Direct from Tehran, despite the crackdown

The Iranian authorities are trying very hard to control information about the post-election protests. Hani, one of our reformist Observers in Tehran, however, has managed to send us this webcam video, explaining how they are going about it. 

We didn't want to rebel, but we want freedom, democracy and equality. We can't use the internet to get the news, all websites have been filtered and mobiles are jammed. FriendFeed, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and all social networks are also filtered. All the news agencies are also filtered and some newspapers have closed.

[The authorities] have lowered internet speed to such a low rate that we cannot follow the news with it. Our state media is also cooperating with the government — they don't show any news at all. All these things signify what we're going through right now.”

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on neda and the many other unknown bros and sis who died

“Neda” of a people

Gurgling blood, stifled!

The dust turned into a sandstorm,

Now, in the middle of the desert

The storm is slowing.

Why are the people of Persia crying?

I went to the streets of baton and tear gas,

I could not walk there, escaped

Blood on the pavement.

Let the storms pour to wash the bloods.

In the station of the metro I see them mourn, they sob so silently loud.

unbearable!

Put my hands on my ears and … bang.

Anger, frustration I pour into my soul every morning

Their ghosts visit me every day

As I’m wearing my mask, hiding my thoughts

Lighting my cigarette.

*Neda: Name of the girl murdered during protests and the video of her death was distributed online .Her name in Farsi means” a call ”

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MAY IRAN SEE PEACE, AMEEN...

I WATCHED THE NEWS YESTERDAY, I SAW A YOUNG SISTER LAY IN THE STREET, SHOT THROUGH THE HEART. I ASKED MYSELF HOW OR WHAT COULD THIS YOUNG SISTER DO, TO DESERVE A BULLET THROUGH HER HEART, TO LOSE HER LIFE..THIS IS VERY SERIOUS THERE IN IRAN, THE PEOPLE WANT TO BE HEARD..REALLY FOR THE IRAN REGIME TO CUT OFF ALL MEDIA IS MORE HARMFUL THEN HELPFUL. WHAT PEOPLE CAN NOT SEE, WILL ONLY FURTHER THE DEBATE ON THE WRONG OF THE REGIME, KILLING THEIR PEOPLE..WALKING THE STREETS SPEAKING THROUGH THEIR HEARTS, NOT HARMING ANYONE..I BELEIVE THE REGIME IS SCARED THIS THE REASON IT IS REACTING AS IT IS..THE PEOPLE IS THE NATION, WITHOUT THEM THERE IS NO NATION..YOU COULD HAVE ALOT IN CHARGE, BUT NO PEOPLE TO SET UP THE ECONOMY..TO SET RULES FOR, WILL CONSIST OF NO NATION..I AM NOT A POLITICAL PERSON, BUT I AM A WOMEN OF HEART,AND VERY INTELLIGENT..THE REGIME NEEDS TO OPEN YOUR MINDS RIGHT NOW, AND HEAR THE HEARTS OF THEIR PEOPLE..I WILL PRAY FOR ALL MY SISTERS AND BROTHERS..MAY IRAN SEE PEACE, AMEEN...

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the propaganda is getting

the propaganda is getting worse ... that means they are getting desperate....

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LATEST BOMB WENT OFF IN

LATEST

BOMB WENT OFF IN TEHRAN

THE RULERS AND SO CALL SUPREME LEADER ARE LYING TO THE PEOPLE THEY PUT OUT FALST IMFORMATION
THE PEOPLE OF IRAN WILL NOT GO BACKWARD THEY WILL FIGHT FOR EQUALLITY
AND DEMOCRACY

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Shut up stupid hypocrite

Shut up stupid hypocrite americans !! IRAN HAS THE RIGHT TO START NUCLEAR WAR IF IT WANTS TOO!!! so we should let them make their nuclear bombs other countries have no right to stop IRAN if it wants to destroy the world !!

