National strike called for Tuesday in Iran | Breaking Tweets

National strike called for Tuesday in Iran

Posted by Craig Kanalley on 6/22/09 • Categorized as Elections, Mideast

It is now after midnight in Iran – officially Tuesday – and Breaking Tweets can now verify that a national strike has indeed been called for on this day in Iran.

Numerous reliable Twitterers in Iran are now confirming this news. Many are saying that Mir Hossein Mousavi himself called for the strike, however the official Twitter and Facebook pages for Mousavi do not yet mention it. It is possible he communicated this through other means.

Even so, there is a clear organization for this general strike, first rumored several days ago. Trusted Iranian Twitterers said confirmation of the strike would not come until the last possible moment so that it catches the government off guard, and confirmation is now surfacing.

There is a call for all workers, government and non-government, not to show up to work and for Iranians to do no business on Tuesday. Many have called for bazaars to shut down. Some are calling for the strike to last longer than Tuesday to further disrupt the nation’s economy and cripple the current government.

The question is how many will participate and how effective the strike will be, as SMS, cell phone networks, and many Web sites remain offline in various parts of Iran. Mass protests the last few days have undoubtedly been disrupted and there has been confusion due to the lack of communication channels. It is also uncertain how widespread this movement will be outside of Tehran.

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  • Carol
    A strike by all workers will get the government's attention and force change. This is also the best way for the people to make their voices heard without risk for harm.
  • Oval12345678
    The Revolution of 1979 finally succeeded with a general strike that finally got the Iranian oil workers to join in. This action cut off much revenue to the Shah's government and thus helped speed its collapse.
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