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News Update - December 27, 2009

Live-blog: Ashura in Iran – December 27, 2009

News Links


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Ashura updates


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US condemns violence in Iran


Police commanders give conflicting reports on the number of Ashura martyrs (Farsi)


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Fears of bloody endgame in Iran as five are killed in street battles


Karoubi condolence statement to the families of those killed on Ashura (Farsi)


The start of an Iranian intifada


Abdollah Nouri's brother badly beaten up in Isfahan (Farsi)


Could the Mullahs Fall This Time?


Mirdamad drowning in a sea of plainclothes agents (Farsi)


Protesters Capture Tehran Police Depot


Opposition leader's nephew among nine dead amid rioting and bloodshed in Iran


White House condemns "unjust" actions in Iran


Iran website says police refuse orders to shoot


People protesting in front of Ebn-e-Sina hospital.
(Farsi)


Iran protesters attack IRIB


Twitter Once Again Becomes Carrier of Iran News at #iranelection


Iran's Courageous Women Fight On


Iran is united, Ahmadinejad tells West


Regime denies anyone was killed today. Here's some counter-evidence


Mir Hossein Mousavi's nephew 'killed' in Tehran clashes


Clashes Reported As Iran's Opposition Holds Fresh Protests


Basij and Police Stations Evacuate to Prevent Guns Reaching People & Reports from Isfahan


Eyewitness to BBC Persian


Large crowds marching towards Ibn-Sina hospital (where Mousavi nephew died) (Farsi)


Beheshti family have expressed their condolences to Mousavi


Tehran Hospitals filled with wounded
(Farsi)


Protesters Resist Violence by Militia and Security Forces


Ashura Says: Iranians Aren’t Punching Bags


A Point of No Return?


Report: Iranian opposition activists arrested


Iran pro-reform cleric condemns deaths on holy day


Sunni Students Commemorate Ay Montazeri


We Will Teach Them a Lesson


At least 15 dead in Tehran street battles


Abollah Noori’s Brother Attacked

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.


Photos


Photos of the protests


Riot police officer wearing green headband joins protesters


This is how They Beat Girls


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