Sunday, December 6, 2009

16 AZAR IN TEHRAN - MY STORY



I'm anonymous because that's safer for me.

All times given are GMT. Times in Iran are +3.30 hours

1430 - 1600

  • I'm gonna check the streets, Haft-e Tir, and Ferdowsi before going home!
  • Right now I am getting this news from the students at the University of Tehran. People are pouring into the streets gradually as they are leaving their work, and more protesters are going to Enghelab Sq. Students leaving the university and ordinary people ARE joining them!


1200 - 1430


  • 17:29 (Tehran Zone Time) in Enghelab Sq. Heavy clashes between Basijis and the people:
  • The most heard chanting: Death to Khameneie"
  • "Green Traffic" is going to be formed in the streets of Tehran
  • The Students IN the university of Tehran: "Death to Khamenei"
  • This morning at the Uni of Tehran: "Death To Khamenei"


1130
  • At the beginning of the Taleghani St. there were - and still are - at least 10 totally BLACK buses and vans, and some vehicles that carried the guard-rails in order to block the streets, but the Buses are not EMPTY! They are full of riot forces! And there is a special van right in front of the eastern gate of the uni full of women commandos to get the catch the women.
  • No tear gas until recently but some clashes in front of the Uni of TRN made the Security Forces call in reinforcements to the front of the University. AND, for the second time, they are INSIDE the University - before they weren't!. The Basiji and Sepahi are controlling the gates. Students at the POLYTECHNIC faculty have been gathering and, despite heavy controls from basiji, were chanting "Death to Khamenei. This is UNHEARD OF before inside the University.
  • All Radios are blocked.
  • University of Tehran : The new building at the Faculty of Science has no internet connection.

1100
  • I've been at Uni of Teh since 8:00 this morning and so far there were only a handful of clashes between the students and security forces:
  • University of Tehran, UNDER HEAVY CONTROL: The plain clothes forces are in the university and are controlling all gates of the University. The Uni of THR is surrounded by the security forces. They are at all the streets close to the Uni of THR, Enghelab Sq., Qods St., Vesal and Taleghani st.
  • There are a bunch of at least 50 security forces at every corner of all junctions close to Uni f The, Valiasr-Taleghani, Vesal-Taleghani, Enghelab Valiasr Junctions. The Traffic Police doesn’t allow any car to stop even for a second in Valiasr and Taleghani St.
  • Students at the Uni of THR gathered in front of the Western Gate of the Uni and were chanting "Death to Khameneie and Death to Dictator", where security police attacked them quickly spread them out. The Uni of THR is under HEAVY control and the Plain Clothes forces with their radios are controlling every gate of the Uni.
  • خیابان های اطراف دانشگاه تهران بسته شده اند. خیابان قدس، پورسینا و انقلاب از تقاطع وصال تا میدان انقلاب بسته است.
  • نیروهای ضد شورش در خیابان های اطراف دانشگاه مستقر هستند و نیروهای لباس شخصی با بی سیم درون دانشگاه تهران ورود و خروج دانشجویان را کنترل می کنند. ساعت 11 شعارهای دانشجویان در ابتدای خیابان طالقانی روبری درب شرقی دانشگاه شنیده می شد که شعار مرگ بر دیکتاتور و مرگ بر خامنه ای می دادند



4 comments:

  1. Please keep up the excellent reporting!

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  2. This first hand information is invaluable to people inside and outside Iran trying to find the most accurate up to date information. Thank you so much!!!

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