News Update - December 31, 2009

I want to wish you all a happy new year. May it be a great year, and may those of you in Iran have what you are struggling for very soon. :)

Live-blog: Iran, December 31, 2009

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UK Diminishes Iran Involvement in Iraq Kidnaps

Iran blames PMOI for Mousavi death

Amid crackdown, Iran wages war on 'star students'

Exiled shah's son urges protest against Iran

IRGC around AUT's "Asari" & "Ansar" dorms. Possibility of an attack.

Iran is crippled by conspiracy theories

My Friend Vanished in Iran

New Year's Eve Clashes in Streets of Iran

Tehran Police: Video of police car running over people is fake!

Parliament calls for arrest of Moussavi, two other opposition leaders

Petraeus suspects Moore was held in Iran

Mahathir: US preparing for attack on Iran

Obama 'bearing witness' is crucial to Iran

Ayatollah Javadi-Amoli issues statement critical of gov actions on Ashura (Farsi)

Troops Reportedly Move into Tehran Ahead of Opposition Rally

State Prosecutor Threatens Opposition with Trials

Khamenei May Escape to Russia if Necessary: The Jerusalem PostWhether it is genuine or not, a document detailing

Disappearance of Mousavi and Karoubi Lifts Protest Movement

Iran Opposition Leaders Face Threat of Prosecution

The Iranian Regime Seeking To Smuggle Raw Uranium

Thousands visited the grave of Mousavi's nephew in Behesht Zahra to pay respect today. (Farsi)

Police attacking protesters, arresting many in Valiasr Sq

Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei loves caviar and vulgar jokes, defector claims

Iranian authorities demand halt to protests

Iran's mullahs could fold under new demands for justice

AP Interview: Shah's son wants UN probe in Iran

Video of Attack on Protester Is a Fake, Iranian Police Say

Iran: Students Attacked in Mashhad Open University

UN human rights chief shocked by violence in Iran, urges government to rein in security forces

From Tweets

President Mousavi: I am ready to be martyred just like others, we all have the same blood and we fight for freedom.

- Enghelab st. towards the universities anyone who stops gets beaten. I've also heard south of Tehran is busy.

- VOA caller: Yesterday people were told they would get bags of rice, etc. for attending the pro-coup rally.

- Another VOA caller says in villages money & large cans of vegetable oil etc. were distributed.

- Clashes continue as people are returning from Behesht Zahra cemetery. A few of the wounded are taken to Ebn-e-Sina.

- Masked anti-riot guards & plain cloths are all around Daneshjoo park. They don't allow people to gather.

- There have been clashes at Behesht Zahra. A few of the wounded were taken to Farabi hospital. Police are there.

- Reports: Winding-sheets are being distributed to Basijis to wear in a rally planned for tomorrow (Friday).

- ePersian Radio: New SIM cards not released to people. Mobiles are receiving threats from "telecom's security".

- IRGC riot police are in main squares of Tehran. It is reported a large crowd is in Behesht Zahra cemetery.

- Shahrokh Rahmani hit by police car at Valiasr on Ashura, he was buried yesterday, family told not to talk.

- Sharif UNI student Nafiseh Asghari summoned by Intel on Tuesday, she has not be heard from since.

- Children's rights advocate activist Maryam Zia was arrested this morning.

- Norooz reports heavy presence of anti-riot units at Vanak, Enghelab & Valiasr SQ & all roads leading to them.

- 1/2 Intel Ministry has asked people to send them videos & pix of what they call rioters.

- 2/2 With Intel's new action it is all the more important to cover face totally at protests.

- HRNA warns another site with similar name & look has become active, HRNA denies any connection with that site.

- Human Rights News Agency warns their site has been under heavy cyber attacked last 3 months.

- Leily Afshar was abducted in Iran today :( Please let us know if you know about her whereabouts.

- Quiet rally in Rasht: Thursday 5-7pm Sabze Meydan to the city hall & Falake Seyghalan.