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go on girl tell it as it

go on girl tell it as it is
those people who has been brain wash from birth to BELEIVE and no question asked are living in the dark ages where the only imformation was rumours and lies and religion to oppress the people ,to-day they are frighten of god invention the "imformation technology" because they are afraid they will be crush

those leaders who rules the islamic world there days are number

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you are just a lier. dorough

you are just a lier.
dorough migi mesle sag.
koja 3 rooz mobila ghate?
hame khabargozaria filtere?
cheghadr shomaha badbakhto vatan foroushid

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you are just a lier. dorough

you are just a lier.
dorough migi mesle sag.
koja 3 rooz mobila ghate?
hame khabargozaria filtere?
cheghadr shomaha badbakhto vatan foroushid

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go on girl tell it as it

go on girl tell it as it is
those people who has been brain wash from birth to BELEIVE and no question asked are living in the dark ages where the only imformation was rumours and lies and religion to oppress the people ,to-day they are frighten of god invention the "imformation technology" because they are afraid they will be crush

those leaders who rules the islamic world there days are number

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help

hi world.please help iranian specially youngers.
we are in dictatory and whip space.we dont have freedom.we dont love this goverment.

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Fear not as your generation

Fear not as your generation will pre-determine, the destiny of the future..Always follow your heart and let your voice be heard..ALLAH wills everything..ALLAH hears everything..ALLAH knows BEST always...May you find peace, ameen...

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Again the West and others

Again the West and others are to blame..My Sisters and Brothers of Iran, do they not have a mind, heart, and soul?..Please the West does not dictate a notion..The West is not that powerful.."to brain wash"..When a nation "cries out"..it needs to be listen to, not hushed! Why should the power of voice be "hushed"?..The problem of this world is the notion, "we all think alike"..and "we like to speak more then we "listen"..The leaders of Iran, listen to your people..without them you are nothing..May Allah Bless this world, and may we all see PEACE...

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Wow! I wonder why don't

Wow! I wonder why don't people who call themselves "Legalist" and are pretending to be "Moralist" try to admit that Iran is not just Tehran and thousands of people! I wanna mention something. Does it make sense to announce your victory 3 months before election? Mussavi said "If they let, I will become the president" that means if you won't they didn't let you to become president. Is it the thought of the person who call himself Seyyed(descendant of prophet, of course by mother)? To condemn the election before it begins? Does it make sense to ignore 24 millions of votes? To ignore the people who voted for their beloved and honest president? as you said yourself Mr. Mussavi lets come back to our principles. Why do you provoke people to distract the peace and atmosphere in the name of silent demonstration? Is it the condition you were looking for? You should have known this that participating in any political issue like the election has its own principles. Consider what would happen if each of nominees in every election all over the world protested to the outcome of election.
this government is based on 40 millions of votes as President and Leader said not 24, we are all one nation with one common purpose.

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NO NUKES FOR IRAN !!

NO NUKES FOR IRAN !!

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The islamic republic of IRAN

The islamic republic of IRAN is homophobic .
Shamed on the dictator who said there is no gays in Iran :

http://www.wat.tv/video/saturday-night-live-iran-so-far-sijz_sij2_.html

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Of course there are no out gays in Iran...

First of all when they attempt to act out on thier homosexual impulse and get caught they hang them. This is inhumane and should not be tolorated. I can not believe places like this exist in the world we live in today. The TRUTH is there are gay people on every corner of this earth dispite the society they are raised in or the religion they believe in. Any place where the people are silenced, the media is filtered and the government is allowed to murder it's own civilians should be invaded and reformed for the sake of humanity. The power is there... The only questions that remain are who should do it and what justifies an invasion. The people are speaking... the government should listen.

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To all my Sisters and

To all my Sisters and Brothers in Iran, and throughout the WORLD....TRUST IN ALLAH!....PEACE AND LOVE...May ALLAH have mercy on us all, ameen

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Go get cured

Go get cured

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more religion?

oh yeah, allah is doing a great job so far...

