOwl (People chanting)
05:36 NiteOwl Be patient, be calm.
05:36 NiteOwl If the government is not islamic, then we are heading no where.
05:36 NiteOwl If it is not a republic, then it doesn’t amount to anything.
05:37 NiteOwl The elections that took place,
05:37 NiteOwl We have taken a step.
05:37 NiteOwl What I think is the solution to what is going on is that, at the end of the process,
05:37 NiteOwl There were people who created false propaganda,
05:37 NiteOwl (People chanting REALLY loudly)
05:38 NiteOwl A large number of people became suspicious,
05:38 NiteOwl We need to clear their suspicions.
05:38 NiteOwl Today, we need unity more than ever.
05:38 NiteOwl Our country needs to be united against this danger.
05:39 NiteOwl My brothers,
05:39 NiteOwl My sisters,
05:39 NiteOwl My view is this,
05:39 NiteOwl We should all think together
05:39 NiteOwl So our country could remain united,
5:39 NiteOwl Against this danger that is facing us.
05:39 NiteOwl Our enemies are trying to destroy our unity,
05:40 NiteOwl I have several proposals for this,
05:40 NiteOwl I’m gonna express them to you as well.
05:40 NiteOwl The most important thing that has happened is that the trust that brought the people to vote in such large number is not there anymore.
05:40 NiteOwl We need to return this trust.
he law. And I’m talking about the government, the parliament, the Islamic Courts and the security forces.
05:41 NiteOwl We need to follow the laws.
05:41 NiteOwl All problems can be solved if we only follow the framework of the laws.
NiteOwlWhat happened after the election was not what we expected it to be.
05:27 NiteOwl LEt’s ask ourselves what we want,
05:27 NiteOwl What does the revolution want?
05:27 NiteOwl You are listening to someone who has been with the revolution every minute of the revolution
05:27 NiteOwl We know what Imam Khomeini wanted,
05:28 NiteOwl What his ideas were,
NiteOwl LEt’s ask ourselves what we want,
05:27 NiteOwl What does the revolution want?
05:27 NiteOwl You are listening to someone who has been with the revolution every minute of the revolution
05:27 NiteOwl We know what Imam Khomeini wanted,
05:28 NiteOwl What his ideas were,
05:28 NiteOwl Imam Khomeini always said that you should always listen to the people,
05:28 NiteOwl See what the people want,
05:28 NiteOwl If the people are with us, then we have everything.
05:28 NiteOwl The Islamic Revolution was the way of Mohammed.
05:28 NiteOwl People should be brought into the system first,
05:29 NiteOwl This is why Imam Khomeini was successful.
05:29 NiteOwl It took years of hardship for us to get to where we are.
NiteOwl We remember when people filled the streets,
5:29 NiteOwl When they took to protesting with the Imam Khomeini,
05:29 NiteOwl Against a government that was getting help from the East and the West,
05:30 NiteOwl But people stood firm.
05:30 NiteOwl And they succeeded.
05:30 NiteOwl After the success of the revolution,
05:30 NiteOwl We were with Imam Khomeini,
05:30 NiteOwl He always said that without the participation of the people the Islamic government would never be successful.
NiteOwl The role that Imam gave the people was very high.
– We liked what went before the election, lThe four candidates, wlWe should have been proud of this election, wlWe should have been proud of this election, We should thank them for voting.
– (People are chanting Azadi .. Azadi .. )
– CNN’s Reza Sayah says some demonstrators were chanting this morning, “Hashemi (Rafsanjani), if you stay silent, you have committed a crime.”
– The Prophet was so concerned about harming anyone that he asked for forgiveness before death, if he has in anyone caused harm to his people.
– First shot at Khamenei? Rafsanjani says, the Prophet was always careful not to violate any person’s right.
- Do know that Mohammed is the ideal for everyone,
- Rafsanjani: This is a holy place, lets not let things get out of control. (2 loud basijis in hall)
- Rafsanjani discussing the origins of Islamic rule and how it turned Medina in Saudi Arabia into a major influential story. “I guess his point is Mohammad didn’t use force,” one reader says.
Tehran University
– A reader in contact with Iranians says the speech is not being aired on Iranian TV. CNN is not airing the speech either, despite claiming it would.
– I have three items to discuss. Number one, explaining the fundamentals of Islam and the Islamic Republic. Number two, goals of the revolution. I want to clarify the goals of the revolution to the youth, so they understand where we have come from and where we are going. He says he will express his personal views and hopes that people in charge will listen. The third part will be about current day events and the conditions we are in. I will try to draw out solutions the way I see them. Of course, these will be my personal opinion.
– This is a holy place, let us not allow events to get out of control…
– Basij chanting: the blood in our veins is a gift to our leader (threatening Rafsanjani) & Raf says tnk u! let me start!…
7/16/2009 — Hardliners organizing to disrupt Rafsanjani’s sermon. From NIAC:
Mowj Camp, a pro-Mousavi website created recently, has reported that the hardliners “are extensively preparing to prevent the presence of [Mousavi supporters]” at the Friday prayer.
“After hearing about the decision of Mousavi supporters to attend and the possibility of a green movement to form at the Friday prayers, supporters of [Ahmadinejad] have become extremely worried and are trying to weaken the presence of the greens and overshadow them.”
7/16/2009 – 5:19PM Joe Klein on Friday
There’s lots of speculation about what Rafsanjani might say. One Iranian friend said, “It’s the speech of his life, a chance to redeem his career. He must call for the rejection of the election results.” Unfortunately, that’s never been Rafsanjani’s style and is an unlikely alternative now. But he and his family are also too closely identified with the protest movement for him to just acquiese and kowtow to the Revolutionary Guard Corps-dominated government. Another Iranian friend predicts, “He’ll announce the formation of a political front that will work within the system but oppose the Ahmadinejad government.” That seems more plausible.
7/16/2009 — 5:19PM – A New rooftop Poem
7/16/2009 -5:29AM – Laura Secor: Behind Iran’s Silence
A very interesting read here
7/16/2009 – 2:28AM - Death Toll Apparently Far Exceeds Government Claims
Family members reportedly saw “hundreds” of corpses in makeshift morgue
Three hospitals recorded 34 deaths in a single day alone, compared to government claim of 20 deaths during the past month
The Campaign has ascertained that on 20 June, when the government reported that 11 protesters had been killed, three Tehran hospitals placed a total of 34 corpses of demonstrators in their morgues: Imam Khomeini Hospital had 19 bodies; Rasool Akram Hospital, 8 bodies; and Loghman Hospital, 7 bodies. The information was collected by medical staff with access to the morgue records of these hospitals.
7/15/2009 – 9:19PM – Mousavi confirms his attendance at Friday Prayers
In a statement Mousavi has confirmed his attendance at fridays prayers. – Source
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