{"id":521,"date":"2009-06-18T22:24:02","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T19:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/archives\/521"},"modified":"2012-05-05T15:46:19","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T12:46:19","slug":"photographs-alleged-to-be-be-irans-feared-basiji-special-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/archives\/521","title":{"rendered":"Photographs of Iran\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Feared Basiji Special Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following images were sent to me by a friend taken over the last few days. They show the feared Basiji militiamen, a volunteer-based paramilitary organization that takes orders from the revolutionary guard and is traditionally dispatched to deal with mass dissidence. My friend emphasized that the situation is incredibly dangerous for people right now and put the death toll at 35. The mourner&#8217;s march went smoothly on Thursday, but people expect violence tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/01.jpg\" title=\"01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/01.jpg\" alt=\"01.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/02.jpg\" title=\"02.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/02.jpg\" alt=\"02.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/03x.jpg\" title=\"03x.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/03x.jpg\" alt=\"03x.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/05.jpg\" title=\"05.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/05.jpg\" alt=\"05.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/07.jpg\" title=\"07.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/07.jpg\" alt=\"07.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/10.jpg\" title=\"10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/10.jpg\" alt=\"10.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/11x.jpg\" title=\"11x.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/11x.jpg\" alt=\"11x.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-flattr-button\"><a class=\"FlattrButton\" style=\"display:none;\" href=\"https:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/archives\/521\" title=\" Photographs of Iran\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Feared Basiji Special Forces\" rev=\"flattr;uid:VigilanteJournalist;language:en_GB;category:text;tags:Iran Election,Letter From Tehran,news around world,protests,the war in middle east,war and conflict,blog;button:compact;\">The following images were sent to me by a friend taken over the last few days. 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