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News Update - December 30, 2009

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Government allies take to streets in Iran, call for death of opposition leaders

Venezuela blames U.S. for destabilizing Iran

Iran behind 2007 kidnap of Britons in Iraq

Amir Arshad Tajmir (TV anchor Shahin Mahinfar's son) was hit by the vans in Valiasr (Farsi)

Iran Police Vow to Show 'No Mercy' in Crackdown on Demonstrations

Makhmalbaf: The green movement is heading towards a strike (Farsi)

Evin prison's training facility was turned into a temporary detention centre on Ashura (Farsi)

Basijis arrested to Tehran-e-Emrooz reporters (Farsi)

Radio Farda reports that IRNA's special bulletin cites 37 dead on Ashura. (Farsi)

Iran allegedly close to deal for 1300 tons of uranium ore

Fighting Iran's government -- online from Toronto

Swedish Kurds demand removal from Interpol list

Pro-government rallies call for death of Iran's opposition leaders

Iran regime drums up its own crowds to oppose Green Movement

Iran opposition leaders told to repent or else

Iran's supreme leader blames opposition for unrest

Hossein Karoubi: My father is in Tehran, painstakingly following up on the day's issues (Farsi)

Iran's online protest faces more savvy regime

Rumors of Ayatollah Taheri's death are rejected. (Farsi)

Parlemannews interview with Karoubi's son saying his father is in Tehran (Farsi)

2 students killed in Mashhad (unconfirmed) (Farsi)

Italy calls to summon every Iranian ambassador in Europe (Farsi)

Death Sentences for Two Detainees of Recent Events

Iran police still holding 300 over Sunday protests

Police commander: The car that attacked people was stolen!! (Farsi) (Don't bother looking for it because by the time you guys find it, it'll be a pile of wrecked car parts and beyond repair. Should have thought of that before running over protesters.)

U.N. rights chief urges Iran to curb police excesses

Iran says more than 500 protesters arrested

Iran Jams Satellites to Block Transmissions by VOA, BBC

‘Millions’ Out in Support of Government in Iran? Think Again

Iran: How Significant Was the Regime’s Rally?

The Latest from Iran (30 December): Rallies and Rumours

Iranian Americans are urged to stand and be counted

The Arrest of My Sister is to Pressure Me

One Week to Punish Mousavi and Karubi

Iran is My Second Home

Disappearance of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi could lift protest movement

Iranian Police warned protesters that they will no longer "be lenient" with dissidents.

March in Washington DC to Demand an End to Violence Against Iranian People

Regime More Alone and Weaker than Ever: the government’s show in Isfahan ended in defeat

The Government’s Plan to Dispatch a Large Group to the Streets in Support of Khamenei: Schools Closing on Thursday

Basij Moved to Enqelab Square to Show Formal Support for Khamenei

Suicide of a Prisoner in Evin

From Tweets

- Coup hackers are using Cross Site Scripting to hack green sites. (Recommended you use Firefox - for extra security use the NoScript addon)

- Bahareh Hedayat, member of the central council of Tahkim was arrested in her home at 10pm last night.

- security agents also took away Bahareh Hedayat's PC & personal belongings at the same time.

- Yesterday, 3 IUST students were taken away from the library to an unknown location outside of university by security guards.

- Over 50 IUST students sent to the disciplinary committee & 20 are detained.

- FALSE INFO AGENT >>>>> @MOSHARAN.

- Nafise Asgharzadeh, Master's student at Sharif U., left for the min. of intel last night & has not returned since.

- Today there were many buses around Enghelab sq. They'd brought people from any village to give away free sandwich & juice!

- Start letting the world know what they did in Mashhad today. 500 thugs attacked students with knives & machete.

- Regime media spreading rumors of Mousavi/Karoubi "flight" from Tehran might be message to them to self exile.

- They bused people in from out of town, they paid people money, passed free food & still had to photoshop pics!

- Karroubi and Mousavi are not under arrest.

- Hossein Karoubi: Mr. Karoubi has standing firm. Only those who have committed crimes escape the people.

- Hossein Karoubi: Our gov. friends can take this wish to their grave that Karoubi stops defending the people's right for a second.

- Karoubi's son is saying Karoubi has not left Tehran today & has even had some meetings.

- Mousavi & Karoubi are currently under heavy control of min. of intel & IRGC forces in KelarAbad.

- Today 3 Elm-o-Sanat UNI students were arrested & taken away from the library.

- Basijis killed two students in Mashhad's Azad University this evening.

- Ali Mousavi's funeral was held today in presence of his family & neighbors, Mir Hossein Mousavi & Zahra Rahnavard.

- Abdollah Ramezanzadeh in U. of Tehran: A group are trying to create a radical space & this is suspicious

- The coup is trying to make their arrest as quiet as possible without the greens knowledge.

- The gov. has created a list of hundreds of political, social, HR activists, journalists & reporters to be arrested.

