On the theory that the regime has "imported" cops:
If true, another sign of how desperate the regime is. A reader writes:
Just got off the phone with my dad. He leaves in northern Tehran, off Afrika Blvd.
He said that most iranians believe that a lot of the "commandos" on the bikes are Hezbollah arabs brought in to do to the citizens what a Persian cop would refuse to do. Accordingly when the protesters knock one of the biker thugs off they are being particularly brutal, believing that the rider is Arab.
Bank storefronts have been smashed all over northern Tehran. Mousavi, Khatami and Rafsanjani are allegedly meeting at Mousavi's house (who is under house arrest) and are planning their next move. People there are waiting for further instructions from Mousavi. In my dad's neighborhood BBC Persia and Voice of America have been knocked off the satellite but not in all parts. Sorry this is rambling I'm getting constant calls from Tehran. Will speak to my father again in two hours and will let you know anything new.
On students risking their lives.
In this country, we merely have to risk our apathy to vote. These students are risking their lives. They are the heroes of our time [...]
He also linked to this site, which links to English-language Twitter feeds. Some examples:
My Father has a truck load of ballot boxes that were to be burned in the back of his truck.While there has been a lot of (legitimate) criticism on the failure of cable news networks to cover these events, Fareed Zakaria covered a lot of ground today, interviewing Christiane Amanpour and hosting a panel of experts.
i eats some pills and wanna sleep and i scared that if they can find me ...i going...thx for your supports....
typing as fastest as I can in bth English&Farsi,Still we need outside help,I really don't want to be captured by Ansar
Once again I thank everyone in the world. No matter if Ahmadi stays or not, I'm proud to have clasped such supportive hands.
URGENT JUST IN, there r TANKS in front of the interior ministry of tehran in valiasr st. & fatemi CAREFUL
I can't find my friends on streets.
Rasht, glass splinters on the streets, riot police not hesitating to beat men, women and even kids
From Enghelab Sq friend just call me, Police & unknown forces beating everybody for no apparent reason!
Correction, no bus burned, but three cars.
dawn is breaking. can hear prayers from mosques.
cousin in tehran is traumatized by the club and baton beatings on tehran streets. eyewitness report of a girl beaten to death.
IRG's helicopter flying low on yousefabadad Amirabad Gisha right now creating a devastating sound and making windows shake
sources from Tehran: ppl are killed, ppl are in blood, tehran is hell.
We witnessed police spraying pepper gas into the eyes of peaceful female protesters
We are here in the dark, all kinds of rumors fly by; nothing is sure.
IRIB TV warned people seriously about going to tomorrow's rally, mobile network might be down for tomorrow's rally.
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