Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Iranian Uprising Update Day 12 : The Government 's Bloody Brutal Crackdown is in full force upon the People. And the People are resisting.


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Important New Videos below show Military Presence in Crackdown Scroll Down in Update to 1 PM
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First I need to say that there are many that are Liveblogging and following this situation closely at this point. Huffington Post is still liveblogging it, and so is the NYT.....so do check with them during the day. I am continuing to Blog the Human Condition not the politics of this situation. People there are still going to great parallel,risking their lives to get video and photos and text messages out, and I feel compelled to make sure they are Heard and their Truth Known, this is their story and it must be shared.....(I hope that my readers understand Why I am covering this situation, I spend part of the day digging at Twitter and forwarding the videos and photos and texts, and then I update the blog). President Obama is correct at this point the world is Bearing Witness...

Sadly as the Crackdown toughens there it has been harder and harder to get more information. Cellphone and Internet is sporadic and people have to keep moving about to get messages out, most of the video that is coming is cellphone video and Twitter ( text) messages are telling the Increased Lockdown they are experiencing. During the day, more areas are seeing troops on the ground in different areas of Tehran and neighborhoods. And a Military Basijji HQ has been set up at the Sports Stadium. The people there are resisting and are beyond brave in many of the videos I link to....They are seen yelling when the Bassji swarm or attack people on the street, they chant and yell at their motorcycle units that swarm through the city. And yesterday there was footage of more Enforcement Presence, the military ? or police on the streets.( posted yesterday).
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Do scroll down and see President Obama's Statement on Iran from yesterday's Press Conference.
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IRANIAN FIRST AID
Because the People can no longer safely take the wounded or injured to the Hospitals because the people get arrested there, they are having to provide high level First Aid on the street and in their homes.First off over on Twitter, people have been posting First Aid links for the Iranians of , So I made a Site that has ALL the information in one place. Here is what is on the site:::: First Aid in Farsi, Tear Gas Care, Gunshot wounds, Updated Embassy Maps and WHO is accepting wounded,Head Injuries, Eye Injuries, How to Make a Street First Aid Kit, CPR, How to make a Tourniquet etc. Check it out and do Share on Twitter. ( tell them to click the link twice, Blogger is acting up- but it does work). Thank you.
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This is what was updated last Night at end of Day 11th::
I stand corrected about How Many Reporters, Photographers and Journalists and yes, Bloggers have been arrested it is Now 34 according to Reporters without Borders
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7 PM update:::
It turns out above I asked about the clerics joining the Protests, It turns our that CNN did indeed do a story about it.
11PM:::
Tehran Bureau Update for tonight..people there are tense..scared...worried.....and on the twitter it has been very quiet.....too quiet. Today there were orders that came out that they are no longer to go to the roofs...well, I don 't think they can stop them ...millions of them calling to God...
Please do see the Video Posted below that shows what Home Invasions are like at night, and shows the sheer terror they are wreaking on neighborhoods during the night.
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This LIFE photographer missing as of June22...
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During the Night:::
Human Rights Watch of list of people detained, or killed. ( updated, and as current as they can be. I am not sure that this list has all the Journalists, Bloggers, that the Reporters without Borders had listed. And I also wonder if Students are on this list. I am also very concerned that the Sports Stadium in the video is not just being used as a Basiji Headquarters for the Military action against the people, but that perhaps arrested students and protesters are being held there. It is something someone should try to check with Google earth satellite imagery. The Salon post below details an account by a 17 year old who says he was moved from place to place, and when I read that account I could help but think of the Black Vans in the Sports stadium Videos. It is also to be noted that there are 475 arrested according to multiple sources, all the way from June 13th, and we don't know where all of them are being held. Some are and were held at Evin Prison.
Shirouldi Sports Center being turned into a Para Military/Basjii HQ Filmed 6.22.09:
This Stadium is where the Black Vans arrived on Monday.
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First Some Footage from BBC Persia showing the people protesting using their cars from June 22nd, this really shows that the people are resisting and strong....and creative.
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WARNING: graphic photos and horrendous story from Salon: This is the story of 17 yr old boy arrested a week ago, tortured and moved place to place because it was assumed he was a protester. He also describes that some of the "police" that were holding him did not speak Farsi.
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More Basiji Thuggery filmed and explained on BBC Persia. Graphic Footage- warning.
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This came across Twitter as "Basiji Paycheck". Photos of the thugs getting paid ??? please do see how many they are .....
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WARNING GRAPHIC VIDEO
Daytime Street Scene in Tehran...And Basiji and Plain Clothes Gangs swarming the street, randomly beating and grabbing people. And yet it is inspiring the way people are yelling back. One man seems to be the main target, and they beat him until he is limp and then they scoop him off and cart him away , while they do, as they reach the edge of the frame you hear a gunshot.Again filmed with cellphone from up above looking down.
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9AM Update:::::
Roger Cohens latest post NYT, remember that Roger is still there, and for how much longer he will be there is not known.
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Fareed Zakaria's Newsweek article....
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According to the Independent, it appears that Mousavi is under "24 House Guard".
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Tehran Bureau has this post that really gives an inside view.
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One Iranian Photojournalist's story
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Stories from Within sent via emails to BBC....
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Amazing photos from an inside look...showing the angst...
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New Post up at 538.com about the situation.
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11:30 AM off to Twitter, it is Night in Iran...after 9 PM....people will be going to their roofs soon to implore and cry to God....Even though that is outlawed now to.
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1:30 PM Update do read Persian Kiwi's Twitter in Comments from Last Few Hours before dark- absolutely horrendous and worrisome...I send her and all them prayers,....many...