- This morning families of a group of Ashura detainees assembled in front of the revolutionary court.

- families of detainees were kicked out of the courthouse with the excuse that the court closes early today.

- After students were threatened by Basij & security, students ID cards of some students were taken away.

- Basijis take identified students to the security office at IUST.

- IUST security & Basij were patrolling the university today & identifying the students.

- Today many IUST students were summoned to the security office.

- Martyr Ali Mousavi's body was buried in Behesh Zahra under security measures.

- Since yesterday, in cities around Tehran, gov. vehicles were announcing an "unorganized" rally with loudspeakers.

- At 7am today, security forces asked Ali Mousavi's family to take his body without notifying the press.

- Alireza Beheshti, Mousavi's advisor, has been on a hunger strike since his arrest.

- Mousavi's top advisors arrested: Alireza Beheshti-Housieni, Alireza Beheshti-Shirazi, Bagherian & Behzadi

- Million signature campaign activist Atiyeh Yousefi has been arrested in Rasht(N.IR)

- MP Torabi is asking supporters not to react to his office being set on fire, saying authorities are investigating.

- Last week MP Torabi gave a speech very critical of the governments conduct in recent month.

- Last night the office of Reformist MP Torabi in Shahre Kurd was set on fire by unknown people.

- 35 y/o A. Keshavarz was executed in Gohardasht prison this morning. A riot erupted in protest of this hanging.

- Reports: In Mahestan shopping centre banners with "People, themselves, what to act against leaders of the conspiracy." are printed.

Misc. Sources

- Poem: This is the Difference Between You and Me

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- Government letter calling on all employees to participate in pro-gov rally

- Office of a reformist MP (Torabi) was set on fire last night

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News Update - December 29, 2009

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Shiraz medical university is shut-down. (Farsi)

Widespread arrests of student activists, Kermanshah University (Farsi)

Ayatollah making some in Iran think of the Shah

Iran: using Bin Ladens as human shields

Why Keep Iran Opposition Group on U.S. Terror List?

Statement by Makhmalbaf & Khamenei (Farsi)

Pro-coup paper invites those attending forced rally tomorrow to protest in front of Mousavi's office (Farsi)

While once poor countries grow richer, Iran under Khamenei goes backward

Iran's Protest Movement Must Prepare for the Morning After

I witness people getting run over by police cars (Farsi)

Beginning of the end?

Iranians Want Regime Change

Iranian protesters use Twitter, YouTube to broadcast violence

Tehran, Police/Baseej run over protester...Discretion advised!! (Video is graphic)

BBC Report: Mousavi's nephew's life was threatened a few days before he was murdered by the regime

Iran steps up crackdown on Opp after violent protests

Pro-government supporters rally in Iran

The Latest on Iran (29 December): A Desperate Swing of the Fist

Families of those arrested on Ashura assemble in front of Evin (Farsi)

Propaganda hits the 'Spinternet'

Makhmalbaf: Secrets of Khamenei's life - part 1 (English Translation of an article posted yesterday)

Iran declared the distribution of NET anti-filters illegal (And the murders and rapes THEY are committing aren't??)

HamMihan warns: Possibility of forthcoming arrest of Mousavi (Farsi)

10-15 IUST students kidnapped by plainclothes (Farsi)

Fatemeh Karroubi condemns attacks against her family

Tehran's prosecutor: The body of Mousavi's nephew is at the morgue

10 Students were injured in todays Elm O Sanat clashes (Farsi)

Iran confirms Dubai TV reporter arrested

Gun shot was heard around Evin prison (Farsi)

Iran's president plays down Ashura protests

Khamenei is the New Shah: There Will Be (More) Blood

Iran Says West Encouraged Protests

Iran issues 'slap' warning to UK

Ashura - 27 December 2009 - part 10 - Provisional list of dead protesters: death toll now at 8

Two videos showing protesters trap and humiliate regime police

Iranian Cleric Calls Opposition 'Enemies of God'

Iran Denounces Western Criticism of Protest Crackdown

Release Emadeddin Baghi and All Arbitrarily Arrested

Iranian hard-liners plan show of strength

Iran police still holding 300 over Sunday protests

Reformist Leaders Threatened with Assassination

Iranian protest is grassroots and unstoppable, say activists

Iran's president plays down Ashura protests

Immediate Global Response Condemning Intensified Violence in Iran

From Tweets

- Bijan Janfeshan, writer & poet was arrested last night by min. of intelligence.

