Friday, 19 June 2009
Iranian updates (keep refreshing page#7)
Updates (keep refreshing page#6)
UNCONFIRMED REPORTS THAT THE FRENCH ARE SHUTTING THEIR EMBASSY DOWN IN TEHRAN
The Basij have now begun to cover their faces, whereas previously they hadn't. This indicates they are becoming more scared of retaliation from the general public. Also, we have heard that cell phone service is cut off at night. There have been efforts to identify members of the Basij who have used violence against demonstrators, through facebook and other social networking websites.
It's interesting to see some in the feared militias themselves becoming afraid of retaliation.
It's interesting to see some in the feared militias themselves becoming afraid of retaliation.
@HuffPo
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Updates (keep refreshing page#5)
'Where is my vote?' written on Iranian banknotes.
Interesting observations
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"Ever since 9/11 I've been mad at Islam. I've seen it taking us down a dangerous course to a new Dark Ages. I've asked myself: Must every faith go through this fundamentalist course that breeds so much hate and destruction?
Seeing the silent marches in Iran is making me question these feelings. These silent demonstrations of values, faith, and politics ring louder than any protest or sermon. If the Iranians continue to guide this thing down a righteous path they will make history even if they don't overturn the election. And their representation of their faith will rank with that of Ghandi's Hinduism and King's Christianity. I have my doubts, but a reformation of Islam--at least Iranian Shia Islam--could be at hand.
I am praying for them."
@TheDailyDish
Mona's blog is always interesting. At the moment she has fantastic coverage of Tehran. http://tinyurl.com/mwqyvq #iranelectionabout 1 hour ago from web
Thank you BrandDNA
By Parisa Hafezi and Fredrik Dahl
TEHRAN, June 18 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Mirhossein Mousavi's backers, wearing black and carrying candles, rallied in Tehran on Thursday to mourn those killed in mass protests against an election the defeated candidate says was rigged.
Days of public fury over the disputed election led Iran's top legislative body, the Guardian Council, to invite Mousavi and the two other candidates beaten by hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to discuss their complaints on Saturday.
The election has provoked Iran's worst unrest since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Bloodshed, protests, arrests and a media crackdown have rocked the world's fifth biggest oil exporter, embroiled in a dispute with the West over its nuclear programme.
Witnesses said people packed Imam Khomeini Square in central Tehran on Thursday, a day after Mousavi called on his supporters to gather in mosques or at peaceful rallies.
He told them to wear the colour of mourning -- black as opposed to the green of his election campaign -- in solidarity with families of those wounded or killed in the protests.
"Where are our brothers?" read one banner in the crowd. "Why did you kill our brothers?" read another.
Iran's English-language state television has reported eight people killed in protests since election results were published. Scores of reformists have been arrested across the country.
Security agents detained opposition politician Ebrahim Yazdi while he was in hospital, an ally of his said on Thursday. Yazdi heads the banned Freedom Movement and was foreign minister in Iran's first government after the revolution.
A spokesman for the Guardian Council said it had begun "careful examination" of 646 complaints submitted after the June 12 vote. Complaints include shortage of ballot papers, pressure on voters to support a particular candidate, and the barring of candidates' representatives from polling stations.
Ahmadinejad was declared winner with nearly 63 percent of the vote against 34 percent for his closest rival, Mousavi, a moderate politician who wants better ties with the West.
Mousavi wants the vote annulled and held again. The council has said it is ready only to recount disputed ballot boxes.
Council spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodai said Mousavi and fellow-candidates Mehdi Karoubi and Mohsen Rezaie could raise their problems at an extraordinary council meeting on Saturday.
"CHALLENGE TO WESTERN DEMOCRACY"
Ahmadinejad defended the legitimacy of the vote, telling a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that it had "posed a great challenge to the West's democracy," Mehr news agency reported.
"The ideals of the Islamic Revolution were the winners of the election," Ahmadinejad said, adding that 25 million of 40 million voters had approved the way he was running the country.
The authorities reject charges that they rigged the vote. Scores of thousands of Iranians have braved riot police and religious militia to show their anger on the streets, ignoring Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's call for national unity.