WARNING MORE DISTURBING VIDEOS FROM TODAYThis Video was just post only 300 views, twittered put up in Youtube today 6.24.09, Military Presence HUGE, and More Violence, and It must be from yesterday with cellphone.

Very Close Up Footage of Violent Street Fight,very very Intense video, turn sound down...
and take a very deep breath if you are going to watch this one, it shows a very very intense street fight,
so intense and bloody that I can not embed here, But it is worth looking at even the first 10 seconds as it shows
middle age educated working class people fighting back. Then there is a very bloody scene of someone
very wounded trying to be moved- it is heartbeaking....and WHY I posted the First AID Site above...The man does die in the video, and it is much more graphic than even Neda's video, and yet I will never know his name. He too died with his eyes wide open.
Here is the Video I apologize but it must be seen knowing
a week ago these people were protesting a week ago .....
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Reports from Within via Twitter updated in Comments
Dear Readers, I do apologize for the typos and errors....I am only one person...
Namaste...prayers to Iran.....maybe we all need to go to the roof....

11 comments:

enigma4ever said...

1 PM update from Persian Kiwi:::: 10 PM there
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Allah - you are the creator of all and all must return to you - Allah Akbar - #Iranelection Sea of Green
about 1 hour ago from web
thank you ppls 4 supporting Sea of Green - pls remember always our martyrs - Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar #Iranelection
about 1 hour ago from web
we must go - dont know when we can get internet - they take 1 of us, they will torture and get names - now we must move fast - #Iranelection
about 1 hour ago from web
Everybody is under arrest & cant move - Mousavi - Karroubi even rumour Khatami is in house guard - #Iranelection -
about 2 hours ago from web
they pull away the dead into trucks - like factory - no human can do this - we beg Allah for save us - #Iranelection
about 2 hours ago from web
Lalezar Sq is same as Baharestan - unbelevable - ppls murdered everywhere - #Iranelection
about 2 hours ago from web
they catch ppl with mobile - so many killed today - so many injured - Allah Akbar - they take one of us - #Iranelection
about 2 hours ago from web
in Baharestan we saw militia with axe choping ppl like meat - blood everywhere - like butcher - Allah Akbar - #Iranelection RT RT RT
about 2 hours ago from web
reports of street fighting in Vanak Sq, Tajrish sq, Azadi Sq - now - #Iranelection - Sea of Green - Allah Akbar
about 2 hours ago from web
rumour they are tracking high use of phone lines to find internet users - must move from here now - #Iranelection
about 2 hours ago from web
phone line was cut and we lost internet - #Iranelection - getting more difficult to log into net - #Iranelection

enigma4ever said...

more from another With In::::

RT: @BreakingNews: Iran state media: Tehran mayor Qalibaf has asked officials to legalize rallies
40 minutes ago from TwitterFox
RT: @IranElection09:confirmed:today was one of the bloodiest days,basij were RUTHLESS & just beat or killed anything in sight #iranelection
44 minutes ago from TwitterFox
Baharestan Sq. in Tehran tomorrow at 4pm #IranElection (via @mousavi1388) #iranelection RT
about 15 hours ago from TwitterFox
RT: @mhrshd: bbc persian confirms: all staff in kalame sabz newspaper (mousavi's) were arrested last night #iranelection
about 22 hours ago from TwitterFox

enigma4ever said...

