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TEHRAN, June 15, 3h30---Today, at least 1 million people gathered for a
'silent' march from Revolution Square to Freedom Square. The crowd,
which filled the wide avenue, extended further, and at one point it
became impossible to move forward. There are no official figures (and
those would of course be disputable), but I have never seen a
demonstration like this in my life, anywhere!

People walked silently, hands raised. We had been warned to stay
indoors, as the police have orders to fire live bullets, and this being
Iran, we take that for exactly what it means, but people did not
listen.

As night fell, and the crowd dispersed, Bassiji militiamen opened fire
on the crowd, killing one (his photo is circulating) and many were
injured. The city took flames again, but by this point I had come
home. In our neighborhood, there were Bassijis stationed with police
at the major square north of the house, pushing people and hitting cars
with batons, telling people to go home. Again at 9:30 pm, people made
their way to the rooftops to cry out, "Allah Akbar" and "Death to
Dictatorship". We heard shots that sounded like tear gas pellets
(although they are using some strange nerve gas or other chemical
agent, not tear gas) but also live fire.

Today, students at Tehran University were in mourning. Many of their
peers were arrested last night, and one student was shot dead, when
Bassijis raided their dorms and beat them. Today, as the demonstration
passed by
the University, we saw students protesting from inside and speaking to
people through the metal bars. They were locked in.

I won't get into the decisions and talks taking place in the high ranks
of the regime, and amongst reformist groups. These people, no matter
how much they represent 'change', are problematic political leaders
with shady pasts.

Tonight we are only thinking of the dead, from the past and today, and
preparing ourselves for more. Something is taking form, and it is only
a matter of time before there is a bigger backlash than what we have
seen.

Here are the names of the 5 people who have been confirmed dead from
yesterday and Saturday's clashes. 2 women and 3 men, all of whom were
buried in Behesht Zahra cemetery without their families being notified.

Fatemeh Barati
Kasra Sharafi
Mina Eterami
Kambiz Shoai
Mohsen Imani

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[MosaviHero]

Marg bar in dolat e mardom farib. My all time fav. : Natarsid natarsid ma hame ba ham hastim.

Baradar e basiji estefa estefa

[IranJusticeSquad]

Dastetoon dard nakoneh. Video, aaali bood. Lotfan Bishtar begirin va upload konin - Tamaam-e donyaa dareh in video-haa ro negagh mikoneh - mardom dalir-e Irano, va, eftekhaar mikonand.

Allah o akbar god=ftanhaa kheili GHAVI va beehamtaast. Harch bishtar behtar.

AND

In Basiji-haye GHATEL ro shensaiee konin

Be zoodi enteghaam-e khoon-e shahidha ro az inhaa MIGIRIM.

18 Tir Raahpeymaiee _ Ferdowsi

Marg Bar Doctator

Marg Bar Khamenei

PIROOZI BAA MAAST

[IranWithoutIslam]

Basiji bayad bere hamoon ja ke arab ney andakht... jashoon digeh to in mamlekat nist... dooneh doonashoon ro halghaviz mikonim. in kessafat haye mozdoore bi pedar o madar.