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Twitter is following events on the streets of Tehran were anti-government demonstrators are out in full force – the tweets are coming in fast and furiously. The Guardian is liveblogging the events and so is Street Journalist.
Hopefully today will take the Green Revolution much further.
The 11th of February marks a significant day for Iranians: the 31st anniversary of the revolution thst Marjane Satrapi notes they later called the ‘Islamic Revolution.’ From the look of things, the revolution may enter a new phase tommorrow. This time, perhaps, it will be televised.
Folllow Oxfordgirl’s tweets. She’s following the events closely.
This AP photo, taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows an anti-government female protestor running away from security in a protest, on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover, in Tehran, Iran, yesterday Nov. 4, 2009. Iranian security forces beat anti-government protesters with batons and fired tear gas Wednesday on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover, witnesses and state media reported. The counter-demonstrations were the opposition’s first major show of force on the streets of Tehran since mid-September that coincided with state-sponsored protests against Israel. (AP Photo)
Students protesting at Azad University in Tehran:
This underground Iranian Indie band is seeking asylum in the UK. Since one of their members was arrested, and disappeared, in the crackdown on demonstrations last month, the other members have been in the UK temporarily and seeking approval to stay. This very popular underground group can’t perform in front of an audience in Iran because one of its members is female. Can’t they come here? The music is great:
This video is apparently showing protesters gathered in Baharestan Square in Tehran, outside Iran’s Parliament building, today, the day President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in as president of the country. Hundreds of Iranian police and militiamen were deployed to prevent any further protests:
It’s been 40 days since Neda Agha-Soltan was killed in Tehran. Today thousands (maybe tens of thousands) of protesters took to the streets. This video was shot earlier today. I found it here.
Here’s another one uploaded to the internet later than the one above: Read More…
