Green Brief #11 DEATH TO THE DICTATOR
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I'm NiteOwl AKA Josh Shahryar - twitter.com/iran_translator on twitter
- 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. What I have compiled below is what I can confirm through my
reliable twitter sources. Remember, this is all from tweets. No news
media outlets have been used. (All my work is released under Creative
Commons (CC). You can freely use it and repost it wherever you'd like
to. Just provide a link to the original source at the bottom. I trust
austinheap)
Here are the important happenings that I can positively confirm from
Saturday, June 27 in Iran.
1. Mousavi has rejected the Guardian Council's decision to look into
discrepancies in only 10% of the vote. Mousavi has said that as he
mentioned in two letters before to the GC, there are simply far too
many irregularities for them to accept the election. A new one must be
held in order to give people their voice back.
2. A prominent supporter of Mousavi was forced to confess on national
TV that protests were pre-planned and that they have broken laws.
However, reports strongly indicate that the media had already pre-
written the statements because they sounded far more official than a
speaker can come up with impromptu. More and more protesters are being
prepped through intimidation and torture to make confessions.
3. Iran's paramilitary Basij are carrying out brutal nighttime raids,
destroying property in private homes and beating civilians in an
attempt to stop nightly protest chants, Human Rights Watch said today.
Human Rights Watch also said the Iranian authorities are confiscating
satellite dishes from private homes to prevent citizens from seeing
foreign news.
4. Ahmadinejad warned the US of repercussions if it continues to
meddle in Iranian affairs. He also sent out a message to the people
saying that the days of liberal democracy were over. (In the sense
that no more reform and change against Islamic law will be allowed to
take place.) He warned that in the next 4 years he will take a tougher
approach. This happens while Ahmadinejad's first deputy, Parviz
Davoudi, was denied a US visa by the US State Department. Iranian
ambassador to the UN blamed the US government for it.
5. At the same time, a government spokesperson blatantly accused other
countries of meddling in Iranian affairs and instigating the current
protests and violence. Fatemeh Rajabi, spokesperson & symbol of women
in Ahmadinazhad's government in a separate statement also called
Mousavi and Khatami the faces of corruption in the country.
6. The Guardian Council commission on investigating 10% of the vote
was rejected by Mousavi today. He said that 10% was not enough and the
elections have to be annulled. He added that an impartial commission
should be set up to help arbitrate the issue. The other two candidates
also didn't send representatives to the commission. This is after the
commission was criticized by others - including a prominent MP and
Mahdi Karoubi - for being too one-sided and the investigation of
irregularities in only 10% of the vote insufficient. This is while the
GC yet again called the elections the 'best in Iran's history so
far'.
7. Javan newspaper - which is closely linked to the IRG - has reported
that instigators of violence and the forces behind the protests have
been identified. According to Javan, a group of actors were involved
and this group created flyers and statements! It accused these
individuals - 15-20 people according to Javan - of hiring thugs and
distributing weapons that were used in violence. It also reported the
arrest of three prominent Iranian film personalities.
8. Tehran's district attorney stated that he didn’t know how many
people have been arrested so far but that he had met several at Evin
Prison. The detainees are continuously under mental & sometimes
physical torture. IRNA reported that Iran banned Mousavi’s ally
Abolfazl Fateh from leaving the country. It is being reported that
it's possible that the fate of the people that have been arrested
would be known by the end of the week. The name of the girl who was
shot in Baharestan and died later in the hospital is reportedly Sheler
Khezri.
9. Amnesty International confirms on CNN: people disappearing from
hospitals. Hundreds of people missing. Amnesty International asked the
Iranian authorities to immediately release dozens of journalists who
are at risk of torture in detention. The UN also asked the government
to prevent further violence and bloodshed. More people were arrested
today including journalists and bloggers as well as other people of
some clout in the Iranian society. Karoubi's newspaper, Etemade
Melli's chief editor was asked to appear before a court.
10. Today a group of people including women's rights activists
assembled in Laleh Park to light candles in memory of Neda and other
martyrs. The protesters were dispersed by the police and
plainclothesmen using violent tactics. There were also many
policewomen. Many people were arrested and hauled away. Reporters of
Keyhan and Fars newspapers were taking people pictures with cameras.
11. Reports have suggested that there is a bitter divide developing
between military leaders on what the military’s role should be in the
current unrest and whether they should step in. (This could be not
confirmed unfortunately through the most reliable sources). Reports of
clerics meeting in secret to discuss the current unrest have surfaces
from Qom, Tabriz and Mashhad. It is being suggested that even though
clerics had participated in the protests a few days ago, they might
join in larger numbers if further protests are held.
12. Ayatollah Mousavi Ardabeli has released a statement stating that
the election has weakened the regime. He added that the Guardian
Council should allow for people to pursue their demands and asked the
people to pursue their complaints through legal means as well as
asking the government to let people express their discontent through
the media. He deplored violence and said that no violence must be used
to pacify protestors.
13. It is being reported that very careful planning is being carried
out for a successful national strike. This is while in a meeting with
members of the National Security Council, Karoubi said that he'll
continue to legally pursue annulment of the elections.
14. Sunday is the anniversary of 7 Tir martyrs and there will be a
gathering in "Ghoba" Mosque. It has been organized after getting a
permit from the government. Mousavi asked Iranians abroad to continue
their protests. Chants of Allah o Akbar were heard in Tehran, Tabriz
and other parts of Tehran again.
15. Sea of Green is largely peaceful. Reports that Sea of Green is
actively seeking to hunt and kill security forces being forcefully
denied by sources. Here's a heartwarming video of youth protecting
Police from angry protesters when they were surrounded by people. The
youth keep yelling, "We're all Iranians! We're all Iranians!" YouTube
- ‫جوانان غیور ایران حتی از نیروهای ضد شورش که توسط مردم محاصره
شده بودند نیز حمایت میکنند ، آیا اینها اغتشاش گرند !؟‬‎
16. (On persiankiwi, I don’t know any of the tweeters personally. I
stopped using him/her as a source since the day of the Baharestan
protest. I only stated that he has been arrested as a caution so that
people would be careful. The second most reliable source after pk
reported that pk had been arrested so I was forced to go ahead and
warn people. But some people have harshly attacked me for this. I
whole-heartedly apologize if anyone thinks I’m trying to mislead them.
The Green Briefs are only one source out of hundreds. Please use your
own judgment and trust whichever source you think is more reliable in
getting news from Iran. I will hence stop trying to convince people
that I have good intentions. It is futile as well as VERY stressful
and time-consuming.)
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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
humans always err.
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.
P.S. Please post this around and tweet and retweet.
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