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Police Never Used Violence Against Protesters in Iran

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Toontime

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Dead or Detained

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The Guardian’s interactive map of those detained or killed during the last two weeks. The Guardian’s interactive map of those detained or killed during the last two weeks.

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Kids in the Streets

+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- By all accounts the kids are in the streets tonight protesting the Guardian Council’s ruling on the election this evening.  Clashes are reported. And also this, for comic effect: [...]

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Late Night Bits

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Tehran Bureau reports: CALL FROM TEHRAN – [translated] After the 10 o’clock news, when the result of the Guardian Council’s vote count was announced, the sound of Allah o Akbar [...]

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Military Coup Against the Old Clerics?

Iran’s top electoral body, the Guardian Council, has confirmed the victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the presidential election after a partial recount (10%). CNN reports that what has actually happened [...]

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The End of the Beginning

Here’s a brilliant read by Trita Parsi and Reza Aslan who argue that…. “Iran’s popular uprising, which began after the June 12 election, may be heading for a premature ending. [...]

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Persepolis Spoof

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Mousavi’s Letter to Iranian Ex-Patriots

Not sure what to make of this but it sounds pretty weak and conciliatory: 1388/4/3 In the Name of the God, The Compassionate, The Merciful Dear compatriots, Honorable Iranians living [...]

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Silence

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(Fact check corrections made) It started with a man who delivered the heart-rending footage of Neda dying. Some days after the video spread across the globe, a message appeared, one [...]

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Update

Summary of events on Sunday from a reliable source: Today’s gathering at Ghoba mosque for the anniversary of those killed in that boming the Khomeini regime plotted 28 years ago. [...]

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Protests Continue Today in Tehran

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Footage from today’s protests at Qoba mosque in Tehran, where opposition candidate Karoobi is said to have appeared, show heavy turnout, disproving claims that the street movement has been quashed. [...]

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From the Readers

The tree of liberty is being refreshed with the blood of too few tyrants and too many patriots it would seem.  At least the insurrection in Iran will have inspired [...]

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Liberté en Iran!

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A Message

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© Na Naz Much of the opposition’s power leverage is now centered on the moral and religious legitimacy of the Ayatollah Khamenei and the Islamic establishment. In the wake of [...]

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Letter from Tehran 06.26.2009

Hey guys, I would not be around that much,we have real security issues over here and I have confirmed news that a lot of people are being arrested through Cyber [...]

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Scream of Silence

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Reza Aslan on the Daily Show

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Reza Aslan www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Jason Jones in Iran The Daily Show With Jon [...]

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Another Video from the Events of June 24

Footage brought to us by Saeed Valadbaygi Footage brought to us by Saeed Valadbaygi

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Latest Video to Emerge from June 24, 2009 Tehran

The footage shows a crowd of protesters marching down a street as police flee and just after that they send in the Basij to beat them. Panic ensues as the [...]

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U.S. Senators Seek to Ease Iranian Media Access

The move by Seantors McCain and Leiberman will only be read by the Iranian Regime as sabotage and help perpetuate the “foreign meddling” propaganda the state is feeding its people. [...]

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Doctor Who Tried to Save Neda’s Life Speaks Out

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19 Year Old Girl Killed in Protests Today

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Here is the site reporting it in Farsi Here is the site reporting it in Farsi

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Medical Student Tells of Horrors in Hospitals

Here is a harrowing account by a medical student from Terhan from last night, who predicts the casualties will be even greater tonight. 9 died last night in this hospital [...]

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