2 PM whopamush

Clashes at Sadeghie SQ continuing for more than 5 hrs. #iranelection
3 minutes ago from web
khamenai = the new hitler ...... iranian rev guards= ss ... where is the UN?
4 minutes ago from web
UPDATE - Violence flares again in Tehran - CNN - http://www.cnn.com/2009/WOR... - on www.BestNews.com - RT
6 minutes ago from web
THIS IS GENOCIDE
7 minutes ago from web
The torture of a 17-year-old in Iran from his words. http://tinyurl.com/kmtaab #iranelection #gr88 #neda

enigma4ever said...

2 PM::::
Mora J:::

RT They send emails using addresses of detained journalists & political/HR activists 2 their colleagues. B careful #iranelection #neda
less than 5 seconds ago from TweetDeck
RT The Guardian reports that Neda Soltan's family has been forced out of their home http://bit.ly/14XHhn #IranElection http://bit.ly/1aS ...
3 minutes ago from TweetDeck
RT RT: The clubs have chemicals on them, important to wear strong protective outer gear like leather #iranelection .. http://bit.ly/TRbL ...
3 minutes ago from TweetDeck
RT: RT Ardeshir Amir Arjman, who is in charge of Mousavi campain's legal matters is arrested. #iranelection #neda
4 minutes ago from TweetDeck
RT Ad: New Openning of new Goebbels centre for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, called Seda va Sima of Islamic Rep. #Neda #iraanElection

enigma4ever said...

4 PM
from twitter::::

[5 of 5] To date the Iranian Red Crescent has not requested any assistance from the American Red Cross #iranelection
1 minute ago from web
[4 of 5] When a disaster is more than one natl society can handle they can request assist from other societies in network #iranelection
2 minutes ago from web
[3 of 5] The Red Cross network = 186 Red Cross and Red Crescent societies (like American Red Cross) #iranelection
2 minutes ago from web
[2 of 5] We stand ready 2 rcv requests 4 financial support, supplies, tech assist by our sister society, Iranian Red Crescent #iranelection
3 minutes ago from web
[1 of 5] Many of you have asked about Red Cross response in #iranelection.
3 minutes ago from web

enigma4ever said...

4:30 PM Twitter update:::

from Tehran Bureau::::

Greek Journalist being held::::

Efforts to secure his release are being managed by the Greek Foreign MInistry, and the Greek embassy in Tehran.
half a minute ago from web
is a long time Iran-hand, Farsi-speaker, and Iran-lover, who spent 2 years at Tehran University.
less than a minute ago from web
The arrest seems particularly perverse since Iason, on assignment for the Washington Times and GlobalPost,
less than a minute ago from web
We'll get more about him up as soon as possible. In a nutshell: Iason Athanasiadis is a Greek journalist based in Istanbul.
2 minutes ago from web
My dear friend Iason Athanasiadis, a Greek journalist based in Istanbul, is being held by the Iranian authorities.

enigma4ever said...

4 :30 PM....twitter...
new info::

rony_s RT There is a Basij station in Iran-Zamin ave. where most biker units are organized. #iranelection #gr88 #neda plz RT
less than 10 seconds ago from web

abas818 Basijs are ruthless, have no mercy. Everyone is beaten to death. Tehran is bleeding #Iran #IranElection #Tehran #Mousavi #neda #GR88 #Basij
less than 10 seconds ago from web

twistedpuppet Rt from Iran: All shops and Passages are closed at Baharestan SQ, Gunshot being heard from Jomhori St #iranelection #tehran #iranians #neda
less than 10 seconds ago from web

enigma4ever said...

from the twitter @6PM:::::



SLSiriRT Mohammad Mehdi Zaboli, Hamshahri-Javan photographer who was arrested in hospital is now in Evin. #iranelection
half a minute ago from web

iranbaanAfter repeated visits by Zaboli's family to Evin & Revolutionary court they've been told he's in Evin. #iranelection
less than a minute ago from web

iranbaanMohammad Mehdi Zaboli, Hamshahri-Javan photographer who was arrested in hospital is now in Evin. #iranelection
1 minute ago from web

enigma4ever said...

