Baharestan Square protest turns violent in Tehran | Breaking Tweets

Baharestan Square protest turns violent in Tehran

Posted by Craig Kanalley on 6/24/09 • Categorized as Elections, Mideast

Tweets translated from Persian from reliable Twitterers in Iran paint a vivid picture of developments at Baharestan Square in Tehran today, outside the Parliament building.

Iranian security forces and members of the Basij launched tear gas onto protesters and beat them severely with batons and clubs. They also shot and killed a woman, and scores of others are believed critically injured or killed. One Twitterer said a journalist she knew went missing.

Another confirmed Twitterer from Iran said that protesters were “beaten like animals,” the strongest language of protest clashes since a Saturday demonstration turned deadly. The protesters were said to be defenseless.

Trusted Twitterers in Iran had said leading up to the protest that it would be peaceful and consist of a “sea of green” to honor lives lost, especially Neda, the young woman whose death was captured on video.

A report is also being circulated between Iran Twitterers at this hour that Mir Houssein Mousavi has been arrested. If it is true, some have already stated they will go on a national strike beginning tomorrow. However, there is not yet any confirmation about this.

This video surfaced on YouTube of protesting and the aftermath of clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters at Baharestan Square.

WARNING: Parts of this video are very graphic, showing victims covered in blood.

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  • Angel
    This video was not originally posted on the 24th of june it is a compilation of 2 videos posted way earlier..
  • ckanal
    How do you know for sure?
  • An
    The man in the white check shirt with the red bandanna in the first part of the video appears to be the one who has been killed in the second half to me. Do you think he is the same one?
  • ckanal
    I think you may be right.
  • An
    The man killed the one at 0:20 on the video?
  • An
    So handsome and so brave. Please find out who he was so I may use his name in prayers.
  • jimbobsween
    Do we have verification this is from Baharestan?
  • I hope something good will become of all this hatred. Government turning on it's own people is the most disgusting abuse of power.

    Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived. ~Abraham Lincoln
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