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Head's up: Youth Radio is following persiankiwi, iran09 and Pink Muslimah on Twitter. They're posting and reposting news from inside Iran.
We'll be highlighting some of their tweets here in this thread.
FINAL UPDATE
From around 3:00PM PST, we were monitoring the following tweets from inside Iran. According to these reports by eyewitnesses heavy riots took place all across Iran and there have been fatalities -- Students in universities were killed and a lot of participants were severely injured to say the least. We will continue to have update on this coverage.
June 15 4:49PM PDT:
Makhmalbaf(Head of Mousavi Campaign) Asks those outside Iran to contact reps. & ask them not to recognize Ahmadi govnt #iranelection
Iran state tv has reported that 'counter dem.' in support of AN will take place(ppl paid and bused in to dem) at same place as Mousavi dem
RT @persiankiwi Very late here but still city is full of noise of ambulance/police/motorbike sometimes gunshooting #Iranelection
RT @iranbaan Spokesman for the Etemad Melli Party stated Mousavi & Karroubi wish for people 2 continue their peaceful protests #iranelection
June 15 4:20PM PDT:
RT @iranriggedelect CONF: "if no proper response 2 requests, Karroubi, Mousavi 2 take sanctuary in holy location." (VOA) #iranelection #gr88
RT @iranriggedelect sources: Faculty of Sharif Univ and Polytechnic will be on strike tomorrow. 11:45p GMT #iranelection #gr88
RT @iranriggedelect sources: huge number of people arrested in Tabriz 11:45p GMT #iranelection #gr88
Juan Cole evidence of election fraud http://tinyurl.com/lrrcwr
Nokia, Siemens sold spytech 2 Iran against dissidents. WashTimes 13 Apr 2009: http://tinyurl.com/dz7raq shoutout @celebcorps #iranelection
June 15 4:08PM PDT:
RT @iranriggedelect sources: Faculty of Sharif Univ and Polytechnic will be on strike tomorrow. 11:45p GMT #iranelection #gr88
RT @iranriggedelect sources: huge number of people arrested in Tabriz 11:45p GMT #iranelection #gr88
BLACK & GREEN: RT @iranelection09 Tuesday, 5pm, Valiasr Sq, march 4 our rights & in memory of those killed yesterday #iranelection #gr88
RT @iranelection09 (Translation) RT @iranbaan In Tehran there are sounds of gunfire throughout the city. 11:45p GMT #iranelection #gr88
RT @iranelection09 RT @iranbaan Etemad Melli Party: Mousavi & Karroubi say 2 continue peaceful protests 12a GMT #iranelection #gr88
June 15 4:00PM PDT:
RT @lotfan Internet Proxy "HOW to" http://bit.ly/1uRaDK #iranelection #gr88
@stopahmadi sleeping send PROXIES to @iran09 @lotfan @persienkiwi #iranelection@gr88
alhamdulilah RT @stopahmadi OK ppl thankU, got what I wanted for Twitter & internet security, workin w/some ppl thru DM #iranelection #gr88
RT @persiankiwi Vy l8 here but still city full of noise of ambulance/police/motorbike sometimes gunshooting 11:45p GMT #Iranelection #gr88
RT @persiankiwi reliable source - many arrested taken to Evin in past 24hrs - evin under heavy protection 11:45p GMT #Iranelection #gr88
RT @persiankiwi reliable source - 6 named Mousavi protesters arrested in Tabriz today 11:45p GMT #Iranelection #gr88
June 15 3:55PM PDT:
RT: @BreakingNews: AFP: Obama vowed to continue diplomacy with Iran, but without any illusions.
ANN: http://www.flickr.com/photo... #iranelection #gr88 exclusive photos from Azadi Sq.
RT: @oxfordgirl: @Obama: I love you but this is our revolution. Be careful what you say man. #iranelection #gr88
IRNA called gov. supporters to Vali-asr Sq. at 15PM!!! http://irna.ir/ (it works from inside #iran!) #DDOS #iranelection #gr88
Tn:x RT: @rakidd: I can't find anything about him commenting directly on Iran. Looks like he avoided the subject again. #iranelection #gr88
Vali-asr Sq., 17 PM: ppl gonna wear BLACK cloth in requiem 4d killed ones #iranelection #gr88
June 15 3:45PM PDT:
reliable source - many arrested taken to Evin in past 24hrs - evin under heavy protection #Iranelection
reliable source - 6 named Mousavi protesters arrested in Tabriz today #Iranelection
All normal proxys out - all normal ISP's out in Tehran - #Iranelection
ANejad site is still down in IRI #Iranelection
we have also heard that tomorrow at 5pm Valli Asr march but it is not confirmed by any reliable source - #Iranelection
June 15 3:37PM PDT:
English transcript soon.
If you speak Farsi, link to interview w/ marcher who was an eye witness to violent aftermath: tehranbureau
the deaths have been confirmed by classmates who have named them allabout
tear gas was used inside the girls dorm and motorbikes ridden into the boys dorm
June 15 3:30PM PDT:
http://bit.ly/TlTsQ #Iranelection
reliable source - Sharak Gharb is quiet now #Iranelection
unconfirmed - Tuesday at 5pm march Valli Asr - all ppl to wear black #Iranelection
http://bit.ly/UAQxL just saw this from today #Iranelection
our street is quiet now - we cannot move tonight but must move asap when dawn starts #Iranelection
rumours that some of the motorbikes are arab speaking ppls - cannot confirm if Hezbollah from Lebanon #Iranelection
June 15 3:25PM PDT:
RT @shahrzadmo State TV announced that they will "recount" votes again 8:15p GMT #iranelection
RT @shahrzadmo Right now, Rasoul Hospital, seven dead bodies..(via http://ff.im/40C2H) http://ff.im/40Itx 8p GMT #iranelection
shoutout @tehranbureau much detail, goodread,doesn't take much to get updated & finish reading #iranelection
RT @parhamdoustdar The latest news I have heard is 11 people dead, 22 people indured. 8p GMT #IranElection
RT @lotfan VIDEO Interview w/Abtahi, Karroubi before Mon's rally fastforward to 2:20 http://tinyurl.com/mqzm2o #iranelection
#iranelection still need link to webcast of BBC Persian please @ me
June 15 3:13PM PDT:
today is bad day for us - 3 of group still not contacted from Azadi demo and we have 1 injured - #Iranelection
foreign news reported us on twitter - we have too much ppl looking at us - #Iranelection
motorbikes all over Tehran - outside now - they break windows of houses some have pepper gas - they want to scare ppl #Iranelection
we are routed thru mirror proxies - but service is unreliable - keeps cuting out - have to switch off lights now - #Iranelection
Gov hackers are on twitter now - we are getting threats - #Iranelection
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