6 :15 PM

more from twitter, add NEW site of violence, Lalezzar SQ,

RT @anon: Today in Baharestan not only tear gas was used, they also severely attacked people with batons & cables. #iranelection
less than 10 seconds ago from TweetDeck
RT @anon:we mst go - dont know whn we cn get internt -they take 1 of us, they will torture & get names - now we mst mve fast - #Iranelection
less than 20 seconds ago from TweetDeck
RT @anon: they pull away the dead into trucks - like factory - no human can do this - we beg Allah for save us - #Iranelection
2 minutes ago from TweetDeck
RT @anon: "They started beating everyone [..], throwing them off the bridge," a woman tells CNN after clashes outside Tehran parliament.
2 minutes ago from TweetDeck
RT @anon Lalezar Sq is same as Baharestan - unbelevable - ppls murdered everywhere - #Iranelection
2 minutes ago from TweetDeck

enigma4ever said...

6 :30 PM:::

jimsciuttoABCProtester on Mousavi's absence: 'things have chgd a lot in last few days, we're doing this on our own' #iranelection
less than 20 seconds ago from web

jimsciuttoABCProtester: 'dr's fighting off basij so they can treat the wounded' #iranelection
1 minute ago from web

enigma4ever said...

2 AM.... 6.25.09
Twitter:::

Neday::::

RT قتله عام جوانان بوسیلی جمهوریه اسلامی June 24,09 Baharestan sq In Tehran, Graphic http://bit.ly/tviRgabout 4 hours ago from web
about 1 hour ago from web
RT VIDEO: Coward Basijis on the run shooting back http://bit.ly/fO8PO #iranelection #neda #gr88about 10 hours ago from web
about 1 hour ago from web
Unconfirmed from Rasoul Akram Hospital; All bodies were forcefully removed from hospitals by security police to unknown location
about 1 hour ago from web
Unconfirmed Rasoul Akram Hospital; Staff of Imam Khomeini Hospital reported 38 death cause by gunshots. Some victims 15 and 16 years old
about 1 hour ago from web
Unconfirmed Rasoul Akram Hospital;They did not allow the victims to be removed from the scene and even the people who try to help got shot.
about 1 hour ago from web
According to witnesses suddenly 4 basiji start shooting from the rooftop. They did not allow the victims to be removed from the scene.
about 1 hour ago from web
Unconfirmed Rasoul Akram Hospital;People were passing by a Basij building North of Azadi Square (First Highway Mohammad Ali Jinnah).
about 1 hour ago from web
Unconfirmed Rasoul Akram Hospital;Wounded testimonial and bullet patterns indicated that the shots came from rooftops.
about 1 hour ago from web
Unconfirmed Rasoul Akram Hospital;The pattern suggests wounds were from machinegun fire many have two or more bullets very close pattern.
about 1 hour ago from web
Unconfirmed from Rasoul Akram Hospital;Yesterday 38 people admitted due to gun shot in our hospital's ER.10 killed others injured.
about 1 hour ago from web
در بامداد امروز پلیس امنیتی تمامی جنازه ها را به زور از بیمارستان تحویل گرفته و آنها را با وانت به محل نا معلومی منتقل کرده است .
about 2 hours ago from web
اطلاعاتی که امروز از پزشکان بیمارستان امام خمینی کسب شد این بیمارستان نیز در طی دیشب 38 کشته که با گلوله مستقیم کشته شده بودند منتقل شده
about 2 hours ago from web
بنا به گفته مجروحین تیر اندازی به طور ناگهانی و زمانی آغاز شد که سیل جمعیت در حال عبور از کنار یک پایگاه بسیج در شمال میدان آزادی بود
about 2 hours ago from web
مثلا جوانی 32 ساله از کمر مورد اصابت قرار گرفته بود ولی گلوله از جلو و از قسمت ران خارج شده بود.
about 3 hours ago from web
. شرح حال اخذ شده از مجروحین و نیز الگوی زخمها نشان می داد که تیر اندازی از پشت بام انجام شده است
about 3 hours ago from web
مثال پیر مردی 68 ساله در دو ناحیه کتف چپ و سمت چپ شکم مورد اصابت قرار گرفته بود و یا پسری 18 ساله از ناحیه کف و مچ دست هدف قرار گرفته بود
about 3 hours ago from web
زیرا بسیاری از مجروحین دو یا چند گلوله خورده بودند و محل اصابت گلوله ها نیز بسیار نزدیک به هم بود،
about 3 hours ago from web
. الگوی زخمها حاکی از این بود که مردم به رگبار بسته شده اندا
about 3 hours ago from web