"The friendly atmosphere that existed prior to the election should not turn into an atmosphere of confrontation and enmity afterwards, since both groups of voters believe in the Islamic system," Khamenei was quoted as saying in Kayhan newspaper.
The supreme leader is due to lead Friday prayers, when Ahmadinejad supporters are expected to show their strength.
The semi-official Fars news agency said two children of conservative former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who backs Mousavi, had been barred from leaving Iran.
Rafsanjani's daughter Faezeh addressed Mousavi supporters on Tuesday. Hardline students called for her and her brother, Mehdi, to be arrested.
Hamid Najafi, editor-in-chief of Kayhan International, an English-language conservative Iranian daily, said the Guardian Council investigation of the vote would calm unrest.
"I think that will be enough to pacify the opponents," he told Reuters. "After the investigation the Guardian Council will issue an official statement. That will be the final act."
He said the overall election result would not change because "there isn't a millionth chance of doing any fraud" and Ahmadinejad's victory was "very obvious". Khamenei's Friday sermon would be "very effective for all these people who have been misled", he added. "Of course everything will calm down."
Iran has denounced foreign criticism of the election, although U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has muted its comments to keep the door open for possible dialogue. (Additional reporting by Dominic Evans and Hossein Jaseb in Tehran; editing by Philippa Fletcher)
@REUTERS
Number of marchers could be as high as a million!
@TheGuardian
2 monastreet @ gmail dot com
twitter/exilestreet
"Ever since 9/11 I've been mad at Islam. I've seen it taking us down a dangerous course to a new Dark Ages. I've asked myself: Must every faith go through this fundamentalist course that breeds so much hate and destruction?
Seeing the silent marches in Iran is making me question these feelings. These silent demonstrations of values, faith, and politics ring louder than any protest or sermon. If the Iranians continue to guide this thing down a righteous path they will make history even if they don't overturn the election. And their representation of their faith will rank with that of Ghandi's Hinduism and King's Christianity. I have my doubts, but a reformation of Islam--at least Iranian Shia Islam--could be at hand.
I am praying for them."
@TheDailyDish
Mona's blog is always interesting. At the moment she has fantastic coverage of Tehran. http://tinyurl.com/mwqyvq #iranelectionabout 1 hour ago from web
Thank you BrandDNA
By Parisa Hafezi and Fredrik Dahl
TEHRAN, June 18 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Mirhossein Mousavi's backers, wearing black and carrying candles, rallied in Tehran on Thursday to mourn those killed in mass protests against an election the defeated candidate says was rigged.
Days of public fury over the disputed election led Iran's top legislative body, the Guardian Council, to invite Mousavi and the two other candidates beaten by hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to discuss their complaints on Saturday.
The election has provoked Iran's worst unrest since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Bloodshed, protests, arrests and a media crackdown have rocked the world's fifth biggest oil exporter, embroiled in a dispute with the West over its nuclear programme.
Witnesses said people packed Imam Khomeini Square in central Tehran on Thursday, a day after Mousavi called on his supporters to gather in mosques or at peaceful rallies.
He told them to wear the colour of mourning -- black as opposed to the green of his election campaign -- in solidarity with families of those wounded or killed in the protests.
"Where are our brothers?" read one banner in the crowd. "Why did you kill our brothers?" read another.
Iran's English-language state television has reported eight people killed in protests since election results were published. Scores of reformists have been arrested across the country.
Security agents detained opposition politician Ebrahim Yazdi while he was in hospital, an ally of his said on Thursday. Yazdi heads the banned Freedom Movement and was foreign minister in Iran's first government after the revolution.
A spokesman for the Guardian Council said it had begun "careful examination" of 646 complaints submitted after the June 12 vote. Complaints include shortage of ballot papers, pressure on voters to support a particular candidate, and the barring of candidates' representatives from polling stations.
Ahmadinejad was declared winner with nearly 63 percent of the vote against 34 percent for his closest rival, Mousavi, a moderate politician who wants better ties with the West.
Mousavi wants the vote annulled and held again. The council has said it is ready only to recount disputed ballot boxes.
Council spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodai said Mousavi and fellow-candidates Mehdi Karoubi and Mohsen Rezaie could raise their problems at an extraordinary council meeting on Saturday.
