Tweeter reporting some heavy shit going down in Tehran right now

[MrScorpio]

http://twitter.com/persiankiwi

# we have no satellite tv, internet is blocked to most sites, no texting at al and very limited mobile phone cover. #Iranelection1 minute ago from web

# tehran is like war zone. it is unbelievable. i have not seen this for 30 years. fires everywhere. shooting, people shouting. #Iranelection2 minutes ago from web

# unconfirmed but I am hearing that many killed in tehran uni this evening. #Iranelection5 minutes ago from web

# i am hearing that tehran uni has been raided. #Iranelection8 minutes ago from web

# tomorrow we will march. it will biggest march in history of the world. 10 million will march tomorrow. #Iranelection11 minutes ago from web

# it is crazy in the streets. people running up my street. motorbikes chasing them. #Iranelection12 minutes ago from web

# just managed to get new dialup codes for internet from a friend. #Iranelection14 minutes ago from web

# cannot go out at all. militia everywhere on motorbikes. #Iranelection15 minutes ago from web

# I am going to go and see what is happening for myself. cannot sithere any longer. need to act. #Iranelection26 minutes ago from web

# apparently at least one dead in sadatabad tonight. several demonstrators shot/missing. #Iranelection27 minutes ago from web

# I am in north tehran now. people still on rooftops. risky, but I need to go out to get internet credit. #Iranelection28 minutes ago from web

# I am runningout of credit. I am going to go out to get a new dialup credit from a neighbour. #Iranelection29 minutes ago from web

# i think the mobile phone network is just overburdened. managed toi get line out. the city roads are still full of cars. #Iranelection30 minutes ago from web

# I am hearing that Tehran Uni has been raided by Baseej. Have not been able to make a call since being told. #Iranelection36 minutes ago from web

# fires buring. heard some gunshots about 10 mins ago. sounded like coming from north east tehran where fires are. #Iranelection41 minutes ago from web

# very bad internet connection. keeps outing, am on dialup, running out of credit. #Iranelection42 minutes ago from web

# gov has refused permission for pro-moussave march tomorrow. #Iranelectionabout 1 hour ago from web

# unconfirmed but have heard that the demo tomorrow may be held at khomeinis grave instead of valliasr ave. gov threats to stop. #Iranelectionabout 1 hour ago from web

# am being told that there is rioting in several parts of city now. trying to get details. #Iranelectionabout 1 hour ago from web

# managed to get call out onmy mobile. spoke for 2 mins then cut off. cannot reconnect. #Iranelectionabout 1 hour ago from web

[stevedeshazer]

1. Amazing stuff.

History being made.

[snot]

25. Some possibly useful things to focus on:

counting or if possible photo'ing dead bodies and recording where found.

intelligently sharing/distributing tech resources so as to conserve them and keep them going as long as possible.

I'm sure there are other ideas -- pls help!

[ccharles000]

2. k/r

[Selatius]

3. It sounds like France 1968 when the police made the fatal mistake of marching on the Sorbonne.

When police occupied and shut down the Sorbonne, it simply provoked the student unions to even greater action and sparked sympathy strikes by workers in the surrounding areas, which eventually spread into the countryside where the factories and large workshops were also located. The French government, fearing that they could be overthrown, drew up plans to call out the military in case the rebellion was not contained.

[Billy Burnett]

9. Sounds like Miami after the feds rescued Elian Gonzales. n/t

[tocqueville]

12. apples and oranges

at that time France had a huge commie party and very organized unions

they seized the opportunity of the clashes to ask for reforms, better wages etc...

they got what they wanted and went back to work (Pompidou knew it would defuse the whole thing).

the unions told the students : fuck you now, go back to your summer vacations. Besides the stalinistic PCF never liked anarchists.

there was no risk for "armed rebellion", only a little fear mongering from De Gaulle who scrambled with empty military trucks on the country side.

And the commies never won any elections.

Today the communist party and the anarchists have 6-10% of the vote. And considered by the majority as part of the national folklore and a pain in the butt.

France at that time was a democracy with a generation problem. It was the Vietnam war era.

Iran is a bloody religious dictatorship, a terror regime.
If they want to execute 1000 students to show an example, they'll do it.

it's not comparable

[qwertyMike]

28. 1968 - what a year

Paris, Berkely, Prague, Belfast (Yes folks it did start as a civil rights movement for the Catholic minority).

[11 Bravo]

36. Let's not forget Chicago.

[Xithras]

39. Could be France 1968. Could be Tiananmen 1989. No way to predict.

If the Religious Police finally got involved and are cracking down, this could be France. If the Supreme Council saw the protests as a threat to their power and called in the army, this is probably Tiananmen.

