The people of Iran loved you. Don't turn your back on them now! You could loose them forever.
...In 1978-79, Iranians across the country took to their roofs every night to shout the name of the man who later became the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini....
The vigilantes of Ahmadinejad are killing opposition demonstrators. We have witnessed some of this before in countries in Africa following elections. However, the countries where this occurs on a somewhat regular basis have a history of this happening. The people of Iran are a different issue. The violence is alarming. It has never occurred before in elections in Iran. The 'stated' President-Elect Ahmadinejad has done NOTHING to guarantee the safety of the opposition, to either its members and followers or its leader. There is something very wrong here!
The people of Iran need to value their lives and their futures, it would appear their government does not. The leaders of the global community need to speak out in regard to the anarchy that is becoming Tehran. The violence at this level should not be tolerated. The Middle East is too 'small' a world to allow this level of instability to exist. There is no indication it will end. The opposition is steadfast. I suggest the religious leaders in Iran give consideration of the requests to be heard by the opposition party. If they love their people, they will find a way.
Violence escalates in Iran, first deaths reported, communication cut off (click title to entry - thank you)
Posted by Craig Kanalley on 6/13/09
Per Al-Jazeera, thousands of Iranians have filled the streets of Tehran and elsewhere in protest of election results. The situation has deteriorated to “the biggest unrest since the 1979 revolution.” Violence intensified after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on national television the vote was “completely free” and Iran should now celebrate a “great victory.”
Twitterers reported that Facebook, YouTube, Friend Feed, and a host of other social networking sites including Twitter itself had been blocked on Saturday, as well as a number of news sites. It was also reported that cell phone service was down throughout the country and Internet was running abnormally slow. Many Iranians are still managing to tweet through third-party applications.
Al-Arabiya reports that at least three people have died during riots in Tehran. Rumors of dead are rampant among Iranians on Twitter, ranging from a few to 100.
As night falls, Tehran still ablaze (click here)
A level of rioting unseen since the 1979 revolution continued into the night; rioting also reported in southern cities of Zahedan and Shiraz.
By Iason Athanasiadis - Special to GlobalPost
Published: June 13, 2009 20:09 ET
Updated: June 14, 2009 09:17 ET
TEHRAN, Iran— The Iranian capital was still in the grip of rioting as darkness fell Saturday night. Vali Asr Avenue, the city's most historic thoroughfare which traverses the city, has not seen anything like it since the 1979 Iranian Revolution
Authorities discontinued cellphone communications, blocked several websites and moved swiftly to squash pockets of resistance.
Rioters continued battling riot police on motorcycles and bassiji militias, as residents watching the violence from balconies and rooftops shouted "death to the dictator."
It was an eerie reminder of the revolutionary days from whose ashes the Islamic Republic was born.
In 1978-79, Iranians across the country took to their roofs every night to shout the name of the man who later became the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini....
