Unrest In Iran

[Greg]

Tehran's streets erupt after a key cleric speaks

Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's harsh rebuke of Ahmadinejad supporters is followed by renewed violence, suggesting the discontent over recent election results is as strong as ever.

By Borzou Daragahi and Ramin Mostaghim
9:24 AM PDT, July 17, 2009

Reporting from Tehran and Beirut -- Security forces fired tear gas and plainclothes militiamen armed with batons charged at crowds of protesters gathered near Tehran University after a Friday prayer sermon delivered by the cleric and opposition supporter Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, his first appearance at the nation's weekly keynote sermon since before the election.

Rafsanjani, in a closely watched speech, lashed out at the hard-line camp supporting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, criticized the June 12 election results and promoted several key opposition demands. However, he failed to offer a solution to what has emerged as Iran's worst political crisis in decades. . .

http://www.latimes.com/news....0.story

[Big Magilla]

Amin Maher, the now 17 year-old star of Kiarostami's Ten was among those arrested. The reason for his arrest is that he was wearing a green headband, symbol of his support for Moussavi according to his mother, artist Mania Akbari. He was released after the intersession of several influential artists, but not before being tortured and beaten.

http://nwfilmforum.wordpress.com/2009....rrested

[Greg]

I'm starting a thread about the ongoing upheaval in Iran.

Here are some links for articles:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31488552/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

http://www.google.com/hostedn....index=0

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/06/worst-damage-control-ever.html

Here are some links for videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn70bCYurPA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbAy5vtbV_I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL_WrwU2Wao