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20 Jun 2009 11:19

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World: Fortunately, viral video is still streaming out from Iran

  • Output of images from Iran is understandably limited at the moment, but there are still videos streaming out. This one is from today.source
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19 Jun 2009 10:10

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World: Iran opposition leader Mousavi’s support on Facebook is exploding

  • 2,500 Number of friends Mir Hossein Mousavi had a month ago source
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19 Jun 2009 09:11

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World: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran plays his Supreme Leader card

  • I will not give in to illegal demands. If we break the law, we will have to do it in every election and no election would be immune. This is wrong. This is the beginning of dictatorship.
  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • Who called on the protesters – you know, a million strong yesterday – to call off peaceful protests supporting Mir Hossein Mousavi or face the consequences. Who does this jerk think he is? Note the twisted language in this message. By the way, he also trashed on the Western media again. • source
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18 Jun 2009 20:56

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World: The scale of the Million Iran March is so massive it can’t be ignored

Mousavi is claiming that a million people were out supporting him today. Think that’s enough people to take over a government? source
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18 Jun 2009 10:37

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World: Iran’s Guardian Council is ready to listen to the opposition

  • We decided to personally invite the esteemed candidates and those who have complaints regarding the election to take part in an extraordinary session of the Guardian Council to discuss their concerns with the members directly so that we will be able to make a decision.
  • Abbas Ali Kadkhodai • A spokesman for the Guardian Council, which is investigating allegations of fraud in the Iranian election. They’ve agreed to meet with the four presidential candidates, including Mir Hossein Moussavi, whose supporters have largely been leading the opposition protests. Whether this will change anything is anyone’s guess. • source
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18 Jun 2009 10:31

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World: Today’s scene from the Iranian election protests

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15 Jun 2009 22:31

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Tech, World: Twitter listens to its customers when it comes to Iran

  • Twitter planned a necessary upgrade for today at a somewhat strange hour (9:45 p.m. Pacific time). source
  • However, Twitter has become essential as a way for people in Iran to communicate with the outside world. source
  • People complained (loudly) about the downtime, so Twitter changed the time. Good for them! source
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15 Jun 2009 18:01

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World: Check out these big and bold Iran photos and the stories they tell

Some of these photos are a couple days old, but The Boston Globe’s “Big Picture” makes them fresh again. source
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13 Jun 2009 12:21

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World: More on Iran: Protest videos, response from Obama administration

  • Sure, a photo is one thing, but the nature of the protests in Iran is really best gathered in video form. This looks scary. By the way, the Obama administration is calling BS on the results now, too.source
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18 May 2009 09:32

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World: Myanmar political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi goes to trial

No, this isn’t the lady who went to jail because some crazy guy showed up at her doorstep. This is a protester who looks like her. source
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