[MrScorpio]

4. A retweet from Neil Gaiman

http://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/2170428506

RT @MitchBenn and this: EVERYBODY re-tweet: RT @scottycline: New proxy server is up 4any protesters who need it. IP is 69.92.182.124 port is 210010 minutes ago from twidroid

[AnnieBW]

18. Good for him!

I didn't realize that he was that technically inclined. Either that or he's passing messages along via Twitter.

[tocqueville]

5. crackdown...

RT @ErfanH Confirmed official news: 170 ppl have been arrested in last 24 hours #iranelection

it's always the same story, innocents will be beaten, tortured, killed

because they are so naive...

[Selatius]

7. If the regime in Tehran adopts China's approach, likely there could be hundreds of students dead. nt

[BlooInBloo]

6. That seems to be one of the better tweeters I've seen.

[MrScorpio]

8. Retweet

http://twitter.com/persiankiwi

RT: @persiankiwi i am hearing that students beaten severly at tehran uni tonight. am speaking with someone on the scene now on mobile. #Iranelection1 minute ago from web

[MrScorpio]

10. Students being killed

RT: students being killed in tehran uni dorm in amirabad right now. this must stop, ahmadinejad must stop. #Iranelection

[pa28]

27. Pictures claimed to be from Tehran U dorm attack.

http://entesabat88.persianblog.ir/post/2/

[rollin74]

11. update

# apparently there is running battles in tehran uni right now. i can hear shooting on the phone line. #Iranelection5 minutes ago from web

[rainbow4321]

13. Looks like protesters are still marching into the night

Chanting "Death to Dictator"

http://iranelection.posterous.com/vid-people-marching-down-shahrara-tehran-deat


Thanks for that twitter link...I saw some others writing the same thing. Tehran Uni raided by soldiers/cops at like 3 am.. students being beaten, rubber bullets being fired.

http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23iranelection

Other entries are saying that the police (or whatever they are) are now blocking hospitals' doors, not allowing the injured in to be seen.


http://iran.twazzup.com/

[girl gone mad]

14. I don't know if this is reliable.

I spoke with a trustworthy friend in Tehran earlier today and he was telling me the protests are minor, it's expected to be business as normal by tomorrow.

[OKNancy]

15. I don't know.. I started thinking that with the last few

this person has posted.. ( http://twitter.com/persiankiwi )

I guess we will find out eventually

[rainbow4321]

17. Here is a blog with video of Iranians yelling on their rooftops

Chanting "God is Great". Throughout the day there have been blogs and tweets organizing the city wide rooftop chant (at 9 pm Iranian time). They did it this way so if the riot police came they could disappear into their houses.
Scroll down to the 5:47 pm update:

http://niacblog.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/election-unrest-day-two/

[OKNancy]

19. thanks.. I already saw it

[supernova]

16. Still More...

This person is texting like crazy....


persiankiwi
moussavi demo at 4pm this afternoon in 19 cities announced. expect millions. #Iranelection
2 minutes ago from web

this will not stop. #Iranelection
4 minutes ago from web

4am and people still on streets and rooftops shouting 'death to the dictator'. #Iranelection
5 minutes ago from web


students being killed in tehran uni dorm in amirabad right now. this must stop, ahmadinejad must stop. #Iranelection

[Odin2005]

20. This isn't gonna be pretty.

:cry:

[troubledamerican]

21. Repeat After Me: It... Can't ... Happen ... Here

We have nothing to learn.

[sarcasmo]

22. Time to check Reuters, our news won't report shit.

[PatrynXX]

40. which is probably why

the digital transition didn't affect me much. and even cable is silly, primarily repeats the same stuff on the hour. sure they try to fake it with i reporters, but the real stuff is online. or people with cell phones and video. (never had the net during high school, but 7 months after, then I got online. (1995) 14 1/2 years later it beats the cable news hands down. and besides... people can type. :) and read

[rainbow4321]

23. Student in one of the dorms under attack is twittering...

This is sooo sad... I've been reading what he's been reporting throughout the day..and now the Iranian cops have raided his dorm. :-(

http://twitter.com/Change_for_Iran

all university's own security and personnel already evacuated by police, there are only us students in here right now

we have now some students with urgent need of medical attention I'm calling out to all ppl who can come here don't leave us #iranelection
half a minute ago from web

[MrScorpio]

24. Another Retweet

RT @persiankiwi have no more news from uni dorm. i must go to pray now. today we will need god. #Iranelection

[snot]

26. Again,

trying to think of ideas that might actually help:

counting or if possible photo'ing dead bodies and recording where found.

intelligently sharing/distributing tech resources so as to conserve them and keep them going as long as possible.

I'm sure there are other ideas -- pls help!