"CHALLENGE TO WESTERN DEMOCRACY"
Ahmadinejad defended the legitimacy of the vote, telling a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that it had "posed a great challenge to the West's democracy," Mehr news agency reported.
"The ideals of the Islamic Revolution were the winners of the election," Ahmadinejad said, adding that 25 million of 40 million voters had approved the way he was running the country.
The authorities reject charges that they rigged the vote. Scores of thousands of Iranians have braved riot police and religious militia to show their anger on the streets, ignoring Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's call for national unity.
"The friendly atmosphere that existed prior to the election should not turn into an atmosphere of confrontation and enmity afterwards, since both groups of voters believe in the Islamic system," Khamenei was quoted as saying in Kayhan newspaper.
The supreme leader is due to lead Friday prayers, when Ahmadinejad supporters are expected to show their strength.
The semi-official Fars news agency said two children of conservative former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who backs Mousavi, had been barred from leaving Iran.
Rafsanjani's daughter Faezeh addressed Mousavi supporters on Tuesday. Hardline students called for her and her brother, Mehdi, to be arrested.
Hamid Najafi, editor-in-chief of Kayhan International, an English-language conservative Iranian daily, said the Guardian Council investigation of the vote would calm unrest.
"I think that will be enough to pacify the opponents," he told Reuters. "After the investigation the Guardian Council will issue an official statement. That will be the final act."
He said the overall election result would not change because "there isn't a millionth chance of doing any fraud" and Ahmadinejad's victory was "very obvious". Khamenei's Friday sermon would be "very effective for all these people who have been misled", he added. "Of course everything will calm down."
Iran has denounced foreign criticism of the election, although U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has muted its comments to keep the door open for possible dialogue. (Additional reporting by Dominic Evans and Hossein Jaseb in Tehran; editing by Philippa Fletcher)
@REUTERS
Number of marchers could be as high as a million!
@TheGuardian
Thursday, 18 June 2009
Updates (keep refreshing page#4)
Life imitates art!
- http://twitter.com/Persian_Guy (Using fake RT to spread disinfo) DOING IT AGAIN
- http://twitter.com/THRONCOMMERCIAL (Using the Iran tag to spam)
- http://twitter.com/EranSpahbod (preaching attack and violence) New
- http://twitter.com/AhmediNejThief (Re-tweeting Persian_Guy’s tweets only) New
- http://twitter.com/AhmediNejSucks (Copycat account of AhmediNejThief) New
- http://twitter.com/AhmediNejScum (Copycat account of AhmediNejThief) New
- http://twitter.com/AhmediNejFucked (Copycat account of AhmediNejThief) New
- http://twitter.com/serv_ (posing fake RTs; disinfo)
- http://twitter.com/TruePersian1 (Was preaching violence & destruction in all caps; now updates are protected)
- http://twitter.com/twitrevolution (Suggesting violence towards police and blocking of roads; such actions are likely arrestable. Either provocateur or someone really violent)
- http://twitter.com/ahmedinejthief (Recent account, only 2 tweets are RT of Persian_Guy) NEW!
Suspected
- http://twitter.com/ememem90 (False information in poorly written English) NEW!
- http://twitter.com/FreeMediaNews (Some tweets are fake reports)
- http://twitter.com/IRElec (Using entrapment techniques that are well known)
- http://twitter.com/lisamforeman (Possibly fake Guardian.co.uk account)
- http://twitter.com/AJE_Producer (Possibly fake Al’ Jazerra Account)
To Watch
- http://twitter.com/amoo_miki (Was following many people with no updates; only just started posting; connected to IRElec)
- http://twitter.com/AnonymousInIran (Was an Anonymous Posting Proxy with ANYONE able to post through it; now banned in Iran)
- http://twitter.com/rccccr (was following users with Iran election tweets, still no posts)
- http://twitter.com/BrothersinAbrah (a single hashtag post only)
- http://twitter.com/_SuperGreen_ (No updates so far)
- http://twitter.com/ghb78 (Following seems to be random, followers likely auto-refollow)
- http://twitter.com/EranSpahbod (Strange posts; some seem to call for violence, others for piece, always in quotes with hash tags)
Suspended or removed:
- http://twitter.com/am12976
- http://twitter.com/iranianfree2k9
- http://twitter.com/rWhZEV (Fake Iran Election headlines)
This post will be updated as fake accounts are received. For those questioning the information here, we place accounts here that a) post multiple comments of the same sort (i.e. Spam) and b) accounts that are obviosuly trying to entrap twitter users who are tweeting from Iran or c) those who obviously are trying to spread mis-information. If we arent 100% sure we will put in it the “To watch” or “Suspected” list.
