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70 Iranian Professors Detained

theFewture — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:55:13 +0000

The website of Mir Hossein Mousavi, the candidate that many believe rightfully won the election, has stated that the Iranian government has arrested 70 university professors in its continued crackdown on the Iranian protestors.

Seventy university professors were detained in Iran in a widening government crackdown on protesters, according to a Web site affiliated with Iran's key opposition figure, Mir Hossein Mousavi, who says he was robbed of victory in a rigged presidential election.

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Bread and Circuses | Iran Tries to Pacify Protest with ‘Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy

theFewture — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:24:16 +0000

Via Slashdot:

Iranian state television's Channel Two is playing a Lord of the Rings marathon in an attempt to keep people inside watching hobbits and not protesting in the streets.

I wonder if there's a hidden, symbolic meaning to the Iranian government selecting that trilogy. Or, maybe the translation provided will provide one.

Ongoing Updates on Iran

theFewture — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:00:21 +0000

For the best ongoing updates on the election situation in Iran, there are 2 best places to look:

Follow #IranElection on Twitter.
Check out the HuffPost's ongoing updates. Nico Pitney is live-blogging the election fallout and HuffPo is getting dense info sent to it from local citizens in Tehran, including the following photos.