Iran: Green Brief 5
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Hi,
Please retweet this link. I'm Josh Shahryar AKA NiteOwl and I've been
immersed in tweets from Iran for the past several hours. I have tried
to be extremely careful in choosing my tweet sources and have tried
maximally to avoid listening to media banter. What I have compiled
below is what I can confirm through my tweets to have happened in the
past day and in the past week in Iran. Remember, this is all from
tweets. There is NOTHING included here that is not from a reliable
tweet. No news media outlets have been used in the compilation of this
short brief as I would like to call it.
These are the important happenings that I can positively confirm from
Sunday, June 21 in Iran.
1. Thousands of people took to street. People WERE beaten up in some
parts, while in other parts; they weren't allowed to gather and were
dispersed. There was a silent protest of people in front of the UN's
office as well. Sporadic clashes are reported from Baharestan,
Enqelab, Vanak and Vali-Asr squares. Hundreds of students continued to
protest in Tehran University for the fourth straight day. There were
also reports of people being attacked in the UN gathering – this has
been partially confirmed.
2. The majority of Mousavi’s advisors and important aides have all
been arrested. He has been left with only a handful of junior
political workers and is currently under effective house arrest as he
not allowed to speak to journalists or make any other statements. His
movement has been limited today and he did not appear at any
gatherings. His Facebook account and most of the news websites
affiliated with him as well as his website and websites of his
supporters have more less all been either hacked or now under
effective government control. False statements regularly issued from
the hacked accounts. GhalamNet can not longer be trusted and his
Facebook account is currently being used by the Iranian government to
place information so that the protesters can either lose hope or get
violent.
3. Even in this state, however, Mousavi has continued his call for a
general strike on Tuesday. He has also called all citizens to turn the
headlights of their cars on from 5 to 6 PM on Monday in order to
commemorate those that have been killed in the protests during the
past week and the few days after. He has reportedly called upon people
to go on an indefinite strike until their demands are met if he is to
be killed by government.
4. Five of Hashemi Rafsanjani’s family members were arrested early on
Saturday, these included his daughter Faezeh Hashemi who was among the
first from his family to join the protests open on Wednesday. The
government announced that they had been arrested because they were
under threat of assassination by terrorist elements within the
country. Four of the family members were released later while Faezeh
was released late at night. No news of why they were released could be
confirmed.
5. The police are continuing to find and arrest any reformists that
have not been arrested in the past few days. The government-run media
in Iran has released information of the arrests of at least 475
people. Yet the number cannot be confirmed or denied. What sources
indicate is that more than 5,000 people have so far been arrested by
the government. Correspondents of the BBC and Al-Arabiya news crew
have been asked to leave the country on Monday. The photojournalist of
Life magazine has gone missing. Overall, more than two dozen
journalists within Iran are currently under arrest. The government has
also increased censorship and at least four newspapers in Tehran were
edited by government agents.
6. The government has branded all protesters as thugs as the national
media in Iran continues to call them so through government sources.
One media outlet in Iran announced that people tried to hide in
Embassies on Saturday while trying to flee from terrorists. However,
they are unable to account for the participation of a large number of
mullahs and clergy in these protests. Here’s a picture of some of the
‘thug’ clerics: http://i.friendfeed.com/53ae98683f0c...8d09210f908338
7. Business owners in Tehran and shopkeepers in Tehran are said to
have already put their support behind Mousavi for the protests. Our
sources have urged everyone in Iran to get food, fuel and other
resources as soon as possible and prepare for a few days of shortage
of supplies. Autobus workers have also indicated that they will join
the protests and the strike now.
8. The Writers’ Association of Kordistan, the Human Rights Campaign of
Kordistan and some other prominent people have also called for a
strike in Kordistan province on Tuesday.
9. Tweeters indicate that anyone flying into Iran should be highly
alert as the government is thoroughly checking those arriving at
Tehran International Airport and any connections to Mousavi could mean
an arrest on the spot. The government has also created dozens of false
twitter accounts to urge people to be violent so they can have a
bloodier crackdown and crush the protesters.
10. Rafsanjani has met with clerics from Qom yet again. There are wild
rumors circulating as to what the outcome of the meetings will be.
However, no news has actually arrived about the incident. Any claims
made right now are far-fetched. However, people are slowly starting to
call upon him to take action. Tweets have included messages to him,
urging him to come to the plight of the oppressed. Mohammad Khatami
has released condemning the violence yet again and asked for an end to
hostilities.
11. The city of Tehran and cities around Tehran have yet again been
hearing Allah o Akbar at night. It needs to be mentioned that most
sources tell of the voices getting louder as the protests continue.
Chants of Death to Dictator have also been heard. And in a
heartbreaking and cruel gesture, the government banned people from
holding a memorial for Neda – the Iranian girl who’s death by a police
bullet in Tehran has sparked international outrage - in any mosque in
Tehran, openly.
12. The Iranian government is aggressively trying to clamp down on
internet, telephones and other communication sources. Almost all
foreign TV channels are banned, getting through to Iranians on the
phone is almost impossible and internet’s download speed right now in
Tehran is, according to one source, “375 bytes”.
Finally a few words to those who are reading this:
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People Outside Iran: This is as clear and concise as I can be. I have
not included ANYTHING that I have sensed to be remotely fishy, but
human error will always manifests itself in even the most flawless of
non-mathematical things. However, this includes nothing from the
Western media, including the BBC which I have been generously using to
inform people and I laud them for their courageous journalism.
People Inside Iran: Don't believe a WORD of what I am telling you. Do
what you think is best, keeping everything in mind. I know LITTLE of
what you know so make your decisions based on your OWN judgment.
People Who Want to Send Me Tweet Links: You don't need to find me, I
will find you. Don't hassle yourself. Your voice will be heard through
millions of others like me.
People Who Want to Hunt Me Down: I'm an Afghan. If you ever tried to
attack me, you'll see my back only after your back has met the ground.
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