Pray that today at 4pm Toopkhane Sq. will turn into a sea of green, biggest march in 30 years, Mousavi WILL be there
good luck with the mourning rally today. saw a video of ppl sittin down once they see basij. that works?
Today's Tehran protest will be silent/vigil style, protestors wearing black
Translation, Protest Slogan: Democracy is our right, we despise violence.
It is now after 10 AM in Iran. Fewer people going to work today than the past few days.
Payetakht (Capitol) building in Mirdamad, centre for computers and electronics said to be watched and some shops in ruins.
At least 15 deaths confirmed by state television. Tensions Sign-woman running high. Fear tactics used widely across Tehran and Iran.
Reliable Source: Families of those murdered by Basij militia are under pressure and being prevented from contacting media
according to hospital doctors in Iran the attacks on civilians are from the chest up. they are taking and burrying the bodies b4 family sees
female med student says that they would not let the injured tell the docs their name. she had 13 yr old boy die and disappear unknown name
I want more than just a new president, I want an end to this brutal regime.
Remember that Mousavi/Karroubi is not our Ideals, we just voted for Change.
less than 3 hours until exam, Shayan said we should give it a try. I'm going to sleep a little.
I will be out with my friends on Friday, and if we are attacked, we will defend with deadly force.
perception among ahmadinejad supporters is that he has been taken for a ride by rafsanjani and co.
it is said that people should wear black and gather in mosques. However, i'm still waiting for confirmed news.
Landlines are rumoured to be closely monitored, especially for Green-dude international calls. Just got off the phone with relatives.
The police are still scanning for satellites. They just drove by.
My internet is back... with 10s of 1000s of blocked sites... but the packets can leave and reach our machine, which is enough.
I need proxies for iran. Will you follow me for DM?
I can help you bypass the governments blocks, I'll post a local email in a moment.
translations of torture flyers coming out: http://bit.ly/3PFozy
New Worst Offender @Persian_Guy sending false RTs from reputable users and misinformation. Ignore.
excellent idea to map #IranElection vids and pics on Google Earth. Plz start facebook movement w/ guide and use Iranian expatriates.
I'm alright, friend. I was just sleeping. Thank you for worrying about me.
We are hearing that Riot guard is attacking civilian buildings who have active "Allaho Akbar" and "Down with Dictator" night and brk prprtis
Extensive Iran coverage on CNN tonight.
D-Day+6:Still no text messaging, Internet bandwidth is OK now but 1000s of websites r blocked. 15 death across country.
TWEETS @ 'Daily Dish'
good luck with the mourning rally today. saw a video of ppl sittin down once they see basij. that works?
Today's Tehran protest will be silent/vigil style, protestors wearing black
Translation, Protest Slogan: Democracy is our right, we despise violence.
It is now after 10 AM in Iran. Fewer people going to work today than the past few days.
Payetakht (Capitol) building in Mirdamad, centre for computers and electronics said to be watched and some shops in ruins.
At least 15 deaths confirmed by state television. Tensions Sign-woman running high. Fear tactics used widely across Tehran and Iran.
Reliable Source: Families of those murdered by Basij militia are under pressure and being prevented from contacting media
according to hospital doctors in Iran the attacks on civilians are from the chest up. they are taking and burrying the bodies b4 family sees
female med student says that they would not let the injured tell the docs their name. she had 13 yr old boy die and disappear unknown name
I want more than just a new president, I want an end to this brutal regime.
Remember that Mousavi/Karroubi is not our Ideals, we just voted for Change.
less than 3 hours until exam, Shayan said we should give it a try. I'm going to sleep a little.
I will be out with my friends on Friday, and if we are attacked, we will defend with deadly force.
perception among ahmadinejad supporters is that he has been taken for a ride by rafsanjani and co.
it is said that people should wear black and gather in mosques. However, i'm still waiting for confirmed news.
