The Green Revolution - Iran, Election Fraud, and Protests

I see several of the folks on my flist are following what's going on in Iran with the fallout from the obvious election fraud that's been committed there. Below are pics and links so you can catch up. The people of Iran deserve to be able to choose their leader through a legitimate election and are protesting peacefully to have their voices heard. The opposition hasn't been as peaceful and people have died. Yet still they march, some reports say anywhere from half to three million people.

My death is irrelevant.Wht is important is that u do not forget my words.We want freedom.i will die 4that - Twitter from a protester in Tehran

Live Blogging of Events in Iran and the Reactions from Around the World

Well worth reading. Anything I could say to cover this revolution cannot capture what these bloggers have done. Go, read, be informed.

Andrew Sullivan @ The Atlantic
Huffington Post



Follow on Twitter (reliable sources):

@ProtesterHelp and @StopAhmadi

How can you help?

1. The most obvious thing to do is stay informed. Keep an eye on reliable sources on Twitter, refresh blogs and news sites that are covering the stories.


2. If you are on twitter, retweet information from reliable twitters, but REMOVE THE USERNAME if they are in Iran. People have died because of the lack of responsibility by fellow tweeters and the media in this front. They can be tracked down by the government of Iran.


3. Spread the information elsewhere. Repost this article or write your own on Facebook, Myspace, Tumblr, or anywhere else you can think of. If you write your own, make sure you are concise and accurate. Link to your sources for people to learn more.


4. Change your location on Twitter to Tehran or Iran, and your time zone to GMT +3:30.


5. DO NOT auto-refresh and take down websites, even if you are asked. It slows down the internet for the rest of the people in Iran.


6. If you make a proxy DO NOT post it publically, otherwise it is useless. Send it in a direct message to a trusted source.


7. DO NOT spam the hash tag #IranElection with useless things to "confuse the government". This does not help at all.

دنیارابگوییدچطورآنهاانتخاباتمان دزدیده اند
Tell the world how they have stolen our election