- Ali Mehrdad (member of youth branch of freedom movement), son of Faride Gheirat arrested.

- Monrteza Kazemian (journalist & national/regligious activist) & Mansoure Shojaie (Women's right activist) arrested.

- Reza Tajik (journalist), Keyvan Mehregan (Etemad reporter), Nasrin Vaziri (ILNA & Khabar reporter) arrested yesterday.

- Yesterday (Tuesday) over 1000 Tehran south Azad U. students protested with green chants.

- It is reported 100s of those arrested on Ashura are sent to Eshrat Abad based & kept in a bad condition.

- Six plain cloth young men entered Shamsolvaezin's home at 1:30am & arrested him.

- Journalist Mashallah Shamsolvaezin (speaker for the association to defend press in Iran) was arrested last night.

- Azad U. student Niloufar Hashemi Azar was arrested alongside her mother Shahrzad Nasiri at Jamalzadeh ave.

- Niloufar Hashemi moved to Evin. Her mother Shahrzad Nasiri was released by an undertaking.

- On Tuesday 12/29 the Islamic Republic of Iran arrested 6 journalists.

- Karoubi has a personal web site, also he now has Sahamnews, none are saying anything re Wednesday.

- NOT Karroubi’s official FB calling for gathering. The message is from another PAGE by HIS FANS & can be from anyone. Be cautious.

- Mehdi Gholizadeh member of the Freedom Movement was arrested on Sunday during Ashura events.

- Political prisoners Ahmad Karimi & Ali Zahed have been sentenced to death convicted of being members of Monarchist group.

- Rumors Of TOMMOROW: Mosavi's Arrest, BOMB in the Government Forced gathering.

- Judge Salavati sentenced Ali Zahed to death, he was arrested after the elect & had a court appointed lawyer.

- Judge Moghayeseh sentenced Ahmad Karimi to death, arrested before elect & forced to make false confession.

- HRA: 2 more death sentences have been handed down by Islamic Rep. The 2 are charged with being members of Monarchist group.

- Police & special unit guards have been stationed at Tehran's squares as of this evening.

- News sites are under HEAVY cyber attack.

- At 11am a group commanded by colonel Ebrahim Azizi & M. Bagher Valadan attacked Ghoba mosque Shiraz wearing shrouding.

- Most government employees are forced to attend the government's "unorganized" rally tomorrow.

- As of this morning, a large number of Basijis came to Tehran from different parts of Iran.

- A few of research sciences students were injured in today's clashes.

- Basij & security forces locked the students inside the university & didn't allow anyone to leave.

- Basiji's protested at the office of the head of research sciences (Dr. Jasebi) & asked for removal of Faezeh Hashemi.

- Today the Basijis assembled in the research sciences unit of Azad university and attacked the students.

- Basijis that were brought into the university on 4-5 buses were repeated trying to start conflicts & violence.

- Basijis were attacking students while chanting "Heydar! Heydar!". Many students are wounded.

- Basijis attacked students with pepper spray. The students went to Alghadir sq. to avoid conflict.

- IUST security helped the Basijis from the outside beat a number of students.

- Basijis started throwing rocks & concrete at students from a bus that was brought from the outside.

- One of the arrested (identified as N.E. from faculty of computer science) was beaten by security while filming.

- ... the security moved this student out of the university & to the min. of intel.

- Iran government summons British ambassador in Tehran - British foreign office-Reuters.

- Minority Faction of Parliament wants the arrests of opposition & critics of the government to stop.

- The Minority Faction of Parliament is warning the Justice Dept & Inteligance Ministry not to take sides.

- 2 Elm-o-Sanat UNI students were arrested today after Basij attacked their sit-in protest.- Journalist Reza Tajik was arrested by Intel agents this afternoon.

- Ali Merhdad member of Freedom Movement has been arrested.

- Journalist Kayvan Mehregan has been arrested. He is on the editorial board of Etemad newspaper.

- IRNA newest claim: The Ashura rioters were not Moslems, their women did not have proper head covers.

- Million signature campaign activist & women rights activist Mansoureh Shojaie has been arrested.

- Mousavi's brother-in-law Shapour Kazemi re-arrested. He was out on bail after 5 months in prison.

- Hamid Reza Khadem member of the National Front(Jebhe Meli) has been arrested, his home searched & items seized.

- Dr. Housein Mousavian member of the National Front(Jebhe Meli) has been arrested.