Landlines are rumoured to be closely monitored, especially for Green-dude international calls. Just got off the phone with relatives.
The police are still scanning for satellites. They just drove by.
My internet is back... with 10s of 1000s of blocked sites... but the packets can leave and reach our machine, which is enough.
I need proxies for iran. Will you follow me for DM?
I can help you bypass the governments blocks, I'll post a local email in a moment.
translations of torture flyers coming out: http://bit.ly/3PFozy
New Worst Offender @Persian_Guy sending false RTs from reputable users and misinformation. Ignore.
excellent idea to map #IranElection vids and pics on Google Earth. Plz start facebook movement w/ guide and use Iranian expatriates.
I'm alright, friend. I was just sleeping. Thank you for worrying about me.
We are hearing that Riot guard is attacking civilian buildings who have active "Allaho Akbar" and "Down with Dictator" night and brk prprtis
Extensive Iran coverage on CNN tonight.
D-Day+6:Still no text messaging, Internet bandwidth is OK now but 1000s of websites r blocked. 15 death across country.
TWEETS @ 'Daily Dish'
Music in the World of Islam - 1: The Human Voice
"...In 1976, 'Music In the World Of Islam' is released, a 6-LP box set of recordings by Jean Jenkins and Poul Rovsing Olsen. Jean Jenkins, Appalachian banjo player, ethnomusicologist, and curator at the Horniman Museum, London, wrote this in her sleeve note: "The human voice is the foundation of all music within the Islamic world. Indeed, in some areas it is the only type of music which exists." Her recording of "Abu Zeluf", sung by Dunya Yunis, a girl from a northern mountain village in Lebanon, is sampled for two tracks on Eno & Byrne's 'My Life In the Bush of Ghosts'..."(David Toop - from 'My Life In The Bush of Ghosts' site here.)
Review of the complete series of recordings from 'The Wire' here.
Tracklisting:
1. Recitation Of Verses Of The Qu'ran (Al-Ateuf, near Ghardala, Algeria)
2. Dhikr (A Sufi Ceremony: Fayoum Oasis, Egypt)
3. Houri (Secular Vocal Musci: Sandandaj, Kurdistan, Iran)
4. Bedouin Wedding Songs (South of Wadi Musa, Jordan)
5. Ghazal, Or Love Song (Tarif, Abu Dahbi)
6. Gurdum Gurdum (Love Song: Daulatabad, North Of Balkh Afghanistan)
7. Song At The Feast After Ramadan (Near Nagfa, Eritrea, Ethiopia)
8. Haddadi (Muharraq, Bahrain)
9. Kavali (A Devotional Song: Hyderabad, Deccan, India)
10. Abu Zeluf (Beirut, Lebanon)
11. Leader / Chorus Song (Jijiga, Harar Province, Ethiopia)
12. Radha / Ga's (Bedouin Song, Sharjah, UAE; Ga's - Fayoum, Egypt)
13. Love Song (Aqcha, Afghanistan)
14. Tahlil (Baghdad, Iraq)
2. Dhikr (A Sufi Ceremony: Fayoum Oasis, Egypt)
3. Houri (Secular Vocal Musci: Sandandaj, Kurdistan, Iran)
4. Bedouin Wedding Songs (South of Wadi Musa, Jordan)
5. Ghazal, Or Love Song (Tarif, Abu Dahbi)
6. Gurdum Gurdum (Love Song: Daulatabad, North Of Balkh Afghanistan)
7. Song At The Feast After Ramadan (Near Nagfa, Eritrea, Ethiopia)
8. Haddadi (Muharraq, Bahrain)
9. Kavali (A Devotional Song: Hyderabad, Deccan, India)
10. Abu Zeluf (Beirut, Lebanon)
11. Leader / Chorus Song (Jijiga, Harar Province, Ethiopia)
12. Radha / Ga's (Bedouin Song, Sharjah, UAE; Ga's - Fayoum, Egypt)
13. Love Song (Aqcha, Afghanistan)
14. Tahlil (Baghdad, Iraq)
Reposted from my other blog here.
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No. 1 in downtown Tehran as we speak, though hopefully NOT with a bullet!
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