- Sometime on Tuesday, small urban gangs began organizing within themselves, and, armed with melee weapons and small caliber firearms, began hunting down and attacking Besiji. They are being called, amongst themselves somewhat and by the members of Anonymous and other forum assistants, the National Iranian Resistance, or NIR. We know that as NIR were seen to be an asset to the Iranian people, as they offered protection from Besiji and knew the streets of their cities intimately, they began receiving support in the form of information from many older Iranian citizens, such as shop owners and business people. Due to their spontaneous formation, the Resistance has, as of now, no centralized governing body, tending to operating on a tightly knit cellular level. We are at this time unsure of where the Besiji that are being detained by the Resistance are being taken.
- The members of the Resistance do this at great risk to themselves. There are many reports of groups of Besiji and Resistance encountering each other, and the Resistance being killed on sight. Additionally, when NIR are found by Pasdarna troops (Also known as the IRG, IRGC, Iranian Revolutionary Guard (Corps)) they are arrested. Where they are taken is currently unknown.
- On Wednesday morning, Supreme Ayatollah Khamenei authorized the following individuals complete control to suppress all protest movements in 1 week (June 24th, 2009.) Afshin Kamel, Haj Ali Rezaei, Ali Afsari, Majid Afshardi Amir Ghorbani, Amir Maghouli, Amir Hossein Arich, Mehdi Amiri, Hossein Yabgar, Ilias Dizji, Ebrahim Mahmoodi, Mehdi Ebrahimi, Mehdi Ebrahimi Fereidoon Taghizadeh, and Mahmoud Fatehi. Most of the above are officers within the Pasdarna, of varying ranks.
- In response, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, which is the armed forces sanctioned by the constitution of Iran, have taken measures to protect the people of Iran, and the sanctity of the Republic. Those measures have included arresting Besiji militants, as well as patrolling the streets of various cities, focusing on Tehran, almost continually since Wednesday afternoon until the time of writing, Saturday morning. As they have been ordered, they have taken many Resistance members into custody, however they are yet to turn any over to Pasdarna forces. At this point, that is close to a direct defiance of orders from the Supreme Leader.
- At some point after the Army began pursuing Besiji leads, with the combined efforts of the Resistance, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army's leading officers began telling top politicians, including Khamenei himself, that they plead for no violence, or they will be forced to carry out their constitutional duty and fullfil their oath, protecting the people of Iran. They cite Article 143 of the Iranian Constitution.
- Additionally, they state that Ahmadinejad personally violated Article 145 of the Iranian Constitution by using foreign forces against citizens of Iran. As of Thursday evening, both Palestinian Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah were known to be aiding the Revolutionary Guard.
- Finally, they have the legal support granted by Articles 3.6, 38, and 39 to stop any attempted coup d'etat against the Republic. While not publically acknowledged, it is implied that they are accusing Khamenei and Ahmadinejad, as well as the Pasdarna, of attempting to seize total control over the Republic of Iran.
- Friday morning, prior to the prayers and Khamenei's speech, the National Iranian Resistance leaders of various areas began asking for the Iranian Army to assist them in protecting the Iranian people on Saturday.
- They also warn that if Khamenei is removed from his seat by political and clerical action by the clerics in Qom, and another Supreme Ayatollah is appointed, it may result in Ahmadinejad and the above named Iranians seizing full control of Iran.
- It is suspected that on the protests at Saturday, June 20th, 2009, to be held at 4pm, across the cities of Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army will not have the strength to defend all protests and protesters from the combined threat of Besiji and Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces. The National Iranian Resistance have shared that they are going to attend protests and do what they can to protect people from military action, however they have very little military experience and acknowledge that flaw. Additionally, members of the Resistance with clerical experience will be with the protesters, providing them with the guidance and protection of God, an additional disobedience to the will of Khamenei.
- Published at 12:39, Saturday, June 20th, 2009 [Iranian Time]
- The above document was written by ProtesterHelp, available on twitter at http://twitter.com/ProtesterHelp and e-mail at ph.on.twitter@gmail.com. Please share this with whoever you feel would be interested.
zaterdag 20 juni 2009
new videos and photos from Iran
on the streets
jamalzade street
tazahorat
also in the streets
view from the rooftop
The following videos are very graphic: decide whether you really want to see them. Remember that what is seen can not be unseen:
graphic: one girl shot dead
another person shot
very graphic: girl dies in front of camera
dead young man on the streets
photos:
smoke in the streets
militiaman
basij on motorbikes
basij waiting for crowd
basij waiting for crowd II
A roundup of videos
In the meantime, it seems the resistance is organizing itself and growing stronger, according to this letter:
The videos:
Older video showing student leader protesting Ah-jad before the elections
from yesterday, Basi shoot down protesters - protesters continue
from yesterday night: Basij are rioting and killing people, filmed by a women from the rooftops who is crying
pictures:
A very graphic picture of dead protester
vrijdag 19 juni 2009
The day before saturday
That "else" is creeping closer minute by minute. Hear what one Iranian woman asks herself in the dark of the night
here is the translation of what she says:
Tomorrow is Saturday. Tomorrow is (inaudible).
Tonight, the cries of Allah-o Akbar are heard louder and louder than the nights before.
Where is this place? Where is this place where every door is closed? Where is this place where people are simply calling God? Where is this place where the sound of Allah-o Akbar gets louder and louder?
I wait every night to see if the sounds will get louder and whether the number increases. It shakes me. I wonder if God is shaken.
Where is this place that where so many innocent people are entrapped? Where is this place where no one comes to our aid? Where is this place that only with our silence we are sending our voices to the world? Where is this place that the young shed blood and then people go and pray -- standing on that same blood and pray. Where is this place where the citizens are called vagrants?
Where is this place? You want me to tell you? This place is Iran. The homeland of you and me.
This place is Iran.
donderdag 18 juni 2009
a round-up of today's videos and photos
Videos:
A Massive Mourning rally in Teheran they're singing an unnoficial national anthem.
An entire youtube channel dedicated to videos from Iran
The Neave is collecting videos of violence and abuse. Download - bear witness
Demonstrations in Shiraz
Mousavi in Teheran
Incredible numbers of people, incredibly silent protest in Teheran
Fire and protest in the streets of Shiraz
Pictures:
A lot of pictures from BBC Persia
Picture report from the Guardian
From Mousavi1388 photostream
Riots in teheran-stream - some peaceful but some violent.
Photos from Iran, rigged election
Karoubi amongst the protesters
Who killed this young man?
Silent demonstration
NYT slideshow
Silent protest in teheran
woensdag 17 juni 2009
new videos from iran from various sources:
streetprotests
Student protest in Esfahan
and some pictures:
protests
the iranian football team wears green at the match today
wounded man
dailykos shows how the pro-ahmedinejad protests were fotoshopped
a whole gallery of pics from yesterday and before
Some of the pictures are bad, but some of them are also just of peaceful protest - luckily!
dinsdag 16 juni 2009
I will need to go to sleep now
revolutionary road
National Iranian American Council
Sign the UN petition
and check out what Anonymous is doing!