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How possibly can you believe

How possibly can you believe in a kind of Allah/Yahweh/Christ who wants to punish feeble mprtal human for enernity???
Does is correspond in ANY WAY to what humans call Justice???
Your mental retardation makes me feel like THROWING UP all I ate in my entire life!

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Ignorance

ALLAH gave men this earth only for a test, as paradise will only lay in the hearts of beleiver..Men have been tested far back as Adam and Eve..But yet men still have learned nothing through all of the test of time..Right now all of us have only the promise of the prophets and ALLAH..as ignornace lays in hearts of many in the this "world of test"..Pray for answering of your prayers, that you may not feel sickness in your "test of time"...Your anger only feeds Dajjel and the Pure Hearts of the Beleivers will bring LOVE AND PEACE as ALLAH wills it...Malak..

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If we can help to make Iran

If we can help to make Iran a peaceful place to live, a place where ppl can say what they believe in .... then maybe ..the whole world can be a place that's at peace with each other... the internet can be our tool

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Shut up stupid hypocrite

Shut up stupid hypocrite americans !! IRAN HAS THE RIGHT TO START NUCLEAR WAR IF IT WANTS TOO!!! so we should let them make their nuclear bombs other countries have no right to stop IRAN if it wants to destroy the world !!

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Our thoughts are with you!

Our thoughts are with you! Hambustagee!

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"better to die on your feet

"better to die on your feet than live on your knees" funny you would use that. I guess I can now make you an honorary reaganite.

" He has told them that we are retreating under the pressure of the Cold War, and someday when the time comes to deliver the ultimatum, our surrender will be voluntary because by that time we will have weakened from within spiritually, morally, and economically. He believes this because from our side he has heard voices pleading for "peace at any price" or "better Red than dead," or as one commentator put it, he would rather "live on his knees than die on his feet." And therein lies the road to war, because those voices don't speak for the rest of us. You and I know and do not believe that life is so dear and peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery. If nothing in life is worth dying for, when did this begin — just in the face of this enemy?"

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Quote:"better to die on your

Quote:"better to die on your feet than live on your knees" funny you would use that. I guess I can now make you an honorary reaganite.

Actually that would make her an honorary Zapatista - http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Emiliano_Zapata

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Iran/America

I urge you to not generalize all Americans as "stupid Americans" due to the image painted of us by the one guy who seemed only concerned about your nuclear ambitions. Some of us understand the hypocrisy of our nuclear policy in the world but lets move past our disagreements and work to find common ground. Before this year the gov't of my United States was taken over by a group of corporate golden spoon fed greed filled thugs, who undoubtedly caused much heartache throughout every part of the world. They served the interests of a small percentage of Americans and were able to get votes by tricking the overly conservative more fundamentalist, and dare I say, less intelligent portion of my country. I see very similar circumstances taking place in Iran at this same time and wish you the best of luck in forming a gov't in which you are able to bring about change not unlike those of us who have brought about change in the United States with the election of MUCH BETTER leadership in this past election. As long as you have the guardian council and the supreme leader or whatever you call him, ayatollah, or whatever, you will not be able to have true democracy. We will work to change in America but the fear of fundamentalist, somewhat "crazy" regimes in other countries only pushes the United States back to people like George Bush who capitalize on the fears of others to gain power. Stay strong, it's always better to die on your feet then live on your knees. Burn it down if that's what it takes to build it the way you want it.

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Thank-you for writing these

Thank-you for writing these words. I hope we will drink champagne in Tehran 4 July.

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Ignorant American Re-pub

I'm American and America needs to keep it's nose out of this... this is Iranian affair and the Iranian people are doing great speaking up for themselves.. Best of luck to Iranian peoples.. This guy talking about nukes would be Baji in U.S.

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Canadian Tor proxy bridge for all Iranians 174.0.84.20:443 55590

Canadian Tor proxy bridge for all Iranians 174.0.84.20:443 555905FEDB75920E1056B0C158402EF32E668B68 Please spread word!!!

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