Twitter Revolution – Iran
July 2009
Twitter and Youtube are the main weapons used by Iranian dissenters in their protest against the regime. Digital dissent vs. bullets and batons – will the new technologies bring change in Iran?
Young Neda Soltan lying in a pool of blood last month became the tragic icon of the uprising. Posted on Youtube, the footage shot from a mobile phone was seen by millions around the world. They locked up journalists but they didnt count on people with mobile phones and video cameras being able to get that information out, comments an Iranian expat. Networking sites like Twitter are used to keep the public informed on a minute-by-minute basis. In todays world, cyber-dissent has become a powerful weapon: Its given the government a kind of political auto-immune disease in which they have to attack their own infrastructure to shut the dissent down, says this Internet expert, No economy could sustain this long-term. However, technology can backfire. The regime is now using deep-packet inspection software that filters Internet data, to trace IP addresses and hunt down dissidents. Phone calls are also monitored. People who have spoken to any foreign media are contacted moments later confirms a BBC reporter. Will this build up to a new Tiananmen? At least now, the world sees that the Iranian people want change and they want freedom!
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le droit a la …
le droit a la parole liberter dexpression tout le monde a droit de parler sans se faire maltraiter
LIBERTÉ LIBERTÉ LIBERTÉ
if there was a …
if there was a revolution in EU or USA, it would never be heard off outside the street.
مرگ بر خامنه ای و …
مرگ بر خامنه ای و ا.ن وتمامی فرزندانشان این هم جمهوری اسلامی که خمینی گور به گور شده لعنتی بر پا کرد
this video might be …
this video might be offensive… youtube is really censoring people right to freedom of speech… like danm there removing videos for no dang reason any more
Baseej = Black SS( …
Baseej = Black SS(nazi)….
am i rite..
Doesn’t matter if …
Doesn’t matter if it’s really Khamenei who’s in charge behind the scenes..
The Iranian people should start another revolution. They’ve shown they could do it once: I’m sure they can do it again.
Khamenei should be overthrown, and after that, a true democracy should be implemented.
Without external interference. It’s your country, your freedom and your responsibility.
A tyrant can’t stay in place without the support of the repressed!
we need to sell …
we need to sell them Arms and weapons.. just like what they did in afghanistan with the russians
Ugh this video is …
Ugh this video is about horrondous dictatoprship of Iran and your defending it…
Your the fool
Yes…. people in …
Yes…. people in Iran MUST do Millitary service…….
you fool there is …
you fool there is no longer a theory! nothing is any longer secret all agendas are in the open and it is flyng in your face… Thats the garbage that s me, you think you know what and why without witness. you have no idea! no point here your toxic response leads me to believe you have nothing more to learn and already know what you need. I do wonder if you have taken it all in while sitting in an armchair? Try maybe seeing for yourself, if it is not too far out of your comfort zone!
Nico Pitney rocks…
Nico Pitney rocks…
Well, that part …
Well, that part isn’t really in my hands, i mean in therm of civil actions. However, i’m really sorry to say that if Ahmedi will keep threatening our country, you people might suffer from it, i think that you people need to take weapons. (by the way, i don’t know how is the army in Iran working, is the recruitment obligatory? because it is in Israel)
Just don’t bomb… …
Just don’t bomb…It will be helping Ahmedi…
I really hope so, …
I really hope so, Iranians have my greetings and support (from Israel), and if there is anything that we could do to help them, i would be the first to do so!
R u out of your …
R u out of your ing mind?????????????
what is this that you wrote. Now the name of our country is Iran (means: NOBEL) shame on you
The difference is …
The difference is hugeeeeeeeeeeee.
One that stole ppl’s votes & now is untrue president of Iran, is a Fanatic Dictator who doesnt care about the Iran or Iranians. he’s against any freedom or right for humanity. Another son of Devil.
You can find many info about both guys on Google.
Our elected true president is Mr. Moosavi who is fighting for ppl ’s rights and votes in the country now.
People of Iran are …
People of Iran are different from its government. Those that you see on TV who say Death to USA and Death to Israel are brainwashed Basiji militias who are paid to do so by the dictator government. Ordinary Iranian people want democracy and basic human rights. This time people have got the courage to fight back after 30 years of hardship. So thats why you see them on the streets these days chanting death to dictator.
Is it Persil, OMO …
Is it Persil, OMO or DAZ they use in Iran to wash the brains ?
I don’t get these …
I don’t get these Iranians, yelling at foreign countries like the US or Israel and calling them “baby killers” and their own people are killed in “democratic” manifestations by their own countries. I would like to hear a non-brainwashed Iranian telling what he thinks about these countries. It’s confusing, they fight to free their countries from Islamic supremacy (so they are pretty rational) but at the same time they speak like them!
We are not getting …
We are not getting killed so Mousavi would rule under Khameneyi. People want a fundamental change. Silent peaceful protests have failed. It’s time we armed ourselves. Molotov tails can be very effective against the guns and knives and the martial arts training of the Baseejis.I suggest 30-50 brave men armed with Molotovs to take over one police station and confiscate guns and using them, take over the second and so on and so forth. It is doable, not easy but doable. Free Iran
911 is an inside …
911 is an inside job done by AL CIA, FBI and the bush Family who was in charge of the world trade center from 1996 to 2001… Just enough time to put bombs in side the buildings so they could steal the election and blow up the world trade center so they could attack inoccent people and steal their oil land while giving American no health care and just using our blood for the New World Order plan.
911 is an inside job! The Moon landing is Fake!
YOUR Government is LYING! Got Anthrax?
To Iranian persons? …
To Iranian persons? What are the differences between the two presidential candidates?
THANK YOU FOR UR ANSWERS!!!!!!!!!!
long live Persia!!
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long live Persia!!
Death to Iran!
If Jews are filthy, …
If Jews are filthy, let me tell yo as a Persian, Muslims are s. We have suffered from this piece of crap cult for more than 1000 years. I don;t recall jews attacking us but our Muslim brothers have screwed us up over and over.
Long Live an Iran Without Islam.
My is a …
My is a Terrorist, She likes to Terrorize Mice and Birds for Fun.