Archive for the ‘Khamenei’ Category
Police Firing on Basij? – Basij Tageting Women – Enghelab Square
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.
Prisoners Beat, Tortured, and Raped in Iran – At Least 11 Killed Tuesday
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.
Dramatic Interview with Woman who saw ‘a massacre’
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
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 https://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
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.’
Army Commanders Pledge Loyalty to Rafsanjani
Top army commanders are reported to have pledged loyalty to Rafsanjani. This is unconfirmed, but if true would be a significant development and monumentous blow to the Khamenei ledgovernment.
List of Khamenei/Ahmadinejad Leaders
A list of Khamenei/Ahmadinejad Leaders is emerging and quickly being spread on Twitter by Iranian activists eager for justice. that list is below.
Afshin Kamel, Haj Ali Rezaei, Ali Afsari, Majid Afshardi Amir Ghorbani, Amir Maghouli, Amir Hossein Arich, Mehdi Amiri, Hossein Yabgar, Ilias Dizji, Ebrahim Mahmoodi, Mehdi Ebrahimi, Fereidoon Taghizadeh, Mahmoud Fatehi
Witnesses Report Gunshots in Azadi Square
Some witnesses are reporting gunshots in Azadi Square. This is as yet unconfirmed
Basij Deployed All Over Tehran
The Huffington Post Reports:
8:09 AM ET — Heavy presence of security forces reported. Information is hard to come by right now but multiple reports suggest that security forces are out in droves. From Reuters: “Witnesses said they had seen Basij Islamic militia deploying across Tehran and one resident saw at least three buses full of Basij heading for the capital from the nearby city of Karaj on Saturday, as well as four trucks full of the motorcycles used by Basij militiamen during previous demonstrations.”
Also, from 15 minutes ago: “Iranian riot police were deployed in Tehran blocking off the area where supporters of defeated candidates had planned the rally.”
AP: “Firetrucks took up positions in Revolution Square, the site of the planned gathering, and riot police surrounded Tehran University, the site of recent clashes between protesters and security forces, one witness said.”
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