Photos

- pic of protester shot with shotgun pellets by IR forces

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News Update - December 28, 2009

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Jaras: The news of the arrest of women's activist Haleh Sahabi is disconfirmed. (Farsi)

Iran must end slide into bloodshed

President Barack Obama clearly Expresses Solidarity with Iranian Protesters

Iran arrests pro-reform opposition figures

Sister of Nobel Prize Winner, Shirin Ebadi, arrested in Iran

The government has called for a rally against Ashura riots this Wednesday (Farsi)

Iran regime tries to stamp out protests with show of force

Obama to speak on terror attack, Iran at 3 p.m.

Iranian dissenters reportedly arrested

Are Some Baseej Defecting?

Exiled Iranian group urges sanctions for Tehran

Report on Ashoura Event in Rasht

Iran’s Opposition Wields Stones and Cameras

Hardliners seize Mousavi corpse as Iran regime hits back

Iran carrying out forensic examination on dead protesters: IRNA

A Martyr For the Next Iranian Revolution?

What will the regime do now? Arrest people.

Makhmalbaf releases insider info on Khamenei's daily routine & personal life (Farsi)

In Iran, extent of unrest damage determined

Official: Arrest Anti-Government Demonstrators

I.R. Iran Steps Up Crackdown on Opposition

Iran divide deepens after arrests

Baghi arrested, Irandokht office attacked, Karoubi under house arrest (Farsi)

Basij & IRGC asking for extreme punishment for opposition leaders (Farsi)

German and European leaders condemn Iran crackdown

Family: Mousavi Nephew's Body Taken from Hospital

After Sunday clashes in Iran, 'Green Movement' supporters take stock

Dubai TV seeks answer from Iran on missing reporter

Haleh Sahabi was arrested in front of her house Mon-Morning (Farsi)

Norooz: Behzad Nabavi is back in prison (Farsi)

IRNA informed the location of Habibi Ali Mousavi body & others

Son of the IRIB anchor Shahin Mahin Far was killed yesterday (Farsi)

Students boycott classes by University of Qazvin today (Farsi)

Ali Ansari: This is a crucial moment... the government is out of control

NY Times: Unlike other victims, Mousavi (nephew) was assassinated

Is Iran unrest reaching a tipping point?

Foreign journalist disappears during events in Iran

Body of Iranian opposition leader's dead nephew disappears

Bloodshed in Iran

Summary Update on Ashura Protests (Dec 27)

Government Agents Attack Ayatollah Khomeini’s House

Iran is moving close to tipping point of revolution

A Nurse from Imam Khomeini Hospital Reports on Removed Bodies

From Tweets

- Tehran police commander Rajabzdeh was injured during Ashura clashes.

- Basij will have a demonstration tomorrow (Wednesday) at 3pm in Enghelab sq.

- 1/2 Bornanews has posted pix of yesterday protesters asking people to ID them & call the Intel office.

- 2/2 The shameless act of Bornanews makes it all the more important for people to cover their face during protests.

- Mohamad Taheri son of Ayatollah Taheri arrested in Esfahan ystdy, he is married to Khomeini's granddaughter.

- Ansar along with the special unit have raided Ayatolla Sanei's home & arrested a few mourners.

- Clarification: EVERYONE at residence of Mahin Fahimi (Sohrab Arabi's aunt) was arrested.

- Emade-eddin Baghi was arrested because of his interview with Ayatollah Montazeri that was broadcast on BBC last week.

- It is also reported that the newly released Shapour Kazemi (Zahra Kazemi's brother) is arrested again.

- Abdollah Nouri's Brother & his (brother's) sons were arrested along with Mehdi Arabshahi on Ashura.

- Mostafa Izadi (Journalist & supporter of Ayatollah Montazeri) arrested.

- Haleh Sahabi (Council of National activists) & Laleh Navasoli (Nehzar-Azadi) arrested.

- Sohrab Arabi's Aunt (Mahin Fahimi), Cousin (Omid Montazeri) were arrested at their home.

- Ayatollah Dastghaib calls on fellow clerics to join in criticise Gov't oppression.

- Ayatollah Dastghaieb asking high ranking clergy(Marja) to break their silence & tell regime to follow the Constitution.

- 1/2 Karoubi was attacked by Plainclothes as he was leaving Ayatollah Ghafari mosque.

- 2/2 They damaged Karoubi's car & broke the front window. With the intervention of people the Plainclothes fled.

