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Rafsanjani’s daughter, Faezeh Hashemi, harassed and intimidated by Basij


An interesting video has surfaced showing a crowd of what appears to be supporters of the regime, and quite likely plain-clothed Basijis harassing and intimidating, Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of the influentual cleric and former president of Iran, Hashemi Rafsanjani.

Since the rigged presidential election last year, Rafsanjani has, at times, cautiously supported the Greens, and [...]

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The truth about Iran’s campus attack


(Guardian, UK) | February 23, 2010
Saeed Kamali Dehghan
Shocking film footage has emerged showing how riot police brutally suppressed protesting Tehran University students
Last night the BBC Persian service broadcast for the first time a very disturbing video of the attack by the Basij militia and riot police on Tehran University’s campus just two days after the [...]

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Video of attack on University Dorms in Iran on June 15, 2009, Three Days After the Rigged Presidential Elections


About 9 months ago Iran fell into turmoil after the presidential elections were rigged in favor of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Millions of Iranians protested this in the streets, including many students from Iran’s universities.
Numerous reports came in during those heady days of attacks on Iranian University dorms by the dreaded regime goons including plainclothed Basij [...]

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Former Basij Member Talks of Being Tortured


Watch this very interesting video from CNN, in which a former Basij member talks about his own experience after expressing reservations about the brutality used against protesters after the disputed election in June of last year. Fascinating.

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Video of Basij attack on Karoubi’s vehicle in Qazvin on January 7, 2010


This video purportedly shows the vehicle of Iranian opposition leader and cleric, Mehdi Karoubi, being attacked by Basijis in Qazvin on January 7.  The video shows what looks like two people shooting at the vehicle, and appears to corroborate the claims made by Karoubi and his son.  They had reported that the vehicle was fired [...]

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Video showing regime police attacking peaceful mourners and protesters


Another video from the Ashura protests.
This one shows peaceful mourners and protesters being charged and attacked by regime anti-riot police:

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What will the regime do now? Arrest people.


Ashura is over, and what a day it was. People turned out in at least the hundreds of thousands and faced down the regime. The regime started the day by trying to create a virtual martial law, security atmosphere. They occupied the major squares in Tehran and various cities throughout Iran. [...]

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Iran’s Dissident Cleric, Grand Ayatollah Montazeri Passed Away


NOTE: This is a live-blog article in which updates are being made in real-time as information comes in. To read this in chronological order, read from the bottom up.

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Is an element within Iran’s military confronting the regime?


The website Gooya.com posted a letter purported to be from eight regiments of the Iranian army.
Enduring America writes:

The letter, signed by eight far-from-insignificant regiments, declares that they are loyal but cannot stand aside if the oppression and violation of the people continues. This oppression is a “betrayal”, and so the Army will defend the security [...]

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Why the Green Movement will Prevail


Sadness to me is the happiest time
When a shining city rises from the ruins of my drunken mind
Those times when I’m silent and still as the earth,
The thunder of my roar is heard across the universe.
Rumi

It has now been almost six months since those fateful days in June when the people of Iran shattered the [...]

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