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22 Jun 2009 09:46

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World: Today, hundreds are ignoring orders and protesting in Tehran

  • They’re defying orders and remembering Neda. The protesters are holding a vigil at Tehran’s Haft-e Tir Square for Neda, the young woman violently killed on camera over the weekend. One man was chased into an alley by Basij militia members. Protesting the Basijs and chasing them off, they shouted: “Do not be scared. We are all together.” That’s re-affirming. source
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21 Jun 2009 21:20

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World: How Neda has become a rallying cry for Iranian protesters

  • The deeply distressing video is becoming a defining moment in Iran’s disputed elections, in both social media and mainstream publications.
  • Mashable blogger Pete Cashmore • On the ramifications of this awful, awful video (note: *incredibly* graphic content, please don’t say we didn’t warn you), which has gotten far-reaching mainstream recognition since Mashable posted it yesterday. The woman in the video, Neda, was shot directly in the heart despite the shooter having a clear shot at her. Her death has had the side effect of creating a moment for protesters to rally around. Could Neda’s death have the same significance as Tank Man did? Time will only tell. • source
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20 Jun 2009 10:37

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World: Iranian protesters need to fear tear gas and prosecution now

  • Those who pull people to the streets should know that by a judicial decree they will be prosecuted by law and they will be arrested.
  • Ahmadreza Radan • Iran’s deputy national police commander, on how the game had changed now that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has told the protesters to get off the street. Tear gas. Fear of arrest. Water cannons. General lameness. Remember guys, human rights are a hard-fought-for resource. • source
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17 Jun 2009 10:51

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World: Blame the media? That’s what Iran is doing right now.

Feeling that the Western media’s influence has turned the public against them, Iran is looking to slow the flow of information. source
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16 Jun 2009 18:26

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Culture, Politics: Oh, whatever: Protesters ask for David Letterman’s firing

Whatever guys. It was just a joke he made about an opportunist politician. (Yeah, we said it. Sarah Palin is opportunist.) source
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16 Jun 2009 10:05

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World: Iran’s getting a recount. But it likely won’t change things.

  • It’s only a partial recount. And even then, just of disputed votes. Iran’s Guardian Council, who is in charge of the results for the disputed Iranian election, partially caved in on the dispute, by agreeing to recount in heavily contested areas. According to the opposition, millions of votes have turned up missing. This isn’t as far as some would like, though: Some moderate candidates want the election completely thrown out. That’s not looking like it will happen. source
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15 Jun 2009 04:28

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World: Here’s another video to give you an idea of the violence in Iran

  • See the peaceful crowd? Now, see the motorcycles bum-rushing the crowd? See the violence? This is not what happens in a normal election.source
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15 Jun 2009 03:38

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Tech, World: On Twitter and want to support Iran protests? Go #Green4Iran

Go Green
  • Many who support Mir Hussein Moussavi on Twitter today are going green in support of the candidate. J A Esselink, a.k.a. @Uncucumbered, has been putting in big time work to convince others to join her at a rate of hundreds an hour. Much credit to grassroots efforts. (Oh yeah, in other Twitter/Iran news, this is a great unfiltered way to read what’s happening in the country.)source
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15 Jun 2009 03:09

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World: Iran sez Moussavi can’t protest. Protesters: We’ll do it without him!

  • Mir Hussein Moussavi has been barred from protesting today. Moussavi applied to lead a nationwide march to protest the presidential election results – which had Mahmoud Ahmadinejad winning with 62% of the vote – and was denied by Iran’s Interior Ministry, which declared the march illegal. However, his supporters, via the use of social networking, have indicated that they plan to protest anyway. Good for them. source
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13 Jun 2009 13:21

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Biz, Music: A high school radio station fought the music industry head on

  • WMPH set the example for protesting performance royalties for artists. The station, based in Delaware, is the subject of an FCC complaint filed by the musicFIRST Coalition after they chose not to play any of the artists on this list for a month back in 2007 as an educational protest against the idea of paying performance royalties to artists. In a statement posted on the WMPH site, the station says that, by asking stations to pay for a promotional tool, “the musicFIRST coalition of artists is attempting to hurt the radio stations, disc jockeys, and fans that have always been their greatest ally.” source
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