- Obama: "We call for the immediate release of all who have been unjustly detained".

- Report from Tehran: Internet is completely down (SOME parts). Only government sites are working.

- Brutality of regime Forces yesterday reached a new high, they were hitting people as hard as they could on the head.

- 1/2 Conflicting reports of the arrest of Alireza Beheshti Managing Editor of Kalameh news site.

- 2/2 HRA reports Alireza Beheshti arrest has been denied. Parlemannews reports Beheshti family neither denies nor confirms.

- Agents raided the offices of Irandokht Weekly, searched & seized documents & computers.

- Political activist Heshmatolah Tabarzadi was arrested today, his home search, notes & computer confiscated.

- Abolfazl Ghadani member of the Islamic Mojahedin Association was arrested today.

- Journalist Mostafa Eyzadi was arrested this morning.

- HRA: Due to over capacity at Evin some detainees from yesterday were moved by buses to undisclosed location.

- HRA: More than 1000 were arrested yesterday. 1100 were taken to Evin prison.

- Yesterday there were clashes around U. of Tehran dorms until late at night.

- Some families of the detainees will protest in front of the revolutionary court.

- Families of those detained yesterday will be protesting in front of Shapour police station.

- People in Tehran are awaiting the funeral of Ashura martyrs.

Misc. Sources

- By visiting her sister’s house, Mir Hossein Mousavi expressed sympathy with the mourning family of Martyr Seyyed Ali Habibi Mousavi Khamene. Midday of the anniversary of Aashura, Seyyed Ali Habibi Mousavi Khamene – the nephew of Mir Hossein Mousavi – was killed during the bitter events of Aashura’s commemoration in Tehran.

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From Tweets

- Karoubi: In 79 revolution, even the Shah kept the sanctity of Ashura & waited few days before arresting anyone.

- HRA: The agents at Ebn-e-Sina hospital are insisting to take Habibi-Mousavi's body to Kahrizak medical examiner.

- HRA: A car carrying 5 people approaching Habibi hit & injured several pedestrians.

- Enghelab SQ vicinity a police car intentionally ran over some people, 2 were killed & 15 were injured.

- HRA: Habibi-Mousavi was transported to the hospital by his brother-in-law. Doctors attemps to save him failed.

- HRA: Habibi-Mousavi was shot in the chest at close range. The assailants fled the scene.

- HRA: Habibi-Mousavi was shot to death by assailants as he left his home around noon on Sunday.

- HRA: Mousavi's nephew 43 y/o Sayed Ali Habibi-Mousavi had been threatened several times before he was murdered.

- Heavy clashes at 9pm last night & Basij bikers attacked people with batons.

- Today in Arak people chanted Death to dictator, special forces & plain clothes attack with batons & tear gas.

- Clashes in Arak in 7-Tir & Shohada sqs & Rajayee Ave. People have started fire in Beheshti ave.

- Clashes between people & special units continue past midnight in Arak & has spread in other parts of town.

- Fire in front of IRIB was from tires. It is reported that a police car is also set on fire.

- Heavy traffic in front of IRIB, a few plain cloths try to attack cars but met angry people.

- Despite unprecedented police violence at IRIB, they can't disperse people.

- Forces who were being beaten were beggin & people let them go. Some people said stop beating them.

- Around IRIB people chased by plain cloth bikers & escaped to allies. They have daggers & knives.

- We got attacked by Basij at Ebn-e-Sina hospital & got beaten real bad. I had tear gas in my eyes.

- Mosatafa Moein's son was arrested.

- Makhmalbaf likens death of Mousavi's nephew to the story of Imam Hussain and Yazid.

- New IRG Special Forces Positioned Around Khameni's House and President Office.

- Martyrs' names: Mehdi Farhadi Nia, Mohammad Ali Rasekhi, Amir Arshadi, Shahram Fraji, Seyed Ali Mousavi,

- Reza Nikocar & Mehdi Ebrahimi Sari Azad UNI students were arrested today during the protests.

- Eyewitness to BBC Persian: A police van ran over a man. He had no pulse by the time we got to him.

- ISNA and IRNA claim that protests in Tehran were small and were just hooligans destroying property.

- All Media Banned to Cover Anymore News on Uprising in Tehran, Security Council Ordered.

- People arrested basiji's and made them say Death to Khamenei.

- Some traffic policemen were smiling & showing V to cars.

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Photos of the protests

Riot police officer wearing green headband joins protesters

This is how They Beat Girls

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