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Informed Comment: Protests on Anniversary of Embassy Hostage-Taking; Khamenei Complains about Obama's Negotiating Style
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RT @iranangel: >rt @IranRiggedElect: Guardian liveblog for #13aban http://bit.ly/44C7D3 #IRan #IranElection 18 days ago |
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http://bit.ly/2rc7Gk, overview from guardianuk, #13aban, #iran 24 days ago |
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Guardian's blog-style coverage of domestic Iranian protests against its repressive, theocratic govt: http://bit.ly/2yzL7d 24 days ago |
Protests on Anniversary of Embassy Hostage-Taking; Khamenei Complains about Obama's Negotiating Style
Informed Comment —
... rejects American hegemony. The dissidents are rallying in honor of the same moment, but are resisting neo-authoritarianism, implicitly likening the government of Khamenei to that of the shah. While Khamenei may have bragging rights on his anti-imperial record, his regime is not less internally repressive than that of the shah. The dissidents are cleverly refocusing the debate on the domestic sphere rather than the international, where the regime has more popularity. The Guardian has an hour-by-hour account of the events, with video and twitter maps. This is ...
Violence Breaks Out
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... left the university to
join the demonstrations. According to Mowj Camp, anti-riot police has
attacked the protesters who were going from the university to Seven Tir
Square and there have been clashes in other parts of Tehran. Bullets were also shot in the air around Seven Tir Square.
Enduring America has more footage. Another clip after the jump:
The Guardian blog captions:
This one is appears to have been shot undercover so it is difficult ...
Past and future
Belmont Club —
... Obama added. “I have made it clear that the United States of America wants to move beyond this past, and seeks a relationship with the Islamic Republic of Iran based upon mutual interests and mutual respect. … We have made clear that if Iran lives up to the obligations that every nation has, it will have a path to a more prosperous and productive relationship with the international community.” But it was the future which the rival forces in Teheran were fighting over. The Guardian , live blogging ongoing events reported that “this would be the biggest opposition demonstration ...
Live-Blogging The Revolution: 13 Aban
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... are both doing an incredible job keeping up with all the bits of info coming out of Iran. So are Matthew Weaver and Saeed Kamali Dehghan at The Guardian blog, a sample of which follows: ...
Still protesting in Iran
Daimnation! —
The Iranian student demonstrations have completely fallen off the Western radar, but they aren't over. (via Harry's Place)
Oslo “outraged” over Iran’s confiscation of Nobel Peace Price medal
Flopping Aces —
... To compound an int’l apathy, the western media has found other stories to fill their airtime, the demonstrations in the streets of Iran resumed Nov 4th with Iranian police deploying tear gas and making arrests. [See link for timeline updates and multiple YouTube videos] ...
