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Quote for 2011

eldercato — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:45:07 +0000

People will always remember 2011 as the year the world reformed. Perhaps this will be the start of a new age, the Age of Innovation#Egypt

History Repeats Itself with Egypt

eldercato — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:47:18 +0000

It seems that history is repeating itself with the ongoing uprisings in Egypt. Many of us who remember the events of the stolen Iranian election are experiencing a sense of dejavu as reports of police beating and even killing protesters are reaching social networks. Also similar to the Iranian crisis is the blocking of many internet sites such as Facebook, Google, and Twitter. It remains to be seen what the results of these protests are: will they result in regime change like in Tunisia, or will they ultimately fail like those in Iran?

Check back for more information as it comes in.

Police Firing on Basij? – Basij Tageting Women – Enghelab Square

eldercato — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:48:58 +0000

There are unconfirmed reports that in areas of Tehran police began firing on Basij militia. Currently these claims cannot be confirmed.

There are also reports that women have become the main target of the Basij. Women have taken a large part in the protests following the June 12th election, which opposition figures and protesters are calling illegitimate.

There are also reports of increased violence around Enghelab Square, as well as many other places.

Michael Jackson Memorial to ‘flood internet’

eldercato — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:49:46 +0000

Many people are speculating that Michael Jackson’s memorial at the Staples Center will ‘flood’ the internet with the heaviest traffic ever seen in the history of the internet. The day Jackson died many sites, including Google and Jackson’s official site, became slow and sometimes unresponsive. Other sites had to be taken offline because of the overwhelming amount of traffic. It remains to be seen whether this will occur today as millions tune in both on TV and online to see Michael Jackson one last time.

The link for CNN Live, where the memorial will be aired live, is here: http://www.cnn.com/video/fb/facebook.html?stream=stream1

Riots in Urumqi, 156 Dead, Hundreds More Injured, and Thousands Arrested

eldercato — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Yesterday’s riots in the city of Urumqi, located in China’s western Xinjiang province, have left at least 156 people dead and over 800 people injured. Xinhua (Chinese State Media) claims there have been over 1434 arrests.

Xinhua further reports the government said: “An initial investigation showed the violence was masterminded by the separatist World Uighur Congress led by Rebiya Kadeer.” Kadeer is considered the Uigher leader and lives in exile in the United States.

Many in Xinjiang have long campaigned to gain independence from China, which is made up of prominently Han Chinese, while Xinjiang is primarily Uigher Muslims.

The CNN article on the topic is here:http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/06/china.uyghur.protest/index.html

Prisoners Beat, Tortured, and Raped in Iran – At Least 11 Killed Tuesday

eldercato — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:45:44 +0000

There are reports from Iran that people in Iranian prisons, such as the notorious Evin prison, were beat, tortured, and even raped. Medical examinations of people released have proven all three of these claims. This report comes as the government cracks down on dissidents throughout all of Iran.

The Guardian article on this is here: http://bit.ly/15pnac

There are also reports that at least 11 people were killed Tuesday 30 June 2009.

It may well be that in the future the officials of the current regime will be tried at the hague for crimes against humanity.

British Embassy Staff Kidnapped – CONFIRMED

eldercato — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:30:19 +0000

It has been confirmed that 8 British Embassy staffers were arrested in Iran fortheir “role in the unrest” (CNN). This comes amid reports that Iran has arrested many foreign nationals, though at this time it is unknown which countries said people were from.

Dramatic Interview with Woman who saw ‘a massacre’

eldercato — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:48:01 +0000

This is one of the most dramatic portrayals of ‘massacres’ in Tehran. This is from 24 June 2009:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEtVRgZ3Szw&feature=player_embedded

CNN aired this today 24 June 2009

Color Coded MAP of Embassies in Iran Helping Injured

eldercato — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:31:35 +0000

This is a link to a map that provides the location of every embassy in Tehran:http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=116894734857323306892.00046ccb858387ddf2a3d

This is a link to a text file of the embassies and whether or not they take injured: http://bit.ly/2rYIbt

The map and text file are color coded. Below is the description:

Best info we have – please update if you know more. GREEN: OPEN (embassy statement open)

YELLOW: no statement, indication yes RED: NO HELP (embassy can’t help injured)

BLUE: UNKNOWN

Assume Basij are blocking all embassies and use CAUTION. Also many Embassies deny that they are helping injured or even are able to do so. Hard to get straight facts. Furthermore most embassies won’t have sophisticated medical equipment on site. In case of life threathening injury please go to the nearest hospital. In addition latest info suggests embassy staffs are being expelled from country soon. check too with http://eldercato.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/list-and-status-of-injured-accepting-embassies-in-tehran/ Please help in further enhancing this map by checking the information and by providing additional information (other Embassies, capacity of Embassies …)

Again the link is:http://bit.ly/AXKb0

Please pass this on. Spread it on your blog or website. Claim it as your own, we really don’t care. It just needs to be out there. Tweet this until you can’t Tweet anymore. JUST GET IT OUT THERE!

Mousavi Under House Arrest

eldercato — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:59:30 +0000

There are reports that Mousavi is under house arrest, though some sources don’t use the phrase ‘house arrest’, but rather say he is ‘under 24 hour guard.’ Either way he is cut off from all his supporters. The government likely thinks that this will result in the protesters becoming less organized and that they will lose heart without their ‘leader.’