U2 goes green for Iran in Barcelona

Iran Doctor Talks about Neda's Death

From BBC News

"We heard a gunshot. Neda was standing a metre away from me... I saw blood gushing out of her chest"

I woke up last Saturday morning to the video of this young girl's death. It was extremely painful to watch. Such a shame.

Yesterday in 100 Seconds

Yesterday in 100 Seconds

Video: Today in Iran

The video is labeled as follows:

Demonstration on 21 June [2009] in Iran, Tehran تظاهرات مردم

Iranian Protesters in D.C. chant Democracy for Iran

The District of Columbia awoke to storms this morning. Huddled under an overhang outside the Iranian Consulate's office, were Americans and Iranian-Americans standing in solidarity with the people of Iran. Notwithstanding the rain, the crowd began its slow march, about two-and-a-half miles to the White House.

As they marched, the rain subsided, giving way to a gorgeous day, almost perfect for a demonstration. The crowd was loud and energetic,venting their anger, frustration, and concern. There was also a sense of hope, in light of an uprising in Iran on a scale not witnessed since the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Young and old alike, expressed their inspiration.

More video and messages from Iran

On Twitter, persianq beseeches Americans to remember...

USA - They mourned your dead http://tinyurl.com/mar4wb Now mourn theirs! #iranelection

The link in the above post is to a Time Europe photo essay article showing moving pictures of Iranians lighting candles, mourning the dead after the attacks on America on September 11, 2001.

Video: Chicagoans show solidarity with Iranian protesters

Statement from the President on Iran

From The White House Blog:

The Iranian government must understand that the world is watching. We mourn each and every innocent life that is lost. We call on the Iranian government to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people. The universal rights to assembly and free speech must be respected, and the United States stands with all who seek to exercise those rights.

As I said in Cairo, suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away. The Iranian people will ultimately judge the actions of their own government. If the Iranian government seeks the respect of the international community, it must respect the dignity of its own people and govern through consent, not coercion.

Martin Luther King once said - "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." I believe that. The international community believes that. And right now, we are bearing witness to the Iranian peoples’ belief in that truth, and we will continue to bear witness.

Warning: Extremely graphic from Iran

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Update: They are calling her 'Neda'. Just saying her name makes tears well up in my eyes. My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Iran.

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Basij shots to death a young woman in Tehran's Saturday June 20th protests

At 19:05 June 20th
Place: Karekar Ave., at the corner crossing Khosravi St. and Salehi st.

A young woman who was standing aside with her father watching the protests was shot by a basij member hiding on the rooftop of a civilian house. He had clear shot at the girl and could not miss her. However, he aimed straight her heart. I am a doctor, so I rushed to try to save her. But the impact of the gunshot was so fierce that the bullet had blasted inside the victim's chest, and she died in less than 2 minutes.
The protests were going on about 1 kilometers away in the main street and some of the protesting crowd were running from tear gass used among them, towards Salehi St.

The film is shot by my friend who was standing beside me.

Please let the world know

Things heating up in Iran

Yesterday in 100 Seconds

It's Friday!, It is Friday, TGIF, there's a lot happening this morning, isn't there though?, big news, breaking news, this guy, who is it?, unprecedented post-election chaos, can we stop the chaos?, no vote rigging, definitive victory, up to the people to decide, that's what happened, Iranians should not go out in the streets, stay off the streets, stop the protests, stop them right now, or else, don't fight the power, extremist's moves, fire up another extremists move, ignore law, will be held accountable, violence, blood, rioting, President's reaction, voices heard, should be able to do that, important universal principle, he strongly supports that, don't think the U.S. has done squat, President, under fire, he didn't say, this wall is none of our business, tear down that wall, far different than the Soviet Union, far far different, speak softly, carry a big stick, Ahmadinejad, unfairly smeared, honest person, simple life, said Holocaust never happened, disagreed with, not gonna to be used as political foils, Iran v The West, not gonna do that, does not want to meddle, refused to support, these brave Iranians, strong language in support of the Iranian people, President did it on Monday and Tuesday

Video: Real Time with Bill Maher: Opening

I am very moved by the Iranian people

Watching the video of 'The Silent March', the behavior standing up of so many of the Iranian people is very awe inspiring to me.

There was also a good segment on The Rachel Maddow Show about the march that I will post shortly.

The Day in 100 Seconds

It is Wednesday, the Iranian Military is clamping down, the Internet bloggers documenting the stunning uprising, no sign of backing down, tight restrictions, flooding the streets, on the streets of Tehran, capturing the rallies and protests, against tough odds, jamming cell phone lines, filtering, cut of cell phones, all true, banned from reporting, do not go, cannot cover them, cannot guarantee your safety, riot police, trying to block, trying to prevent images, unverified material, out of control, wow it's wild, media grip tightening, important outlet, social networking, media ban, amateur video, blogs, e-mail, cell phones, twitter, fueling the protests, run out of steam, no, rally in Tehran, quite a turnout, take the election away from people, different kind of energy, it is growing, on line, through the Twitter, questioning the entire system

Silent March: More protests in Iran

Yesterday in 100 Seconds

It is Tuesday, turns guns on the growing sea of protesters, Did President Obama's response go far enough?, He has to do this dance, walk this tightrope, President's tone, just right, deep concerns, very concerned, striking the perfect tone, greater openness, greater democracy, for the Iranian people to decide, Is that enough?, free and fair elections, Has he gone far enough?, Are you satisfied with what he said?, I'm really not, cause of freedom, American cannot be neutral, stand strongly, universal principle, people's voices should be heard, not suppressed, more forcefully denounce, quite forceful, violence, descent, being suppressed, Has he not done enough?, What more should he do?, given the history of U.S./Iranian relations, U.S. President meddling in Iranian elections, speak out, corrupt, flawed, sham of an election, it's not a good idea to meddle, election was a joke, fraud, shouldn't be silent, allow the Iranians to work out their situation, popular revolutions, from the people, opportunity to have an enemy, interfere, regime change, associate with President Bush, backfire, empathetic, show interest, don't interfere

Video: 'For the rest of the world to see..'

Video: President Obama on Iran's election: '...people's voices should be heard, and not surpressed.'

Video: Iranian election aftermath, Richard Lugar and John McCain

Lugar v McCain? I pick Lugar.

He's my Senator and he's a reasonable, rational, thoughtful Republican. Lugar knows foreign policy. He's smart and wise.

The world needs a lot more Republicans of the caliber of Senator Dick Lugar (R-Indiana).

John McCain? Well. He's still a Senator you see. Nuff said.

From Think Progress:

HARRY SMITH: Beyond watching…beyond supporting the idea that these disputed votes should be recounted, is there anything the United States can do?

LUGAR: No. I think for the moment our position is to allow the Iranians to work out their situation. When popular revolutions occur, they come really from the people. They’re generated by people power within the country. For us to become heavily involved in the election at this point is to give the clergy an opportunity to have an enemy…and to use us, really, to retain their power.

Also, from Think Progress:

CARLSON: Senator, let me ask you this, because you said it’s important how we react. And to me that’s the most important part of this story today. How will the Obama administration react to this? Will they come out directly and say that this is unconscionable, that this can go on when they claim to be a democracy, or will they take an easier tact (sic) on it?

MCCAIN: Well, initial reports by, quote, administration officials, are that they say that they’re not going to change their policy of dialogue, et cetera, et cetera. I think they should be condemned, and it’s obvious that this was a rigged election and depriving the people of their democratic rights. We are for human rights all over the world.