Beth K

Dr Evan Siegel has translated the list of the rallying points for the demonstrations of July 9, 2009. iven the extremely decentralized character of these demonstrations it is unclear how closely this reflects what actually transpired on that day. It was posted to Facebook by Ezatollah Entezami, the famous director. - Beth K from Bookmarklet

"As part of the latest security sweep designed to end nationwide protests against the disputed June 12 presidential election, Tajbakhsh was picked up from his home late Thursday following a day of renewed demonstrations, according to Hadi Ghaemi of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. His computer equipment was confiscated and his home ransacked, Ghaemi said." - Beth K from Bookmarklet

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"Yesterday’s protests differed from previous ones in two ways. First, they were organized entirely online, lending credence to purported theories of a “cyber-revolution.” Second, more significantly, the turnout sprung from the people themselves; it was not prompted by a call to rally by opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi. In fact, an open invitation, in elegant script on an electronic invite card posted on opposition websites, bid him as well as other reformist leaders Mehdi Karroubi and Mohammad Khatami to join the people “in peaceful marches to honor the tenth anniversary of the student martyrs of June 9, 1999.” - Beth K from Bookmarklet

"How resistant is " July 9th ".Everyone has came.Young and old and middle-aged.Not only in one street but this time they have learned from the past three weeks and they hold mass protests in 7-8 main areas.There is no silence.everyone's chanting.Some people chanting " God is great " but soon after it becomes to " death to Dictator " and " Coup government ,resign resign ". - Beth K from Bookmarklet

"There's no doubt the vote mattered. Had we not voted, had we not stood in line and suffered this fate together, then we would not have come to the square, we would not be climbing the rooftops every night to sing protests that our votes were so clumsily and needlessly taken away. The fact is that up until four Saturdays ago, Iran's system, with all of its limitations and compromises, was not completely rotten. Our peculiar democracy permitted faith in a residual uncertainty, in the possibility that the guy who can't possibly win, whom they won't let win, still just might. June 12, 2009, ended that uncertainty, brought clarity." - Beth K from Bookmarklet

"Sign says, “My Green Vote Was Not Your Black [Darkened] Name.” Photo date unknown. Via blog: Armed militias along with security forces on motorcycles attacked some of the dormitories at Amir Kabir University today. In an attack that took place in the Golshan dormitory on Behafarin Street, militias entered the dorms, and assaulted both students and the dorm security guards. According to Amir Kabir News, the militias stormed the building and destroyed building facilities. In this attack, tear gas was used and the prayer room, study room, showers were vandalized on various floors. There is still no word from a number of students residing in these dorms." - Beth K from Bookmarklet

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"The following article is published in Tribun.com, a moderate Azerbaijanist website. (It includes, for example, Dr. Reza Baraheni.) Although they have passionate feelings about promoting Azerbaijani language and culture, they identify strongly with Iran. Thus, most of the articles in it concern Iranian politics." - Beth K from Bookmarklet

"Hundreds of young men and women chanted "death to the dictator," confronting police wielding batons and firing tear gas in the capital Thursday as opposition activists sought to revive street protests despite authorities' vows to "smash" any new marches." - Beth K from Bookmarklet

"The quiet enforced on Tehran's streets by the post-election crackdown was shattered Thursday in dramatic clashes between opposition activists and security forces. Plans had circulated for days on Internet social networking sites calling for demonstrations to be staged to observe the 10th anniversary of the violent suppression of pro-reform protests at Tehran University in 1999. - Beth K from Bookmarklet

from todays protests, Tehran - Beth K from Bookmarklet

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From Today's protest in Iran.... - Beth K from Bookmarklet

good source for today's protests in Iran...has multiple languages... - Beth K from Bookmarklet