World With Iran: Follow events in Iran on Islamic Revolution anniversary

"Green Cyber Demonstration": World Solidarity with the Iranian Protestors

INTERNATIONAL CYBER-DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF THE IRANIAN PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT

One aim: unite the world’s citizens of all origins, nationalities and horizons who believe in democracy and Human Rights, and who wish to express their support for the pro-democracy movement in Iran.

This initiative is completely independent, non-political and non-religious.

How to participate
- Join our group on facebook, flickr, add us on twitter & myspace
- make our logo your profile image on these social websites
- write a message of support as your headline & on our page(s)
- inform & send links to your friends & contacts
- write about this event in your blogs & websites, feature our image & add a link to us
- contribute to our webpage with comments, slogans, photos/videos/songs etc.

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How you can make a difference
The pro-democracy protestors in Iran are isolated and vulnerable. A strong turn-out here is a means for us to support them in their battle & remind governments & official international bodies around the world to act in the best interest of these freedom-fighters.Iran has ratified both the Declaration of Human Rights (signed 1948) and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (signed 1968). Let us show the world that human dignity and Human Rights are values that transcend frontiers, and that our leaders should use as much energy in defending Human Rights as they do the nuclear issue.

“A dictatorship is more dangerous than a nuclear weapon.”

Context
As a result of the fraudulent Iranian presidential elections of the 12th of June 2009, millions of people took to the streets of Iran to protest against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; demanding a new and democratic election. These brave protestors, comprising all generations, demonstrated pacifically but faced harsh repression from government forces resulting in beatings, deaths, arrests, torture, forced confessions and mock show-trials. Despite this repression, the protest movement has continued to grow and is known as the ‘Green Movement’ (read below: ‘Why Green?’). In spite of this repression, the pro-democracy protestors in Iran have continued their mobilisation; taking to the streets, infiltrating official marches and finding new means to express themselves such as via the internet - despite the huge risks, including for their lives (two young men arrested before the elections, Reza Ali Zamani and Arash Rahmanipour, were executed on the 28^th January 2010, with more feared).

Why Green?
Green is the symbolic colour under which the pro-democracy protestors march in Iran - it is traditionally the colour of hope. Although the colour of the presidential candidate Mussavi in June’s fraudulent elections, the protestors have since made this colour their own and are commonly called the ‘Green Movement’, which has grown to become a spontaneous independent citizen’s movement demanding democracy for Iran. Green is now the colour of all those who march for democracy in Iran.

Thursday, 11 February 2010

Follow events in Iran on Islamic Revolution anniversary - 22 Bahman

Here are a selection of videos & links for you to follow events with uptodate information and videos:

Despite Basijis patrolling the streets (with reports that basij militia groups from the provinces have each been assigned individual streets & street corners to disperse Green Movement protestors), people being bussed-in from around the country and offered free gifts in order to fill official marches, official gathering filmed to spread the propaganda that regime is supported by all - Despite all this, the pro-democracy protestors are on the streets too & latest reports talk of clashes on the streets of Tehran.