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Iranians Continue to Tweet Amid Internet Clampdown
Wall St Journal ^ | 6/17/2009 | Andrew LaVallee

Posted on 06/17/2009 12:28:15 PM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies

The Iranian government has made it increasingly difficult for citizens to use the Internet, but tweets — and constant “retweets” — about violence and protests can still be found.

The most closely watched Iranian accounts include persiankiwi, who is posting updates about the “Sea of Green” protest march (green is the color used by presidential candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi), and Change_for_Iran, who has tweeted information on the uprising among students.

Others, such as Raymond Jahan, who tweets under StopAhmadi, are posting photos of protests in Tehran. Another user, IranRiggedElect, posted links to an image of a resistance flyer and a YouTube video that shows one wounded person being carried away and another with an injured arm.

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.wsj.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bhoiran; newmedia; studentmovement; twitter

1 posted on 06/17/2009 12:28:16 PM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies
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To: SonOfDarkSkies
http://twitter.com/persiankiwi

http://twitter.com/Change_for_Iran

2 posted on 06/17/2009 12:34:34 PM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies (Obama: "Enough about me, let's talk about you...what do you think of me?")
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To: SonOfDarkSkies

Meanwhile, 0’s war against America goes on.


3 posted on 06/17/2009 12:42:10 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: onedoug
Meanwhile, 0’s war against America goes on.

Completely unnoticed by a dumb downed world populace. They think he's the cat's ass up here. I swear my countrymen are blind and stupid.

4 posted on 06/17/2009 12:49:47 PM PDT by Catholic Canadian ( I love Stephen Harper!)
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To: Catholic Canadian
I swear my countrymen are blind and stupid.

They been hypnotized...according to the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons.

5 posted on 06/17/2009 12:54:51 PM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies (Obama: "Enough about me, let's talk about you...what do you think of me?")
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