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Events of June 26, 2009

On 26 June about 150 people gathered outside the Iranian embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, to protest against the Islamic republic regime.1 Some of the protesters managed to enter the embassy building, where they engaged in fighting with the embassy’s personnel. According to the police, one member of the embassy staff was injured in the clashes. In addition, a few of the protesters were injured according to the organizers. The police later managed to evict the demonstrators from the building and arrested one person.

Ayatollah Ahmed Khatami, a senior cleric of Islamic republic called for pro-democracy protest leaders to be punished “without mercy” including execution for some. Khatami stated that “anyone who takes up arms to fight with the people, they are worthy of execution,” and “those who disturbed the peace and destroyed public property were ‘at war with God’” and “should be ‘dealt with without mercy’”.2

From the ‘Timeline of the 2009 Iranian Election Protests‘ article on Wikipedia. Republishing here is permitted by Wikipedia’s CC-BY-SA license.

  1. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j9ibO-wUz8OHIaKAVt5W19tgGHMgD992GQ380 []
  2. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/feedarticle/8579273 []

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Iran Election Protests, Day 13 Recap

June 26, 2009

Events of June 25, 2009
Mirhossein Mousavi remained defiant, denouncing the election as an “evil conspiracy,” and refusing to “withdraw his protests for even one moment.”1
Compared to the earlier violence, June 25 was the calmest day that Tehran had seen in nearly two weeks. A source for The Guardian reported that this was likely due, at [...]

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Iran Election Protests, Day 12 Recap

June 25, 2009

Events of June 24, 2009
Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has reportedly made a call for peaceful mass stand-ins in Bazaars across Iran, with the aim of disrupting commerce while avoiding the violent police crackdowns which have accompanied the more overt protests and riots.1
A caller into the CNN newsroom who is a female Iranian citizen claimed [...]

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Iran Election Protests, Day 11 Recap

June 24, 2009

Events of June 23, 2009
According to social networking sites such as Twitter and online newspapers such as The Huffington Post, many Iranians have avoided the streets in fear of combat with the Basij. Unconfirmed reports of moderate sized gathering were later proven by photography and video.
Barack Obama condemned the use of violence in Iran [...]

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Proxies: What They Are and How to Use Them.

June 24, 2009

“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” –George Washington

What the hell is a proxy, and why do I want one?
Proxies are best described as relays. You send a request *through* it, and receive them back in much the same [...]

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Iran Election Protests, Day 10 Recap

June 23, 2009

Events of June 22. 2009
The Guardian Council, the body in charge of supervising and certifying the elections in Iran, declared the incumbent President Ahmadinejad winner after dismissing the vote challenges, according to a front page report on CNN.com. The report said that PressTV, a semi-state run television network in the nation announced the decision via [...]

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Defend Your Right to Privacy

June 23, 2009

The Problem
Privacy is about choice. To have the freedom to act without fear of reprisal, should you so choose. It does not imply that all things should be private, or that secrecy is always the best alternative. Private citizens should have the choice, and that choice begins with knowing the options.
A (Partial) Solution
Over the coming [...]

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Iran Election Protests, Day 9 Recap

June 22, 2009

Events of June 21, 2009
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki rebuked Britain, France and Germany for raising questions about reports of voting irregularities. Mottaki charged France with taking “treacherous and unjust approaches,” and accused Britain of flying intelligence agents into Iran before the election to interfere with the vote. The election, he insisted, was a “very [...]

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Anonymous Message to Iranian Government

June 22, 2009

http://iran.whyweprotest.net
Twitter: #iranelection #gr88 #neda
Hello, leaders of Iran. We are Anonymous.
As the eyes of the entire world hold you under close scrutiny, the eyes of the internet have taken a similar notice of your recent actions. While the governments of the world condemn you for your suppression of human rights, Anonymous has taken a particular interest [...]

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Iran Election Protests, Day 8 Recap

June 21, 2009

Events of June 20, 2009
State-run television reported that at least 10 were killed and 100 injured on Saturday, as thousands of protesters swept into the streets of Tehran, in open defiance of warnings issued Friday by Iran’s Supreme Leader and Security Council. State media said 457 people had been detained over Saturday’s violence. A young [...]

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