[alfredo]

29. from IranRiggedElect

IranRiggedElect
what can we do?? :(((
about 2 hours ago from web
sources from Tehran: ppl are killed, ppl are in blood, tehran is hell. #iranelection #cnnfail
about 2 hours ago from web
Setting up the stage for Khatami? Trying to accuse him of meeting with an American group #iranelection #cnnfail
about 2 hours ago from web
RT @Change_for_Iranthey used some kind of riot control gun in their last attack, never seen it before #iranelection
about 2 hours ago from web
confirmed: cellphone network down again. student dorms raided, students attacked and injured (s: news.gooya.com) #iranelection #cnnfail
about 3 hours ago from web
"Iran Election protests in Paris- 14 June 2009" http://bit.ly/AoqCf
about 3 hours ago from web
#iranelection please sign the petition and forward it to others http://tiny.cc/dFbTH
about 3 hours ago from web
Video: Civil Unrest Continues After Election In Iran http://bit.ly/fcuML #iranelection #cnnfail
about 3 hours ago from web
UnConf: It's said that one student is in a critical condition due to bullet injuries to head and neck
about 3 hours ago from web
Conf:more than 15 students severly injured in attack to Tehran University dorm http://news.gooya.com/polit...
about 3 hours ago from web
peaceful protest in toronto, jian ghomeshi (well-known iranian-canadian tv/radio broadcaster speaking) http://bit.ly/TORz4 #iranelection
about 3 hours ago from web
HOW TO: Track Iran Election with Twitter and Social Media http://bit.ly/2BoqU #iranelection #cnnfail
about 3 hours ago from web
sources: new tactic by the militia: graffiti on tehran streets "Mousavi is a coward and a liar" #iranelection
about 3 hours ago from web
EU Presidency concerned about alledged irregularities & post-electional violence http://www.eu2009.cz/en/
about 3 hours ago from web
Jafar Panahi <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm...> famous iranian director:disappointed and shocked, election totally rigged #iranelection
about 3 hours ago from web
sources: "tear gas in the dorm. It's un-uniformed police and riot guards. at least 100 students arrested." #iranelection
about 3 hours ago from web
sources: "pepper gas in the dorm. They shoot students with air guns & break windows." #iranelection
about 3 hours ago from web
"Ahmadinejad is NOT my President" a clip made and uploaded on youtube: http://bit.ly/Wx9IX
about 3 hours ago from web
various sources from iran: guards have entered Tehran Univ dorm. #iranelection
about 4 hours ago from web
CNN's voting results 6:30pmET: 93%(116,941 votes) DO NOT think Iran's election was conducted fairly #iranelection
about 4 hours ago from web

[chill_wind]

30. Here's a site with news, pics, twitter (Payvand). Since tehranbureau.com is down

I'm just poking around on various blogroll links.

http://www.payvand.com/

Disclaimer-- I in no way pretend to vouch for any of the content of this site. Just passing along a link, mainly for the twitter and pics.

[alfredo]

31. List of Iranian Twitters and a video at link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5850721&mesg_id=5850721

[myrna minx]

41. Thank you for that thread. n/t

[alfredo]

42. It's been a real education.

[1]

32. seriously? twitter is the source for this news? why not pick a random thread on du?

[tavalon]

34. Are you being snarky?

These are people on the ground, trying to get through the night and still be alive for a huge protest tomorrow. As always, eyewitness reports can be colored with personal point of view, but it still riveting stuff and a hell of a lot more than we're getting from the msm flunkies.

[Papa Boule]

37. Most American MSM closed their international bureaus years ago.

If you're waiting for authoritative reporting from them, you'll be waiting a long time. They don't have the resources they used to have. There is little or no on-scene reporting other than citizens themselves on the ground there, who are using Twitter, live blogging, cell phone video, text messaging and stuff.

And yes, the Twitter and liveblogging stuff has to be filtered, but much of it is first hand, eyewitness information. And indisputable video and pictures. More reliable and real than the canned sterile (and in large part, unaware) news releases from the usual media authorities.

It's a new age. The MSM is playing catchup. And trying to look dignified and authoritative and face saving while everything zooms past them.

[northernlights]

38. seriously. everything else is shut down.

Maybe you're too young to recall what happens when dictators crack down. First thing they do is shut down communications. All of them, if at all possible. They started shutting down communications before any votes were counted. And then they take control of all official news media. That's why msm coverage has been so spotty and thin. Some have been thrown out of the country, others had their equipment confiscated, and others confined to hotels.

Apparently twitter is the only thing they can't keep down. The people keep finding workarounds. They've used twitter to organize protests, twitter to contact each other for help, and twitter to let friends and family on the outside get a glimpse inside.

[slay]

33. Wow. Some pretty scary info - especially bout the university (link to pics)

if true. Pretty wild to be able to get real time updates like that - sounds bad there. thanks for posting this.

*on edit: looks like the university has been fucked up indeed (i can not vouch for this site but it seems legit to me - no virus warnings or anything - here are the pics: http://25khordad.wordpress.com/

[Danascot]

35. HuffPo has live blogging of events in Iran

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/13/iran-demonstrations-viole_n_215189.html